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FAA OKs SpaceX Starship Flight 8 launch after Flight 7 mishap
The Federal Aviation Administration said on Friday it cleared the SpaceX Starship vehicle to return to flight operations while an investigation into the January 16 Starship Flight ...
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Astronomers see lower risk of newly found asteroid hitting Earth
New observations of a small asteroid discovered in December have led astronomers to conclude that the chances of it striking Earth are almost zero after earlier data had indicated ...
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China's space station to welcome first foreign astronaut in next few years, Xinhua says
China and Pakistan signed a cooperation agreement on the selection and training of astronauts on Friday, Xinhua reported.
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Russian rocket puts Progress cargo spacecraft in orbit en route to ISS
A Russian booster rocket placed the Progress MS-30 spacecraft in Earth orbit early on Friday, sending it on its way to the International Space Station with a cargo of equipment and...
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Katy Perry, Lauren Sanchez among Blue Origin's planned all-female crew to space
Pop star Katy Perry and journalists Gayle King and Lauren Sanchez, who is also billionaire Jeff Bezos' fiancée, are set to blast off into space on a Blue Origin rocket, marking the...
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Intuitive Machines' second moon landing mission 'ready to go', executive says
Intuitive Machines is "ready to go" with its second moon landing mission, a company executive said on Wednesday, a day ahead of the scheduled launch of its lunar lander.
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Musk eyes Starlink terminal deployment in U.S. airspace network, Bloomberg News reports
Elon Musk's SpaceX is looking to deploy Starlink satellite internet terminals to speed up the information technology networks that support the U.S. Federal Aviation Administration'...
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Evidence of beaches from ancient Martian ocean detected by Chinese rover
Ground-penetrating radar data obtained by China's Zhurong rover has revealed buried beneath the Martian surface evidence of what look like sandy beaches from the shoreline of a lar...
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Eutelsat succeeds in world's first 5G network trial from space with Airbus, MediaTek
French satellite service provider Eutelsat has successfully carried out the world's first trial of 5G Non-Terrestrial Network connection using OneWeb's low Earth orbit (LEO) satell...
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India's space regulator launches $58 million fund to boost startups, cut reliance on imports
The Indian National Space Promotion and Authorisation Centre (IN-SPACe) on Wednesday launched a 5 billion rupee ($57.58 million) fund to help early-stage space technologies go comm...
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Vietnam paves way for Musk's Starlink, seen as "olive branch" amid US tariff threats
Vietnam plans to adopt rules that would allow Elon Musk's Starlink to provide satellite internet services in the country while maintaining full ownership of any local subsidiary, a...
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Eutelsat's shares tumble as Starlink competition mounts
Shares of French satellite service provider Eutelsat plunged on Friday after the company flagged lower cashflow from its geostationary equatorial orbit (GEO) satellites and forecas...
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Exclusive: Adani-backed firm among three finalists in India's small satellite launch rocket privatisation
Indian conglomerate Adani Group is a finalist, alongside two government-linked groups, to take over private production of India’s Small Satellite Launch Vehicle, three sources fami...
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Bezos' Blue Origin to layoff about 10% across its space, launch business
The CEO of Jeff Bezos' Blue Origin announced in an all-hands call on Thursday company-wide layoffs of "about 10 percent" of its employees, a sweeping readjustment as it aims to cut...
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India raises budget for Gaganyaan human spaceflight mission to $2.32 billion
India has expanded its Gaganyaan human spaceflight mission to include building and operating a national space station, planning two crewed and six uncrewed missions by 2028, a mini...
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Blue Origin prepares for significant job cuts, Bloomberg News reports
Blue Origin is preparing for significant job cuts to reduce costs and focus on increasing rocket launches after years of research and development, Bloomberg News reported on Wednes...
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Cutting moon rocket would test Musk's power to slash jobs in Republican states
Space industry representatives advising Musk say they want to phase out NASA's SLS program, which would impact Republican districts who rely on the jobs. The move also boost Musk's...
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Moonshot firm ispace upbeat as Trump keeps Artemis lunar missions with Japan
Tokyo-based moon exploration company ispace is heartened by signs the United States and Japan will remain on course for joint lunar missions, its CEO said on Wednesday, amid growin...
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