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SpaceX launches Starship’s fourth flight of the year, splashes down booster instead of catching it
SpaceX launched the sixth test flight of its Starship rocket on Tuesday, as the company looks to keep up momentum…
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Trump to attend SpaceX Starship launch in Texas with CEO Elon Musk
Nov 16, 2024; New York, NY, USA; President-elect Donald Trump talks with Elon Musk (right) during UFC 309 at Madison…
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European SpaceX rival raises $160 million for reusable capsule to carry astronauts, cargo to space
The Space Exploration develops a product called Nyx, a reusable capsule that can be launched from rockets into space carrying…
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Space stocks saw big gains this week in part due to ‘Trump-Elon trade’ rally, analysts say
A hot fire test of an Archimedes engine, which powers the company’s Neutron rocket. Rocket Lab This past week saw…
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SpaceX president says ‘there is plenty of room for competition,’ as Starlink nears 5 million customers
SpaceX President and Chief Operation Officer Gwynne Shotwell speaks during the NASA Commercial Crew Program (CCP) astronaut visit at the…
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Rocket Lab stock pops 25% after company reports strong revenue growth, first Neutron deal
A view of Rocket Lab’s HASTE suborbital launch vehicle. Rocket Lab Rocket Lab shares jumped in post-market trading after the…
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Losing GPS could cost billions, so the Space Force is having companies like Astranis build a backup network
A depiction of Nexus satellites in a medium Earth orbit constellation. Astranis The U.S. Air Force began deploying the Global…
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Apple commits $1.5 billion to Globalstar for expanded iPhone satellite services
Apple committed about $1.5 billion to satellite communications company Globalstar to fund the expansion of iPhone services, the companies disclosed…
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Rocket builder Firefly’s new CEO is working ‘maniacally’ to scale launches, spacecraft and moon missions
CEO Jason Kim in the company’s lunar mission control center. Firefly Aerospace Jason Kim just nabbed one of the most…
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Elon Musk’s secret talks with Putin ramped up during his Twitter takeover: WSJ report
Tesla and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk has engaged in secret talks with Russian President Vladimir Putin since late 2022, according…
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