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SpaceX capsule for stuck astronauts docks at space station
A SpaceX Crew Dragon space capsule, which is due to bring home stuck astronauts Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams next year, arrived at the International Space Station (ISS) on Sunda...
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Vietnam govt says SpaceX plans $15 bln investment in country
Elon Musk's SpaceX plans to invest $15 billion in Vietnam, the Vietnamese government said in a statement on Thursday.
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NASA pushes back Crew-9 mission launch to Saturday
NASA said on Tuesday the launch of its Crew-9 mission with SpaceX has been pushed back to Sept. 28 due to Tropical Storm Helene.
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FAA chief says SpaceX needs to operate at 'highest level of safety'
Elon Musk's SpaceX must operate at the "highest level of safety," the head of the U.S. Federal Aviation Administration said on Tuesday as he defended a proposed $633,000 fine again...
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China startup's kerosene-powered rocket fails test flight
China's Deep Blue Aerospace said on Sunday its first-of-its-kind reusable kerosene-fuelled rocket, Nebula-1, failed to complete a high-altitude vertical recovery test flight in the...
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SpaceX 'forcefully rejects' FAA allegation it violated launch requirements
SpaceX said Thursday it "forcefully rejects" the Federal Aviation Administration's contention it failed to follow license requirements and did not get approval for changes before t...
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Rocket Lab aborts latest launch due to ground support equipment issue
Rocket Lab said on Thursday that the scheduled launch of its Electron rocket into space from a facility in New Zealand was aborted just prior to lift off due to issues with on grou...
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Faraway black hole unleashes record-setting energetic jets
Two mighty beams of energy have been detected shooting in opposite directions from a supermassive black hole inside a distant galaxy - the largest such jets ever spotted, extending...
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Japan's Mitsubishi to provide H3 rockets for France's Eutelsat from 2027
Japan's Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (MHI) has agreed to provide multiple H3 rocket launches for French satellite company Eutelsat Group from 2027, it said on Wednesday.
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FAA seeks to fine SpaceX $633,000 over 2023 launch requirements
The Federal Aviation Administration said Tuesday it proposing to fine Elon Musk's SpaceX $633,000 for allegedly failing to follow license requirements and not getting approval for ...
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Ariane 6 set for new launch this year after software flaw identified
Space launch provider Arianespace on Monday reaffirmed plans to stage the second mission of Europe's Ariane 6 launcher before the end of the year after a glitch that marred the ina...
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Japan's ispace aims for December launch of second moon landing mission
Japanese space exploration company ispace will launch its second moon landing mission as early as in December, chief executive Takeshi Hakamada said on Thursday.
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SpaceX-Polaris crew poised to attempt first private spacewalk
A group of private astronauts is set to carry out the first private spacewalk in orbit on Thursday from a SpaceX capsule, testing a new line of spacesuits.
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Spacecraft carrying Russians and American takes off from Baikonur cosmodrome
A spacecraft carrying an American astronaut and two Russian cosmonauts took off from the Baikonur cosmodrome in Kazakhstan late on Wednesday evening en route to the International S...
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FCC chair wants more competition to SpaceX's Starlink unit
Federal Communications Commission chair Jessica Rosenworcel said Wednesday she wants to see more competition to SpaceX's internet satellite constellation Starlink.
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SpaceX set to launch billionaire's private crew on breakthrough spacewalk mission
A crew of four private astronauts on Tuesday were in the final stages of preparation for a risky SpaceX mission to attempt the first-ever private spacewalk using the company's new ...
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Musk says SpaceX to launch first uncrewed Starships to Mars in two years
SpaceX will launch its first uncrewed Starships to Mars in two years when the next Earth-Mars transfer window opens, Chief Executive Officer Elon Musk said in a post on social medi...
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Without astronauts, Boeing's Starliner undocks from space station
Stocked with extra food and supplies, they will return on a SpaceX vehicle in February 2025.
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