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SpaceX’s Falcon 9 rocket suffers rare inflight failure, is grounded during investigation
A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket flies carrying a payload of 22 Starlink internet satellites into space after launching from Vandenberg Space Force Base on March 18, 2024 as seen from Los Angeles, California. Mario Tama | Getty Images SpaceX’s Falcon 9 rocket is grounded, pending an incident investigation, after an inflight failure — a rare […]
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NASA still expects Boeing’s Starliner to return astronauts from ISS, but notes SpaceX backup option
NASA astronauts Butch Wilmore (R) and Suni Williams, wearing Boeing spacesuits, depart the Neil A. Armstrong Operations and Checkout Building at Kennedy Space Center for Launch Complex 41 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida to board the Boeing CST-100 Starliner spacecraft for the Crew Flight Test launch , on June 5, 2024. Miguel […]
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Space station startup Gravitics lands $125 million order from Axiom
A pathfinder for Gravitics’ 4-meter space station module design in use for developing manufacturing and assembly methods. Gravitics Washington-based startup Gravitics has signed a $125 million contract to expand Axiom Space’s planned space station, the latest deal in the burgeoning private market for orbiting habitats. “Working with the station operator that will have hardware on […]
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Boeing delays Starliner return by ‘weeks’ for testing, NASA says astronauts aren’t stranded
Boeing’s Starliner spacecraft is pictured docked to the International Space Station orbiting above Egypt’s Mediterranean coast on June 13, 2024. NASA NASA and Boeing are further extending the first Starliner crewed flight but are not yet setting a new target date for returning the capsule to Earth, the organizations announced on Friday. Boeing’s Starliner capsule […]
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SpaceX is building a NASA craft to intentionally destroy the International Space Station after retiring
A satellite image shows an overview of the International Space Station with the Boeing Starliner spacecraft, June 7, 2024. Maxar Technologies | Via Reuters NASA will have a spacecraft from Elon Musk’s SpaceX guide the International Space Station’s destruction later this decade, the agency announced Wednesday. The National Aeronautics and Space Administration awarded an $843 […]
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Neuralink competitor Paradromics gears up to test its brain implant on humans
Neurotech start-up Paradromics will be trialing its brain implant next year, as the race to be the leader in the nascent brain-computer interface (BCI) space heats up. “The brain is a super fascinating organ. We have about 85 billion neurons and every neuron is a million times slower than a computer chip. And yet, the […]
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SpaceX unveils backpack-sized ‘Starlink Mini’ satellite internet antenna for $599
Starlink Mini promotional image. SpaceX customer email sent June 19, 2024. SpaceX is rolling out a compact version of its Starlink antennas called “Mini,” which the company is advertising as a mobile option for its satellite internet customers. “Starlink Mini is a compact, portable kit that can easily fit in a backpack, designed to provide […]
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Inside Paradromics, the Neuralink competitor hoping to commercialize brain implants before the end of the decade
The following is a transcript of the video. Matt Angle: The brain is a super fascinating organ. We have about 85 billion neurons and every neuron is a million times slower than a computer chip. And yet, the brain does incredible things. But what that means is that if you want to get data in […]
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Boeing and NASA delay Starliner astronaut return to June 22, nearly doubling mission length to test spacecraft
A satellite image shows an overview of the International Space Station with the Boeing Starliner spacecraft, June 7, 2024. Maxar Technologies | Via Reuters Boeing‘s Starliner capsule “Calypso” will stay at the International Space Station twice as long as the mission originally planned, NASA announced Friday. This developmental nature of the mission, known as Boeing’s […]
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Bezos’ Blue Origin joins SpaceX, ULA in winning bids for $5.6 billion Pentagon rocket program
A mass simulator version of a New Glenn rocket is moved for testing in November 2021. Blue Origin The Pentagon announced the first winning bidders in its rocket launch contract sweepstakes on Thursday, with Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origin grabbing a spot for the first time. Blue Origin’s winning bid came as part of contracts awarded […]
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