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5 Tips for Space Startups Navigating the Regulatory Landscape
Read more →: 5 Tips for Space Startups Navigating the Regulatory LandscapeTo quote the U.S. Space Force, “Space is hard.” For space startups especially, navigating the complexities of space…
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NASA spacecraft returns to Earth with pieces of an asteroid
Read more →: NASA spacecraft returns to Earth with pieces of an asteroidMonday update: This story has been updated with comments from OSIRIS-REx officials about the drogue parachute. A small capsule…
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OSIRIS-REx Capsule Safely Returns NASA’s First Asteroid Sample
Read more →: OSIRIS-REx Capsule Safely Returns NASA’s First Asteroid SampleNASA’s OSIRIS-REx capsule safely landed in the desert, carrying the agency’s first asteroid sample from Bennu, a carbon-rich…
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Interview: Talking asteroid sample return
Read more →: Interview: Talking asteroid sample returnSpaceflight Now’s Will Robinson-Smith speaks with some of the key figures at Lockheed Martin, who helped bring the…
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NASA’s OSIRIS-REx probe delivers sample of asteroid — and moves on to next target
Read more →: NASA’s OSIRIS-REx probe delivers sample of asteroid — and moves on to next targetLockheed Martin system safety engineer Victoria Theim checks out the OSIRIS-REx sample return capsule after its Utah desert…
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OSIRIS-REx sample return capsule safely lands in Utah
Read more →: OSIRIS-REx sample return capsule safely lands in UtahA saucer-shaped capsule carrying asteroid fragments that may hold clues about the birth of the solar system slammed…
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As it happened: Seven-year asteroid adventure ends with sample return
Read more →: As it happened: Seven-year asteroid adventure ends with sample returnLive coverage as a capsule lands in the U.S. Army test range in the Utah desert carrying samples…
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Historic OSIRIS-REx asteroid samples successfully return to Earth
Read more →: Historic OSIRIS-REx asteroid samples successfully return to EarthIn the morning hours of Sept. 24, a small capsule containing surface samples from asteroid 101955 Bennu careened…
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NASA’s asteroid sampling mission is on course for landing this weekend
Read more →: NASA’s asteroid sampling mission is on course for landing this weekendA NASA spacecraft will complete a round-trip journey to an asteroid this weekend, returning to Earth after a…
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Another Falcon 9 hits 17-flight milestone with Starlink launch
Read more →: Another Falcon 9 hits 17-flight milestone with Starlink launchUpdate (11:59 p.m. EDT): Liftoff occurred at 11:38 p.m. EDT (0338 UTC). Falcon 9 booster 1060 landed on…
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GMV successfully concludes ground tests for ESA’s MIRROR space robot
Read more →: GMV successfully concludes ground tests for ESA’s MIRROR space robotAs part of the ESA’s MIRROR project, GMV has crafted and rigorously tested a next-generation robotic platform. This…
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Starship’s next launch attempt is about a month away at best
Read more →: Starship’s next launch attempt is about a month away at bestSpaceX faces another environmental hurdle before launch Two weeks ago the FAA announced it closed the mishap investigation…