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Exclusive: SpaceX in talks to land and recover Starship rocket off Australia's coast
SpaceX is in talks with U.S. and Australian officials to land and recover one of its Starship rockets off Australia's coast, a possible first step toward a bigger presence for Elon...
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SpaceX, NASA to launch Crew-9 mission next month
SpaceX and NASA said on Friday they plan to launch the space agency's Crew-9 mission to the International Space Station (ISS) no earlier than Aug. 18.
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SpaceX's Falcon 9 cleared by authorities to return to space, FAA says
SpaceX's Falcon 9 has received approval from the U.S. Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) to return to flight operations following a failure mid-flight on July 11 that grounded t...
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Taiwanese rocket startup may be early test of Japan's space hub plans
A Taiwanese startup aims to become the first foreign firm to launch a rocket from Japan by early next year, part of a plan industry advocates say will aid Tokyo's ambitions of beco...
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China's secretive spaceplane likely testing 'dual use' technology, experts say
China's shadowy, uncrewed reusable spacecraft, which launches atop a rocket booster and lands at a secretive military airfield, is most likely testing technology but could also be ...
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European satellite sector needs to consolidate to compete with Musk, Leonardo exec says
The European satellite sector needs to consolidate in order to keep pace with Elon Musk's rapidly-expanding network of Starlink communications satellites, an executive at Italian a...
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India unveils 10 bln rupee venture capital fund for space sector
India will set up a 10 billion rupee ($119 million) venture capital fund to expand its space sector, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman said on Tuesday, as the country sets its si...
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Italy's Leonardo working with Thales, Airbus on new space strategy
Leonardo is working with France's Thales and Airbus on a joint strategy for the space sector, the head of the Italian aerospace and defence group said on Tuesday.
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Airbus, Thales looking at merging some of their space activities - sources
European aerospace groups Airbus and Thales are exploring a potential tie-up of some of their space activities, two industry sources told Reuters on Monday, confirming an earlier r...
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Airbus and Thales explore tie-up of space activities, sources say
European aerospace groups Airbus and Thales are exploring a tie-up of at least part of their space activities, two industry sources said, confirming a report by French business pap...
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SpaceX Falcon 9 malfunction imperils Starlink satellite mission
A second-stage engine on SpaceX's Falcon 9 rocket suffered a malfunction in space Thursday night that imperiled its payload of Starlink satellites, the first failure in more than 7...
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Launch of rocket from Chinese private firm i-Space fails
The launch of a Hyperbola-1 rocket developed by China's private aerospace company i-Space failed on Thursday, the official Xinhua news agency said.
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NASA astronauts voice confidence that Boeing Starliner will bring them home
The first two astronauts to fly Boeing's Starliner capsule said from the International Space Station on Wednesday they were confident in the spacecraft's ability to return them hom...
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Space startups funding continues to recover as investors bet on government spending
Space startups attracted $2.41 billion in global investments from April to June, marking a third consecutive quarter of growth in funding, according to British investment firm Sera...
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Europe's Ariane 6 blasts off on maiden flight
Europe's Ariane 6 launcher blasted off on a debut flight on Tuesday, restoring the continent's independent access to space after delays, political setbacks and debates over funding...
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Turkey launches first home-grown communication satellite into orbit
Turkey launched its first domestically-produced communications satellite, Turksat 6A, into orbit early on Tuesday, in a move Ankara said would widen the country's satellite coverag...
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Rotten eggs chemical detected on Jupiter-like alien planet
The planet known as HD 189733b, discovered in 2005, already had a reputation as a rather extreme place, a scorching hot gas giant a bit larger than Jupiter that is a striking cobal...
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EU-backed consortium to develop efficient sensors for satellite navigation
A consortium funded by the European Union said on Thursday it was developing sensors to help satellites navigate with precision and enable drones to fly further for longer.
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