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Astra’s Chris Kemp woke up one recent morning and chose violence
There are plenty of rivalries in the US launch industry. People who build big and brawny machines tend to have egos to match. And if you chat up the senior executives of these rocket companies offline, they are often more than happy to say derogatory things about their competitors. But rarely are such sentiments expressed…
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Amazon’s Project Kuiper Grows to 129 Satellites With ULA Launch
Amazon’s Project Kuiper constellation reaches 129 satellites after United Launch Alliance (ULA) launched another batch on Thursday morning from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida. This was Kuiper’s fifth launch overall, and the third mission with ULA on an Atlas V rocket. Amazon confirmed post-launch the mission was successful. The launch deployed 27 Kuiper…
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NASA’s contract overhaul puts Dream Chaser’s ISS future in jeopardy
NASA has announced significant modifications to its contract with Sierra Space for the Dream Chaser spacecraft, effectively scrapping guaranteed resupply missions to the International Space Station (ISS) and downgrading its debut flight to a standalone orbital demonstration. This development raises serious questions about whether the long-awaited “baby shuttle” will ever fulfill its original promise of…
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NASA’s contract overhaul puts Dream Chaser’s ISS future in jeopardy
NASA has announced significant modifications to its contract with Sierra Space for the Dream Chaser spacecraft, effectively scrapping guaranteed resupply missions to the International Space Station (ISS) and downgrading its debut flight to a standalone orbital demonstration. This development raises serious questions about whether the long-awaited “baby shuttle” will ever fulfill its original promise of…
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Planet to Double Pelican Manufacturing Capacity With New Berlin Facility
Planet is growing its presence in Europe by opening a new satellite manufacturing facility in Berlin. At this facility, Planet will produce next-generation, high-resolution Pelican satellites. This strategic decision aims to help Planet meet growing demand from the European market, responding to what it sees as an urgent need for persistent and high-performance satellite and…
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The crew of Artemis II will fly on Integrity during mission to the Moon
The first astronauts set to fly to the Moon in more than 50 years will do so in Integrity. NASA’s Artemis II crew revealed Integrity as the name of their Orion spacecraft during a news conference on Wednesday at the Johnson Space Center in Houston. “We thought, as a crew, we need to name this…
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SpaceX, Blue Origin, Stoke, and others make major progress on Cape launch facilities
The two spaceport launch facilities in the Cape Canaveral area — NASA’s Kennedy Space Center (KSC) and the U.S. Space Force’s Cape Canaveral Space Force Station (CCSFS) — are on the verge of even bigger changes than have been seen in the last few years. In a recent flyover of the Cape, NSF obtained new…
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A “cosmic carpool” is traveling to a distant space weather observation post
Scientists loaded three missions worth nearly $1.6 billion on a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket for launch Wednesday, toward an orbit nearly a million miles from Earth, to measure the supersonic stream of charged particles emanating from the Sun. One of the missions, from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), will beam back real-time observations…
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Planet Labs to Expand Satellite Production in Berlin with Eight-Figure Investment
California-based Planet Labs plans to establish its first satellite production facility outside the United States in Berlin, investing an eight-figure sum to double its high-resolution satellite output, the company said. The move will add up to 70 employees to the 150 staff already working at its Berlin-based European headquarters, according to CEO Will Marshall. The…
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ULA launches third batch of Amazon’s Project Kuiper satellites from Cape Canaveral
United Launch Alliance launches their Atlas 5 rocket on June 25, 2025, with a batch of 27 Project Kuiper satellites for Amazon towards low Earth orbit from Space Launch Complex 41 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station. Image: Michael Cain / Spaceflight Now Roughly an hour past sunrise, an Atlas 5 551 rocket from United…