Space
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4.2KRocket Lab’s Electron faces rare last second abort
Rocket Lab’s 40th mission will have to wait a bit longer, as the Electron rocket ignited its 9 Rutherford engines and immediately...
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24.5KSpaceX aces Falcon Heavy launch
Falcon Heavy lived up to its name Friday evening as it launched the heaviest geostationary satellite ever. The 9,200 kg (20,282 lbs)...
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4.3KSpaceX launches 50th mission of the year
After a series of weather delays, SpaceX launched 22 V2 mini Starlink satellites into low Earth orbit from Space Launch Complex 40...
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5.9KSpaceX delays Falcon Heavy, moves forward with Starlink launch
SpaceX delayed the Falcon Heavy Echostar XXIV/Jupiter 3 mission by 24 hours and will move forward with a Falcon 9 Starlink launch...
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7.4KRocket Lab’s Neutron undergoes design change
New concept art was released on Rocket Lab’s website today, showcasing new design choices for the company’s reusable Neutron rocket. One of...
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14.6KNASA and DARPA award contract for Nuclear Rocket Engine
NASA and DARPA announced they awarded Lockheed Martin and BWX Technologies to build and develop a nuclear thermal rocket (NTR) engine. Lockheed...
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28.5KSpaceX gears up for Falcon Heavy launch
SpaceX is targeting no earlier than Wednesday, July 26th, for the launch of the Jupiter 3/Echostar XXIV communications satellite from Launch Complex...
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4.8KSpaceX performs first fueling tests on Super Heavy Booster
Over the weekend, SpaceX continued its test campaigns at Starbase, Texas. Booster 9 was fully filled with cryogenic liquid oxygen and liquid...
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8.0KSpaceX launches next batch of Starlink satellites
Originally intending to launch the day before but delayed due to thunderstorms, the Falcon 9 lifted off from Space Launch Complex 40...
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8.1KSpaceX to launch 22 Version 2 mini Starlink satellites
SpaceX is currently targeting 7:34 p.m. ET (23:34 UTC) today, July 22nd, for the launch of 22 V2 mini Starlink satellites from...
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36.9KAmazon to build Kuiper satellite processing facility in Florida
Amazon announced it plans to invest $120 million to build a satellite processing facility at Space Florida’s Launch and Landing Facility at...
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31.3KSpaceX moves Booster 9 to the Orbital Launch Mount
Yesterday morning, SpaceX rolled Booster 9 and, later in the evening, raised the massive booster onto the Orbital Launch Mount. This is...
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23.6KIndia launches the Chandrayaan-3 lunar lander
Launching at 09:05 UTC July 14th from the Satish Dhawan Space Centre in Sriharikota, India, the Launch Vehicle Mark-3 (LVM3) sending the...
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11.7KCanoo delivers three Crew Transportation Vehicles to NASA
Canoo (NASDAQ: GOEV) has delivered three specialized versions of their Lifestyle electric vehicle to NASA’s Kennedy Space Center. The Crew Transportation Vehicles...
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19.2KFalcon 9 puts on a show in the Californian skies
Last night at 9:09 p.m. PT (04:09 UTC), SpaceX successfully launched 15 V2 mini Starlink satellites to low Earth orbit from Space...
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16.8KSpaceX to launch 15 Version 2 mini Starlinks from West Coast
Coming up at 9:09 p.m. PT (04:09 UTC on July 20), SpaceX plans to launch the first batch of V2 Mini Starlinks...
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5.8KChina’s LandSpace Zhuque-2 Rocket wins methane-fueled rocket race
The world’s first methane-fueled rocket successfully reached orbit after launching on July 12th. The private, but government-funded company beat the likes of...
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12.1KRocket Lab launches 7 satellites, recovers first stage booster
The ‘Baby Come Back’ mission successfully lifted off from Launch Complex 1B on the Mahia Peninsula in New Zealand at 01:27 UTC,...
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10.6KAnother SpaceX Falcon 9 joins the 16 Launch Club
Launching at 11:50 p.m. ET (03:50 UTC) on July 15th, another Falcon 9 joined the 16 launch club. The launch took place...
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27.3KSpaceX Falcon 9 breaks record, launches and lands for 16th time
Launching July 9th, at 11:58 p.m. ET (03:58 UTC), the record-breaking Falcon 9 successfully lifted off from Space Launch Complex-40 on Cape...
