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Oct 21 • 6 months ago

Satellite operators will soon join airlines in using Starlink in-flight Wi-Fi

"This starts to enable a whole new category of capabilities." ...

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Oct 17 • 7 months ago

SpaceX has plans to launch Falcon Heavy from California—if anyone wants it to

There's no big rush to bring SpaceX's Falcon Heavy to Vandenberg Space Force Base. ...

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Oct 13 • 7 months ago

Starship’s elementary era ends today with mega-rocket’s 11th test flight

"The final phase of Starship’s trajectory on Flight 11 includes a dynamic banking maneuver." ...

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Sep 30 • 7 months ago

Another setback for Firefly Aerospace’s beleaguered rocket program

"We will share more information on the path forward at a later date." ...

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Sep 20 • 8 months ago

Starship will soon fly over towns and cities, but will dodge the biggest ones

Starship's next chapter will involve launching over Florida and returning over Mexico. ...

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Sep 18 • 8 months ago

Northrop Grumman successfully resupplies ISS after overcoming software glitch

The premature engine shutdowns were triggered by a conservative software safeguard. ...

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Sep 17 • 8 months ago

A record supply load won’t reach the International Space Station as scheduled

The problem arose early Tuesday when the spacecraft's main engine shut down earlier than expected. ...

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Sep 16 • 8 months ago

Northrop Grumman’s new spacecraft is a real chonker

"We're excited that Northrop is ready to deliver this incredibly beneficial increase in capacity." ...

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Sep 09 • 8 months ago

SpaceX’s lesson from last Starship flight? “We need to seal the tiles.”

SpaceX is targeting an orbital Starship flight with a next-gen vehicle next year. ...

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Sep 04 • 8 months ago

Lull in Falcon Heavy missions opens window for SpaceX to build new landing pads

There are no Falcon Heavy launches this year, so now's the time for SpaceX to act. ...

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Aug 27 • 8 months ago

Under pressure after setbacks, SpaceX’s huge rocket finally goes the distance

This was the first successful flight of SpaceX's second-generation Starship after three failures. ...

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Aug 24 • 8 months ago

Time is running out for SpaceX to make a splash with second-gen Starship

SpaceX is gearing up for another Starship launch after three straight disappointing test flights. ...

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