Space
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15.2KAstra ‘Rocket 3’ nosecone dooms first Florida launch attempt
On Thursday, February 10th, Astra Space’s Rocket 3.3 launch vehicle took off from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station (CCSFS) Launch Complex 46...
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12.6KNASA awards contract to build first rocket designed to launch from Mars
NASA has selected Lockheed Martin, an American aerospace and defense company, to build the Mars Ascent Vehicle (MAV), a tiny rocket that...
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20.5KRelativity Space “closer and closer” to first launch of a fully 3D-printed rocket
Relativity Space, a Long Beach, California-based aerospace startup, aims to alter the manufacturing process of rockets forever by 3D-printing almost every piece...
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7.8KBlue Origin successfully tests first New Glenn fairing prototype
Blue Origin has completed a crucial test of the payload fairing of their upcoming New Glenn rocket at NASA’s Armstrong Test Facility...
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21.3KBlue Origin launches first suborbital tourists after six years and 15 test flights
More than six years after New Shepard’s first test flight and nine years after a pad abort featuring a prototype of the...
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13.1KNASA aces most challenging Mars rover landing to date
After a nearly 300 million mile (480 million kilometer), seven-month-long journey, the world watched as NASA’s Mars 2020 Perseverance mission successfully completed...
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9.4KSpaceX’s Crew-1 NASA astronauts celebrate Mars rover landing in Earth orbit
SpaceX’s Crew-1 NASA astronauts and the rest of the International Space Station crew are celebrating the space agency’s latest historic Mars landing...
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21.5KNASA braces for ‘7 minutes of terror’ as rover, rocket crane near Mars
NASA’s most ambitious – and difficult – Mars rover mission to date is nearly at the end of its interplanetary journey, but...
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83.1KNASA Mars rover promises blazing entrance after China, UAE make it to Mars orbit
The month of the robotic invasion of Mars is upon us. Seven months ago, the United States, China, and the United Arab...
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11.7KRocket Lab, Virgin Orbit lead a new class of small rockets with big ambitions for 2021
SpaceX’s reign as the only privately funded American spaceflight company to reach and successfully deploy small satellite payloads into orbit ended on...
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12.1KSpaceX Crew-1 launch set for Sunday, ULA successfully launches spy satellite
On Friday evening, Nov. 13, NASA and SpaceX announced that the first operational Commercial Crew Program mission of the Crew Dragon would...
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7.5KRocket Lab’s first step towards SpaceX-style rocket reuse set for next Electron launch
Just over a year ago, Rocket Lab announced intentions to recover the first-stage of its small Electron launch vehicle, potentially making it...
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10.0KSpaceX Falcon 9 launch up next after ULA spy satellite mission hits snag
On Wednesday, November 3, a United Launch Alliance (ULA) Atlas V 531 rocket was set to launch the NROL-101 mission – a...
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19.9KRocket Lab “In Focus” mission ready to launch after scrubbed first attempt
On Wednesday, October 21, Rocket Lab held a launch countdown ahead of the fifteenth mission of its small rocket, Electron. The mission...
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25.6KSpaceX Starlink internet seeks final approvals to serve Australia
SpaceX has begun applying for Starlink gateway licenses in at least four Australian cities – Broken Hill, Boorowa, Wagin, and Pimba –...
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12.7KRocket Lab’s tiny Electron rocket set for fifth New Zealand launch this year
Nicknamed “In Focus,” the fifteenth overall launch of Rocket Lab’s Electron rocket is set to liftoff on Wednesday, October 21 from Launch...
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21.8KNASA prepares to collect asteroid samples next week in deep space OSIRIS-REx mission
NASA currently has an orbiter circling the asteroid Bennu about 200 million miles from Earth, and a live streamed attempt to collect...
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42.8KSpaceX, Elon Musk to headline HBO biopic series by Channing Tatum production company
HBO is developing a biopic-style show focused on the achievements of Elon Musk and SpaceX, specifically highlighting the company’s successful mission which...
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22.7KSpaceX competitor Blue Origin completes first suborbital launch in 10 months
Prospective SpaceX competitor Blue Origin has completed a suborbital launch of its reusable New Shepard rocket for the first time in 10...
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22.3KSpaceX partners with US military to study using rockets for worldwide cargo delivery
SpaceX has partnered with the U.S. Military to study joint cargo transportation efforts using the private spaceflight company’s Starship rockets. The cooperative...
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