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Report: Elon Musk failed to report movement required by security clearance
A new investigation from The New York Times suggests that SpaceX founder Elon Musk has not been reporting his travel activities and other information to the Department of Defense as required by his top-secret clearance. According to the newspaper, concerns about Musk’s reporting practices have led to reviews by three different bodies within the military;…
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Chang Zheng 12, ZhuQue-2E fly maiden missions; Hainan spaceport and mega constellations expand
In late November, two new Chinese rockets took their maiden flights within four days of each other, with the Chang Zheng 12 and Landspace’s enhanced ZhuQue-2E successfully completing their missions. This week saw the first launch of the Chang Zheng 5B heavy-lift vehicle in over two years, carrying an initial batch of satellites for another…
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Rocket Lab Completes and Delivers Pioneer Spacecraft for Varda Space Industries
Rocket Lab USA, a global company in launch services and space systems, has successfully delivered its second Pioneer spacecraft to Vandenberg Space Force Base and completed production and testing of a third for Varda Space Industries (Varda), the world’s first orbital pharmaceutical processing and hypersonic Earth re-entry logistics company. The two spacecraft are part of…
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SDA Expands SpiderOak Funding Under SBIR Contract
The Space Development Agency (SDA) awarded additional funding to SpiderOak to demonstrate integrating the U.S. Space Force’s identity and access management software within the company’s platform. SpiderOak announced the addition to its Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) contract on Dec. 17. SpiderOak said the company can help the SDA address the cybersecurity challenges of the…
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Iceye Raises $65M in Additional Funding
Iceye closed $65 million in extension funding, taking the company’s total raised in 2024 to $158 million. The funding round extension included participation from funds managed by Finnish sovereign wealth fund Solidium Oy, BlackRock, Seraphim, Plio Limited, and Christo Georgiev. The financing announced Dec. 18 consists of a mix of debt and equity instruments. Iceye…
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SES Successfully Launches Seventh and Eighth O3b mPOWER Satellites with SpaceX Falcon 9
SES announced that its latest pair of O3b mPOWER satellites was successfully launched into space by a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket from Kennedy Space Center in Florida, United States, at 5:26 pm local time. Both satellites will join the first six O3b mPOWER spacecraft already operating at medium Earth orbit (MEO), adding incremental capacity to the…
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Russian space chief says country will fly on space station until 2030
In a wide-ranging interview with a Russian television station, the chief executive of Russia’s main space corporation said the country is now planning to participate in the International Space Station project all the way to NASA’s desired goal of 2030. “In coordination with our American colleagues, we plan to de-orbit the station sometime around the…
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Terminal Count: SpaceX tops valuation charts
This week we’re discussing SpaceX’s recent valuation of $350 billion, a staggering higher valuation than what was previously expected. Blue Origin is also still attempting to launch its first New Glenn rocket but is apparently battling regulators to get approval to complete its pre-launch tests. This week’s launches December 17 (Tuesday) Space One | KAIROS…
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Space Force says first national security Vulcan launch now anticipated in spring 2025
United Launch Alliance (ULA) hoists its Vulcan first stage booster into the Vertical Integration Facility-G (VIF-G) adjacent to Space Launch Complex-41 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, Florida. The rocket will launch the USSF-106 mission for the U.S. Space Force’s Space Systems Command, Vulcan’s first national security flight. Image: United Launch Alliance The first national…
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