All posts tagged "Top Story"
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50.6KNewsNASA’s SLS Moon rocket rolls out to the launch pad for the first time
Around noon EST on Thursday, March 17th, the high bay doors of NASA’s vast Vehicle Assembly Building (VAB) opened, revealing the first...
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9.1KNewsSpaceX Falcon 9 rocket sets reusability record, launches heaviest payload yet
SpaceX Falcon 9 booster B1051 has become the company’s ‘fleet leader’ after acing its 12th orbital-class launch and landing – a new...
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38.9KNewsSpaceX tests fully stacked Starship rocket for the first time
After rapidly stacking Ship 20 and Booster 4 the evening prior, SpaceX appears to have begun testing a fully stacked Starship rocket...
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19.4KNewsSpaceX schedules spy satellite, NASA astronaut launches on the same day
The US National Reconnaissance Office (NRO) has confirmed that its next spy satellite is scheduled to launch on a SpaceX Falcon 9...
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8.2KNewsSpaceX rapidly stacks Starship and Super Heavy with ‘Mechazilla’
For the second time ever, SpaceX has used Starbase’s ‘Mechazilla’ tower and arms to stack a Starship upper stage on top of...
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9.5KNewsAstra returns to flight and deploys first satellites weeks after launch failure
Astra’s Rocket 3 vehicle has successfully returned to flight and deployed its first satellites in orbit a mere 33 days after a...
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24.4KNewsSpaceX preparing for third Starship ‘full stack’
SpaceX appears to be preparing Starship 20 and Super Heavy Booster 4 for their third ‘full stack’ demonstration after two seemingly successful...
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15.8KNewsNASA says “nothing has changed” as US astronaut prepares to ride Russian spacecraft
An official Russian video posted on Twitter has fueled rampant speculation that the country’s beleaguered space agency intends to abandon NASA astronaut...
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14.6KNewsSpaceX drone ship leaves port for sixth consecutive Starlink launch
SpaceX drone ship Just Read The Instructions (JRTI) has departed Port Canaveral in anticipation of the company’s sixth consecutive Starlink launch. Known...
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8.1KNewsSpaceX Falcon Heavy booster spotted at Kennedy Space Center
SpaceX has been spotted transporting a Falcon Heavy booster through NASA’s Kennedy Space Center (KSC) facilities, offering a slight glimpse behind the...
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22.6KNewsSpaceX to launch AST SpaceMobile’s first space-based cell towers
AST Space Mobile says it has chosen SpaceX to launch its first operational BlueBird satellite after contracting the company to launch BlueWalker...
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12.7KNewsNASA’s SLS Moon rocket is almost ready for its first trip to the launch pad
NASA says its first complete Space Launch System (SLS) rocket is less than a week away from its first rollout and the...
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10.8KNewsSpaceX’s first 33-engine Super Heavy booster reaches full height
Approximately 11 weeks after the process began, SpaceX has finished stacking its newest Super Heavy booster prototype – the first of its...
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16.5KNewsSpaceX rapidly reuses converted Falcon Heavy booster
SpaceX has reflown a converted Falcon Heavy side booster just 37 days after its first mission as a Falcon 9 rocket, successfully...
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11.9KNewsSpaceX upgrading Starship noses and domes for easier assembly
While a separate team closes in on the completion of a new and improved Starship nosecone, SpaceX also appears to have begun...
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7.1KNewsSpaceX Starbase facilities already taking advantage of new “Port Connector Road”
SpaceX’s Starbase facilities appear to have immediately begun to take advantage of a brand new “South Port Connector Road” built by the...
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20.3KNewsSpaceX’s first Jupiter launch a step closer as NASA begins assembling ‘Europa Clipper’
NASA says that the assembly of Europa Clipper has begun at NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL), in Southern California. Europa Clipper is...
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77.1KNewsSpaceX on track for fourth Starlink launch in 16 days [webcast]
Update: SpaceX says a Falcon 9 rocket is on track to launch 48 Starlink 4-10 satellites no earlier than 8:45 am EST...
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19.3KNewsSpaceX’s South Texas Starship factory prepares for major upgrades
In what is probably a sign of things to come for SpaceX’s nascent Florida Starship factory, the company’s original Starbase facility in...
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6.3KNewsRocket Lab to build reusable Neutron rocket factory and launch pad in Virginia
Rocket Lab has selected Virginian island to host the first launch site, factory, and landing pad for its next-generation Neutron rocket. In...
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