Aerospace
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SpaceX Starship Flight 15 attempts first full rocket recovery in history
SpaceX launches its 15th Starship test on Nov. 13, aiming to catch both the booster and upper stage…
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SpaceX’s Independence From NASA Signals Shift In US Commercial Spaceflight Strategy
As SpaceX prepares to stop flying Crew Dragon for NASA by 2030, the company’s dominance reveals a strategic…
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SpaceX’s rocky start gave way to orbital dominance with reusable rockets
CAPE CANAVERAL, July 16 — Elon Musk, the South African-born entrepreneur behind SpaceX and Tesla, remains one of…
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ISRO Plans Four Functional Launch Pads by 2029, Adding Sriharikota Pad and Tamil Nadu Complex
India plans to expand its launch infrastructure to four functional pads by 2029, altering the competitive landscape for…
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Starfighters Space Plans December Captive-Carry Test of Starlaunch 1 Rocket on F-104 Jet
By launching rockets from high-speed aircraft at altitude, Starfighters Space aims to offer a flexible, low-cost alternative for…
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SpaceX’s High-Frequency Launches Raise Questions About Ground-Level Space Weather
As SpaceX executes nearly three Falcon 9 missions weekly, analysts warn that the resulting orbital debris and atmospheric…
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Japan’s MMX Mission Takes Its Asteroid Experience to Phobos to Bring Soil Home
JAXA is applying lessons from its successful Hayabusa asteroid sample-return missions to execute the complex, first-of-its-kind Martian moon…
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Long March 10B Achieves First Net-Based Stage Recovery
BEIJING, July 10 — China’s space program, long a point of national pride and strategic ambition, is pressing…
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Starship’s Stainless Steel Ambitions Collide With Climate and Regulatory Realities
SpaceX’s plan to launch 456 Starships annually hinges on overcoming methane emissions, supply chain limits, and global environmental…
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SpaceX Starship’s 456 Annual Launches Will Reshape Orbital Logistics and Debris Management
Analysts debate if the rocket is a business tool for Starlink or a Mars vehicle, noting recent flight…
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Federal officials back Nebraska rare earth mine as financing review continues
U.S. Energy Secretary Chris Wright and EXIM Chair John Jovanovic voiced support for NioCorp’s Elk Creek project during…
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How SpaceX Dominates Reusable Rocket Tech While China Catches Up in 2026
NEW YORK, July 16 — The scene at a midtown Manhattan coffee shop this morning is ordinary enough.…
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Jeff Bezos Opened Blue Origin to Outside Investors in a 2026 Funding Shift
SEATTLE, July 15 — The figure that matters for Jeff Bezos in 2026 is $150 billion. That is…
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White House Wants 1,000 US Space Launches a Year by 2030, but Who Pays?
WASHINGTON, September 12 — The White House has put its weight behind a dramatic expansion of American launch…
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Falcon 9 Reliability and Reuse Economics Reshaped the Launch Market
CAPE CANAVERAL, July 15 — There is a quiet, almost routine majesty to a Falcon 9 launch now.…
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Carney and Macron Pledge Shared Space Launch Infrastructure on Saint-Pierre-et-Miquelon Visit
MONTREAL, September 20 — The Canadian Space Agency and its French counterpart are moving toward a shared launch…
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Wang Xiaojun’s Mars Math: China’s 2033 Date Was Never A Schedule
BEIJING, July 10 — The president of the China Academy of Launch Vehicle Technology (CALT), Wang Xiaojun, has…
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Highlands and Islands Enterprise Buys Orbex’s Sutherland Spaceport Assets From Liquidators
Sutherland, Scotland — Orbex sold its Sutherland Spaceport assets to the Scottish Development Agency for £20.1 million (about…
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Starlink Passes 10,000 Satellites, and the Daily Reentries Worry Ozone Scientists
LOS ANGELES, July 7 — A 2024 study from the University of Southern California, published in Geophysical Research…
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Trump Memo Sets Goal of More Than 1,000 US Space Launches a Year by 2030
Washington, August 21 — President Donald Trump signed a memorandum aimed at accelerating U.S. space launches, setting an…
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China and Italy Launch Zhangheng 1-02 Satellite to Monitor Earth’s Electromagnetic Fields
A new White House memo, signed by President Donald Trump on August 19, aims to reshape America’s role…
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Trump Signs Memorandum to Accelerate U.S. Space Launches
Washington, August 20 — President Donald Trump signed a memorandum on August 20 aimed at transforming U.S. space…
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SpaceX Falcon 9: Design, Development Setbacks and the Reusable First Stage
HAWTHORNE, August 1 — The Falcon 9 launch vehicle, a significant innovation from SpaceX, continues to demonstrate the…
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Experts Say Starship’s Heat Shield Is the Obstacle to Rapid Reuse, and NASA Has Not Helped
HAWTHORNE, Calif., July 27, 2026 — On the test stands in McGregor, Texas, engineers fire up another sequence:…
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