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SpaceX Falcon 9 Launches U.S. Military’s Latest GPS Satellite
Read more →: SpaceX Falcon 9 Launches U.S. Military’s Latest GPS SatelliteA SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket successfully launched the U.S. military’s newest Global Positioning System (GPS) satellite on May…
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Tuesday Telescope: A time-lapse from orbit reveals treasures below
Read more →: Tuesday Telescope: A time-lapse from orbit reveals treasures belowWelcome to the Tuesday Telescope. There is a little too much darkness in this world and not enough…
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NASA Proposes Deep Budget Cuts for 2026, Prioritizing Exploration Over Science Missions
Read more →: NASA Proposes Deep Budget Cuts for 2026, Prioritizing Exploration Over Science MissionsNASA has unveiled detailed plans for its fiscal year 2026 budget, proposing significant cuts to science missions and…
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China’s Astronstone Secures $14 Million to Develop Stainless Steel Reusable Rocket Modeled on SpaceX Starship
Read more →: China’s Astronstone Secures $14 Million to Develop Stainless Steel Reusable Rocket Modeled on SpaceX StarshipAstronstone, one of China’s newest commercial space startups, announced it has raised over 100 million yuan ($13.9 million)…
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Northrop Grumman Invests $50 Million in Firefly Aerospace to Advance Medium-Lift Rocket Eclipse
Read more →: Northrop Grumman Invests $50 Million in Firefly Aerospace to Advance Medium-Lift Rocket EclipseNorthrop Grumman announced on May 29 a $50 million investment in Firefly Aerospace, joining a $175 million Series…
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U.S. Space Force Orders Two Additional GPS IIIF Satellites from Lockheed Martin
Read more →: U.S. Space Force Orders Two Additional GPS IIIF Satellites from Lockheed MartinThe U.S. Space Force has awarded Lockheed Martin a $509.7 million contract for two more Global Positioning System…
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Tom Mueller’s Impulse Space Raises Massive Series C Finance Haul
Read more →: Tom Mueller’s Impulse Space Raises Massive Series C Finance HaulSpace transportation company Impulse Space raised a staggering $300 million in a Series C funding round led by…
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SpaceX Starship Loses Attitude Control During Test Flight, Marking Third Consecutive Uncontrolled Reentry
Read more →: SpaceX Starship Loses Attitude Control During Test Flight, Marking Third Consecutive Uncontrolled ReentrySpaceX’s Starship vehicle experienced a loss of attitude control after reaching space during its May 27 test flight,…
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China Conducts Ninth Orbital Launch of May, Deploying Secretive Shijian-26 Satellite
Read more →: China Conducts Ninth Orbital Launch of May, Deploying Secretive Shijian-26 SatelliteChina successfully launched its ninth orbital mission of the month early Thursday, sending the experimental Shijian-26 spacecraft into…
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China Conducts Ninth Orbital Launch of May, Deploying Secretive Shijian-26 Satellite
Read more →: China Conducts Ninth Orbital Launch of May, Deploying Secretive Shijian-26 SatelliteChina successfully launched its ninth orbital mission of the month early Thursday, sending the experimental Shijian-26 spacecraft into…
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Japan Defense Ministry Selects Space One, Space BD for Satellite Launch
Read more →: Japan Defense Ministry Selects Space One, Space BD for Satellite LaunchThe Japanese Ministry of Defense has selected Space BD and Space One to launch a small optical imaging…
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NASA Switches to Backup Propellant Line on Psyche Asteroid Mission
Read more →: NASA Switches to Backup Propellant Line on Psyche Asteroid MissionNASA has resolved a propulsion issue on its Psyche asteroid mission by switching to a backup xenon propellant…