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In-space shuttle service, Momentus, raises $25.5 million as investments climb for “new space” tech
With commercial launch services expected to reach $7 billion by 2024, there’s increasing demand for an array of new technologies…
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Amazon seeks FCC approval to launch over three thousand broadband satellites
Amazon revealed its ‘Project Kuiper’ plan to establish a constellation of broadband internet satellites in low-Earth orbit earlier this year,…
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Rocket Lab successfully launches seventh Electron rocket for ‘Make It Rain’ mission
Private rocket launch startup Rocket Lab has succeeded in launching its ‘Make It Rain’ mission, which took off yesterday from…
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Virgin Orbit seeks to launch satellites from the UK by 2020
One of Richard Branson’s space companies (yes, he has more than one) is looking to bring satellite launches to British…
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China is reportedly using US satellite technologies to bolster its surveillance capabilities
The Chinese government has been using a private company jointly owned by a U.S. investment firm and its Chinese counterpart…
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HyperSciences raises an untraditional $9.6M for its hypersonic drilling vision
We profiled HyperSciences in February, when the team had just successfully completed a launch milestone for a small business grant…
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SpaceX completes its last mission of 2018 with the launch of a military GPS satellite
SpaceX successfully launched the United States Air Force’s first Global Positioning System (GPS) III satellite, nicknamed Vespucci, from Cape Canaveral, Florida…
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Spaceflight’s 64-satellite rideshare launch takes off tomorrow on a Falcon 9
Seattle-based launch coordinator Spaceflight is gearing up for its biggest operation yet: Smallsat Express, deploying a staggering 64 separate satellites…
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Elon Musk just renamed SpaceX’s Big F** Rocket
BFR, the monster rocket that will cost SpaceX roughly $5 billion to develop, has a new name. SpaceX CEO Elon…
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