2025 • Oct 13
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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2025 • Oct 11
Putin OKs plan to turn Russian spacecraft into flying billboards
This Soyuz mission is brought to you by the Wagner Group. ...
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2025 • Oct 04
Pentagon contract figures show ULA’s Vulcan rocket is getting more expensive
A close examination of this year's military contracts reveals some interesting things. ...
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2025 • Oct 04
Removing these 50 objects from orbit would cut danger from space junk in half
"In their rush to move quickly, they are adding to the long-term collision hazard." ...
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2025 • Oct 03
Blue Origin aims to land next New Glenn booster, then reuse it for Moon mission
"We fully intend to recover the New Glenn first stage on this next launch." ...
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2025 • Sep 30
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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2025 • Sep 23
US intel officials “concerned” China will soon master reusable launch
"They have to have on-orbit refueling because they don’t access space as frequently as we do." ...
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2025 • Sep 20
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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2025 • Sep 16
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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2025 • Sep 11
Pentagon begins deploying new satellite network to link sensors with shooters
"This is the first time we'll have a space layer fully integrated into our warfighting operations." ...
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2025 • Sep 09
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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2025 • Sep 04
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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