Starship to Deliver 100 Tons to Orbit by 2026, Musk Claims
Passant Rabie / gizmodo - Following a successful 10th test flight, the SpaceX CEO expects the megarocket to become operational by next year.
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Perseverance Rover Finds Potential Sign of Ancient Life in Martian Rock
Ellyn Lapointe / gizmodo - During a press conference today, NASA presented findings from the initial analysis of a Martian geological sample, touting it as possibly "the clearest sign of life that we have ever found on Mars."
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ReOrbit secures Europe’s largest spacetech Series A as defence demand surges
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SpaceX Secures $17B Spectrum Deal to Boost Starlink Connectivity
Elon Musk’s SpaceX has finalized a $17 billion agreement with EchoStar to acquire spectrum licenses, aiming to power its Starlink direct-to-cell service. This major strategic move is set to enhance satellite broadband capabilities and intensify competition in the telecom arena.
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Trump is moving Space Command to Alabama
Emma Roth / theverge - President Donald Trump is moving US Space Command’s headquarters from Colorado to Alabama, he announced during a press conference on Tuesday. The change reverses former President Joe Biden’s 2023 decision to leave it in Colorado Springs, where its tempora…
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SpaceX Starship Finally Pulls Off a Successful Test Flight
Javier Carbajal / wired - After being postponed twice—and after multiple failed attempts—Starship's tenth test flight was a success.
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Watch Live as SpaceX Tries to Snap Starship’s Miserable Losing Streak
Passant Rabie / gizmodo - SpaceX had to call off its rocket's launch two days in a row due to a ground systems issue and uncooperative weather.
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SpaceX is about to launch Starship for its 10th test flight
Cheyenne MacDonald / engadget - SpaceX's massive Starship rocket is scheduled to lift off from the company's Texas launch site as soon as this evening for its 10th flight. The launch window opens at 7:30PM ET (6:30PM CT). As always, the flight test will be livestreamed on the SpaceX web…
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When Starship Comes to Florida, Expect 2-Hour Flight Delays, FAA Warns
Ellyn Lapointe / gizmodo - SpaceX aims to launch its super heavy-lift rocket from Cape Canaveral, Florida, by the end of the year. That’s bad news for the state’s commercial airports—and you.
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NASA and IBM Unveil AI That Helps Scientists Forecast Solar Storms
Ellyn Lapointe / gizmodo - Experts recently identified major gaps in their ability to forecast space weather. Surya aims to fill them.
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The James Webb Space Telescope Has Found a New Moon Orbiting Uranus
Joe Hindy / cnet - For now, the new moon has a clunky name, but if it passes peer review, NASA might call it something better.
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Reckon you can put a nuclear reactor on the Moon?
Richard Speed / theregister - You have until Thursday August 21 to respond if you do NASA's plans to put a nuclear reactor on the Moon have moved on – the agency has now put out a Request For Information (RFI) to gauge industry interest in the project.…
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Trump eases spaceflight rules with sweeping regulatory rollback
An executive order signed by former President Trump has reduced environmental review requirements for launches and reentry permits, aiming to give a boost to private spaceflight ventures. While industry insiders cheer the deregulation, critics can’t help but wonder if safety’s been left out in orbit.
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Amazon Hits 100-Satellite Milestone After SpaceX Kuiper Launch
Usman Qureshi / iphoneincanada - Amazon's Project Kuiper reaches 100 satellites after fourth launch aboard SpaceX Falcon 9 as it races to deliver global low-latency internet.The post Amazon Hits 100-Satellite Milestone After SpaceX Kuiper Launch first appeared on iPhone in Canada.
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Belgian spacetech EDGX raises €2.3M to bring edge computing to space
Lucy Adams / tech - Belgian spacetech EDGX has closed a €2.3 million seed round to accelerate the commercial rollout of its onboard AI computing system for satellites, EDGX Sterna. The round was co-led by imec.istart fut...
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Titan sub implosion safety inquiry intensifies tragedy
The Coast Guard has determined that the catastrophic implosion of the Titan sub—resulting in the loss of five lives—was preventable, with investigations focusing on management oversights and a toxic workplace environment that purportedly contributed to the disaster. The probe raises urgent questions over safety protocols in deep‐sea operations.
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Acting NASA Chief Tells Agency to Build a Nuclear Reactor on the Moon, Before China Does It First
Passant Rabie / gizmodo - The project would power a future human settlement on the lunar surface.
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Skyrora wins green light to lob rockets from Scotland
Richard Speed / theregister - Launch license issued for suborbital Skylark L The UK's Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) has granted British rocketeer Skyrora a launch operator license.…
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Australia’s first orbital-class rocket stalled seconds after liftoff
Stephen Clark / arstechnica - "I thought best case was maybe 40 seconds of flight time, but I'll take 14 as a win."
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The first company to complete a fully successful lunar landing is going public
Stephen Clark / arstechnica - Some of Firefly's programs are going quite well. Others, not so much.
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