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Flight 5 and 6 Preparations Underway as SpaceX reveals Raptor 3
SpaceX continues with the Starship pace, with another busy week involving the reveal and first firing of the Raptor 3 engine, a spin prime — and not a static fire — for Ship 30, tons more Orbital Launch Pad B work. SpaceX noted it is also working Flight 6 preparations while waiting for Flight 5…
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Rocket Report: Archimedes engine sees first light, New Glenn making moves
Welcome to Edition 7.06 of the Rocket Report! There has been a lot of drama over the last week involving NASA, the crew of Starliner on board the International Space Station, and the launch of the Crew-9 mission on a Falcon 9 rocket. NASA is now down to a binary choice: Fly Butch Wilmore and…
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BlackSky Grows Revenue Nearly 30% YoY in the Second Quarter
BlackSky Technology grew revenue by 29% year-over-year in the second quarter of 2024 as the satellite imagery company executed on multiple international contracts. The company reported its Q2 financial results on Aug. 8, reporting $24.9 million of revenue during the quarter. The company continues to narrow its net loss, reporting a $9.4 million net loss…
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Shenzhou-18 taikonauts conduct fire alarm test, blood sampling in space
The Shenzhou-18 crew on board China’s orbiting space station conducted a fire alarm test recently, evaluating the performance of the fire detection sensors within the three-module craft. The China Manned Space Agency has released video updates from space, showing the three taikonauts using specialized tools to activate temperature and smoke detectors, which in turn triggered…
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Viasat Shares Up As Operator Raises Forecast for FY 2025
Viasat’s shares were up more than 30% on Thursday after the satellite operator performed better than expected in the first quarter of fiscal year 2025 and slightly raised the low end of its guidance for the year. Viasat reported Q1 fiscal year 2025 results on Aug. 7, reporting $1.1 billion in revenue. This was an…
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Starship is getting a new environmental assessment
The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has released the details on the new Tiered Environmental Assessment (TEA) for Starbase. This proposal will help SpaceX expand operations in Starbase and better define operations for the Starship program. Why Does SpaceX need a new EA? See Also SpaceX Starship Section L2 SpaceX Click here to Join L2 In…
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Japanese Launcher Interstellar Technologies Raises $21M in Funding
Japanese rocket launcher in development Interstellar Technologies raised 3.1 billion yen ($21 million) in a Series E funding round announced Aug. 5. New investors SBI GROUP and NTT DOCOMO invested in the round, alongside financing from Resona Bank. This brings Interstellar’s total funding to 17 billion yen ($120 million). The company said it plans to…
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What if the aliens win? That’s the subject of a new saga from creators of ‘The Expanse’
Ty Franck and Daniel Abraham are the authors of the books in “The Expanse” series, under the pen name James S.A. Corey. Their newly published novel, “The Mercy of Gods,” kicks off a whole new trilogy. Franck and Abraham will be at Third Place Books in Lake Forest Park, Wash., on Saturday. (Kyle Zimmerman Photo)…
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NASA official acknowledges internal “disagreement” on safety of Starliner return
During a news conference on Wednesday, NASA officials for the first time publicly discussed divisions within the agency about whether the Starliner spacecraft is really reliable enough to return two veteran astronauts—Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams—back to Earth from the International Space Station. The space agency also confirmed key elements exclusively reported by Ars over…