Here’s how engineers plan to save the satellite sent to save NASA’s Swift mission
One week ago, more than 200 miles above the Earth, a refrigerator-size satellite making its way…
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India’s first privately-developed rocket reaches orbit on dramatic debut launch
This view of the payload deck of the Vikram-1 rocket’s upper stage was captured moments after…
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Skyroot Vikram-1 Rocket Launch LIVE: India’s First Private Orbital Rocket Takes Flight
Skyroot Aerospace’s Vikram-1 rocket is set to lift off from the Satish Dhawan Space Centre in…
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Team Favorite: AI-Era Internet, Spaceport Investment, Bolivia’s Investability | Wall Street Week
For the Independence Day holiday weekend, we bring you a team favorite podcast. This episode first…
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Private space tourism is taking off – but laws on outer space are from another era
Private commercial operators are launching more rockets into space, carrying more people and pursuing more ambitious…
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Pentagon buyer: We’re happy with our launch industry, but payloads are lagging
DALLAS—The Space Force officer tasked with overseeing more than $24 billion in research and development spending…
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SpaceX’s next-gen Super Heavy booster aces four days of “cryoproof” testing
The upgraded Super Heavy booster slated to launch SpaceX’s next Starship flight has completed cryogenic proof…
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The threat of space terrorism is no longer science fiction, but we’re ill-prepared to combat it
Without a comprehensive definition, acts ranging from cyber intrusions to physical attacks on satellites risk being…
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Australians want to spend more on space – but we don’t really know where we’re going
This week, Sydney hosts the world’s largest space conference, attracting astronauts and heads of space agencies…
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Starship will soon fly over towns and cities, but will dodge the biggest ones
Some time soon, perhaps next year, SpaceX will attempt to fly one of its enormous Starship…
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SpaceX reveals why the last two Starships failed as another launch draws near
Engineers recreated the diffuser failure on the ground during the investigation, and then redesigned the part…
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First commercial rocket from western Europe explodes shortly after launch
A test rocket aimed at kickstarting satellite launches from Europe fell to the ground and exploded…
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ESA finally has a commercial launch strategy, but will member states pay?
Open your checkbook, please ESA’s governance structure isn’t favorable for taking quick action. On one hand,…
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It seems the FAA office overseeing SpaceX’s Starship probe still has some bite
These actions followed pre-established protocols. However, it highlighted the small but non-zero risk of rocket debris…
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Two lunar landers are on the way to the Moon after SpaceX’s double moonshot
Julianna Scheiman, director of NASA science missions for SpaceX, said it made sense to pair the…
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SpaceX launches mission to bring Starliner astronauts back to Earth
Enlarge / SpaceX’s Crew Dragon spacecraft climbs away from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, Florida, on…
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Google backs privately funded satellite constellation for wildfire detection
Enlarge / The Windy Fire blazes through the Long Meadow Grove of giant sequoia trees near…
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Navy captains don’t like abandoning ship—but with Starliner, the ship left them
Enlarge / NASA astronauts Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams wave to their families, friends, and NASA…
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SpaceX says regulators will keep Starship grounded until at least November
Enlarge / Artist’s illustration of catch arms ensnaring SpaceX’s Super Heavy booster. SpaceX The Federal Aviation…
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After another Boeing letdown, NASA isn’t ready to buy more Starliner missions
Enlarge / Boeing’s Starliner spacecraft sits atop a United Launch Alliance Atlas V rocket before liftoff…
