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Starbase’s launch site lays groundwork to double in size
Read more →: Starbase’s launch site lays groundwork to double in sizeWhile pushing for Flight 12, SpaceX has received approval to nearly double the launch site’s size at Starbase.…
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Starfish Space wins $54.5M Space Force contract for another satellite servicing vehicle
Read more →: Starfish Space wins $54.5M Space Force contract for another satellite servicing vehicleAn artist’s conception shows Starfish Space’s Otter spacecraft in geosynchronous Earth orbit. (Starfish Space Illustration) Tukwila, Wash.-based Starfish…
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SpaceX launches return to flight Falcon 9 mission following brief stand down
Read more →: SpaceX launches return to flight Falcon 9 mission following brief stand downA SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket lifts off from Space Launch Complex 4 East (SLC-4E) at Vandenberg Space Force…
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To reuse or not reuse—the eternal debate of New Glenn’s second stage reignites
Read more →: To reuse or not reuse—the eternal debate of New Glenn’s second stage reignitesEngineers at Blue Origin have been grappling with a seemingly eternal debate that involves the New Glenn rocket…
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Quindar to Support Mission Control for Starfish’s Upcoming Otter Missions
Read more →: Quindar to Support Mission Control for Starfish’s Upcoming Otter MissionsQuindar is to supply secure automated mission control infrastructure to Starfish Space. Quindar will support operations for Starfish’s…
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Lawmakers ask what it would take to “store” the International Space Station
Read more →: Lawmakers ask what it would take to “store” the International Space StationMembers of the House Science, Space, and Technology Committee voted to approve a NASA authorization bill this week,…
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Viasat Expects F2 Satellite to Enter Service in May, Posts 3% Revenue Growth in Q3
Read more →: Viasat Expects F2 Satellite to Enter Service in May, Posts 3% Revenue Growth in Q3Viasat reported modest 3% year-over-year revenue increase in the company’s third quarter, driven by its defense segment. The…
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Rocket Report: SpaceX probes upper stage malfunction; Starship testing resumes
Read more →: Rocket Report: SpaceX probes upper stage malfunction; Starship testing resumesWelcome to Edition 8.28 of the Rocket Report! The big news in rocketry this week was that NASA…
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Blue Origin’s TeraWave Constellation: Analysts Size Up Competitive Positioning
Read more →: Blue Origin’s TeraWave Constellation: Analysts Size Up Competitive PositioningBlue Origin is now targeting the satellite constellation market, in one of the biggest and perhaps even most…
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ULA offloads first Vulcan rocket at Vandenberg at it preps its next Cape launch
Read more →: ULA offloads first Vulcan rocket at Vandenberg at it preps its next Cape launchA United Launch Alliance Vulcan booster is offloaded from the company’s R/S RocketShip barge at a dock at…
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Texas A&M To Deploy TAMU-SPIRIT Research Platform On International Space Station
Read more →: Texas A&M To Deploy TAMU-SPIRIT Research Platform On International Space StationTexas A&M University said it has developed an orbital research platform, TAMU-SPIRIT, that will be deployed aboard the…
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Data Shows Starlink Dominates Consumer Internet Market, at Least For Now, Ookla Analyst Says
Read more →: Data Shows Starlink Dominates Consumer Internet Market, at Least For Now, Ookla Analyst SaysA recent report from connectivity data provider Ookla found that SpaceX‘s Starlink customers made up an overwhelming majority…