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Nov 06 • 6 months ago

After Russian spaceport firm fails to pay bills, electric company turns the lights off

"If you increase the cost, you’ll get everything in two years. If not, I’m sorry.” ...

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Nov 06 • 6 months ago

Space junk may have struck a Chinese crew ship in low-Earth orbit

The three-man crew was supposed to return to Earth on Wednesday to wrap up six months in space. ...

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Nov 05 • 6 months ago

If you want to satiate AI’s hunger for power, Google suggests going to space

Google engineers think they already have all the pieces needed to build a data center in orbit. ...

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Nov 05 • 6 months ago

Return of Chinese astronauts delayed after spacecraft struck by debris

The three astronauts from the Shenzhou-20 mission flew to the Tiangong space station in April, and were expected to return on WednesdayThe return to Earth of three Chinese astronauts has bee...

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Nov 05 • 6 months ago

In a stunning comeback, Jared Isaacman is renominated to lead NASA

"I will do everything I can to live up to those expectations." ...

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Nov 05 • 6 months ago

Meet Project Suncatcher, Google’s plan to put AI data centers in space

Google is already zapping TPUs with radiation to get ready. ...

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Nov 04 • 6 months ago

A commercial space station startup now has a foothold in space

Vast differs from its space station cohorts by flying a series of progressively more complex demos. ...

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Nov 03 • 6 months ago

Capitol Hill is abuzz with talk of the “Athena” plan for NASA

The Athena plan lays out a blueprint for Isaacman's tenure at NASA. ...

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Nov 02 • 6 months ago

Rocket Report: SpaceX surpasses shuttle launch total; Skyroot has big ambitions

“I do think we’re rapidly approaching the point where it will be a significant impact." ...

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Nov 02 • 6 months ago

SpaceX teases simplified Starship as alarms sound over Moon landing delays

"SpaceX shares the goal of returning to the Moon as expeditiously as possible." ...

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Nov 02 • 6 months ago

NASA test flight seeks to help bring commercial supersonic travel back

The X-59 has successfully completed its inaugural flight. ...

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Oct 31 • 6 months ago

Elon Musk on data centers in orbit: “SpaceX will be doing this”

"We could see another transformation of what’s done in space." ...

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