SpaceX, Polaris reveal plans to launch private astronauts higher than ever before
SpaceX and Inspiration4 creator Jared Isaacman have announced the Polaris Program, an initiative designed to carry the torch forward from…
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SpaceX has finally begun filling Starship’s orbital launch site fuel tanks
Almost five months after SpaceX began the process of filling and testing the first custom-built propellant storage system for Starship,…
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NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope is beginning to come to life in deep space
NASA has published some of the first recognizable photos taken by the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST), the most capable…
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SpaceX CEO Elon Musk updates schedule for first orbital Starship launch
SpaceX CEO Elon Musk has presented the first significant update on the company's Starship program since September 2019, offering a…
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Astra ‘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…
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SpaceX assembles world’s largest rocket with giant robot arms
For the second time ever, SpaceX has fully stacked a two-stage Starship rocket, once again creating the largest launch vehicle…
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SpaceX loses dozens of new Starlink satellites to “geomagnetic storm”
SpaceX says that dozens of the 49 Starlink satellites aboard its most recent Starlink launch may have been doomed by…
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NASA 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…
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SpaceX wins launch contracts for three more Launcher space tugs
Startup 'Launcher Space' has chosen SpaceX to launch at least three more 'Orbiter' space tugs, meaning that the company will…
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SpaceX Falcon Heavy rocket celebrates 4th launch debut anniversary
On the fourth anniversary of SpaceX's Falcon Heavy launch debut and after an unusual multi-year hiatus, the world's most powerful…
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Relativity 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…
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SpaceX CEO Elon Musk promises long-awaited Starship update next week
While running behind schedule in classic fashion, SpaceX CEO Elon Musk says he'll present the first big Starship program update…
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SpaceX launches third Falcon 9 rocket in 72 hours, breaks fairing reuse record
In one fell swoop, SpaceX has successfully launched the third Falcon 9 rocket in less than 72 hours, broken payload…
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SpaceX’s first converted Falcon Heavy booster already preparing for next launch
SpaceX has rapidly recovered the first converted Falcon Heavy 'side core' after its first Falcon 9 launch and landing, kicking…
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Blue 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…
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SpaceX Falcon 9 booster sticks landing, setting up future spy satellite launches
Update: The NRO has confirmed that SpaceX's NROL-87 launch was a success. https://twitter.com/NatReconOfc/status/1488998396778143752 A new SpaceX Falcon 9 booster has…
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SpaceX set to launch two Falcon 9 rockets in 26 hours [webcast]
Update: SpaceX's plans for two launches in less than two hours have been foiled for unknown reasons. While the company…
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SpaceX debuts converted Falcon Heavy booster on spectacular Italian satellite launch
For the first time, SpaceX has converted a flight-proven Falcon Heavy side core into a Falcon 9 booster and successfully…
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SpaceX to launch trio of Falcon 9 rockets this week
A wayward cruise ship has singlehandedly delayed two SpaceX launches and forced schedule changes that could see three Falcon 9…
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SpaceX Falcon 9 launch scrubbed by wayward cruise ship
For the fourth time in four days, SpaceX has been forced to scrub Falcon 9's launch of an Italian Earth…
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