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Japan's ispace, US's Firefly launch moon landers from Florida
Two moon landers, one from Japan's ispace and another from U.S. space firm Firefly, lifted off on Wednesday from Florida on a SpaceX rocket in an unusual double moonshot launch, un...
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Google-backed Pixxel successfully launches India's first private satellite constellation
India's space tech startup Pixxel launched three of its six hyperspectral imaging satellites aboard a SpaceX rocket from California on Tuesday.
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Space startup Loft Orbital raises $170 million to expand satellite fleet
Loft Orbital has raised $170 million in a late-stage funding round with investors such as Temasek, Tikehau Capital and Axial Partners, the space technology company said as it looks...
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Bezos' Blue Origin calls off New Glenn launch again, eyes Thursday
Jeff Bezos' rocket company Blue Origin moved the launch of its New Glenn rocket from Tuesday to Thursday, Jan. 16, further pushing back its inaugural attempt to reach orbit and com...
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Pixxel to launch India’s first private satellite network, eyes $19 bln market
India's Pixxel is set to launch three of its six hyperspectral imaging satellites aboard a SpaceX rocket from California on Tuesday, the first such network in the country's nascent...
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Bezos' Blue Origin prepares for debut New Glenn rocket launch
Jeff Bezos' Blue Origin prepared for the inaugural launch of its New Glenn rocket from Florida early on Monday, nearing a pivotal debut in Earth orbit that will mark a major step t...
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Bezos optimistic about Trump's space agenda, not concerned about Musk influence
Jeff Bezos in an interview with Reuters said on Sunday he feels "very optimistic" about his space company's future under Donald Trump's incoming administration, and that he is not ...
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Europe space chief says cooperation intact despite Italy moves
The head of the European Space Agency dismissed concerns on Thursday that cooperation in Europe is dwindling as Italy charts its own course on rocket operations and weighs a potent...
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Italy defence minister dampens talk of Starlink deal for secure communications
The Italian defence ministry has not backed a deal with Elon Musk's Starlink to supply new secure communications services and is looking at a range of options, minister Guido Crose...
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How Elon Musk's Space X is looking to gain ground in Italy
Billionaire Elon Musk is looking to carve out a role in Italy's telecommunications system by expanding his aerospace business Space X and satellite broadband venture Starlink.
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Sierra Space CEO Tom Vice leaves company
The CEO of Sierra Nevada Corp's space spinoff, Sierra Space, has left the company, with billionaire chairman Fatih Ozmen filling in as interim CEO, the company said in a statement ...
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Space industry funding in India falls 55% in 2024, data show
Funding in India’s space sector, a key part of the country’s ambitions to become a global superpower, plummeted by 55% in 2024 to $59.1 million from $130.2 million the previous yea...
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SpaceX's Starship to deploy mock satellites in next test
Elon Musk's SpaceX said on Friday its upcoming Starship test flight would include the rocket's first attempt to deploy payloads in space by releasing 10 model Starlink satellites, ...
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Bezos' Blue Origin gets FAA license for its first New Glenn rocket launch
The Federal Aviation Administration said on Friday that it has issued a commercial space launch license for Blue Origin's — Jeff Bezos' rocket company — New Glenn launch.
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NASA spacecraft attempts closest-ever approach to the sun
NASA's Parker Solar Probe was expected to make history on Tuesday by flying into the sun's outer atmosphere called the corona on a mission to help scientists learn more about Earth...
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China says its astronauts complete record-breaking spacewalk
Two Chinese astronauts this week completed a world-record spacewalk of more than nine hours, according to a statement from China's Manned Space Agency, marking another milestone fo...
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Return of NASA astronauts from space station further delayed until late March
NASA astronauts Suni Williams and Butch Wilmore's return to Earth will be further delayed until at least late March, the agency said, taking what should have been an eight-day stay...
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Exclusive: Power failed at SpaceX mission control before September spacewalk by NASA nominee
The spacewalk was carried out by private astronauts including Jared Isaacman, a fellow billionaire and longtime Musk partner who is now nominated by President-elect Trump to be adm...
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