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Starliner will return to Earth uncrewed, astronauts staying on ISS until February

Boeing’s Starliner mission is coming back to Earth — empty. After months of data analysis and internal deliberation, NASA leadership announced today that Starliner...

NASA to decide Saturday whether astronauts will ride Boeing’s Starliner home — or use SpaceX’s Dragon instead 

NASA officials will announce their final decision on Saturday as to whether two NASA astronauts — Butch Wilmore and Sunita Williams — will...

Gimbal Space takes on legacy suppliers with fast-paced component supply chain

America’s space industry seems mature, but the supply chain that provides all the parts and components for rockets, satellites, and other spacecraft is...

TechCrunch Space: Spending less | TechCrunch

Hello, and welcome back to TechCrunch Space. Did you hear? Bridgit Mendler will be joining me onstage at this year’s TechCrunch Disrupt to...

Lockheed Martin acquires Terran Orbital

Lockheed Martin is acquiring satellite manufacturer Terran Orbital, taking the smaller company private and potentially rescuing it from running out of cash while...

NASA and Rocket Lab aim to prove we can go to Mars for 1/10 the price

A pair of Rocket Lab-made spacecraft are about to embark on a two-step journey. The first step is the 55-hour, 2,500-mile stretch from...

Crewed commercial SpaceX mission will traverse the poles like the explorers of old

A new commercial space mission will take off as early as this winter to observe the polar regions from low orbit — the...

Rocket Lab’s sunny outlook bodes well for future constellation plans 

Rocket Lab surpassed $100 million in quarterly revenue for the first time, a 71% increase from the same quarter of last year. This...

UK satellite startup Blue Skies Space wants to sell astronomy data ‘as a service’

A U.K. space startup has revealed plans to launch its first satellite as part of SpaceX’s rideshare program, ushering in what it claims...

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