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Rocket Lab will launch a satellite to the Moon for NASA to prepare for the Lunar Gateway
Launch startup Rocket Lab has been awarded a contract to launch a CubeSat on behalf of NASA for the agency’s…
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SpaceX’s Crew Dragon is now in Florida to prep for its first flight with astronauts onboard
SpaceX has moved its Crew Dragon commercial astronaut spacecraft to Florida, the site from which it’ll launch in likely just…
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Virgin Galactic relocates SpaceShipTwo ‘VSS Unity’ to its spaceport for preparations ahead of commercial flights
Virgin Galactic is one crucial step closer to actually flying paying customers to space: The space tourism company just relocated…
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Rocket startup Gilmour Space gets a $3M grant to develop lighter fuel tanks
Mass is money when it comes to the rocket launch business, and any small savings you can eke out can…
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Astranis raises $90 million for its next-gen satellite broadband internet service
YC-backed Astranis has raised $90 million of new combined debt and equity funding in a Series B round led Venrock,…
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SpaceX hires ex-NASA human spaceflight expert and shows off Crew Dragon set to carry astronauts
SpaceX is gearing up for its historic first human spaceflight, with a crewed demonstration mission of its Crew Dragon spacecraft…
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Watch two rocket launches live, including a Space Station supply flight and a mission to study the Sun
There are two – that’s right two – launches happening this Sunday, and both are set to broadcast live on NASA’s…
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NASA confirms two Boeing Starliner issues would’ve led to spacecraft loss without intervention
NASA and Boeing are sharing more details about the issues that were encountered during the Boeing CST-100 Starliner crew spacecraft…
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Trump said to propose roughly $3 billion NASA budget boost for 2021
President Donald Trump is set to request a budget of $25.6 billion for NASA for its fiscal 2021 operating year,…
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