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    SpaceX secures approval for 4th launch pad

    SpaceX secures approval for 4th launch pad SpaceX is getting permission to launch its mainstay Falcon 9 rocket from a second launch pad in Southern California, giving it a fourth launch site for its commercial and US government missions. The decision, announced Tuesday on the US Space Force’s...
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    What went wrong with SpaceX's "successful" Starship launch

    What went wrong with SpaceX's "successful" Starship launch SpaceX’s attempt to send its Starship system into space on Thursday ended in a blast after an engine failure forced it to blow up the rocket shortly after liftoff. The mishap potentially complicates chief executive officer Elon Musk’s...
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    New 4/20 launch date for Starship

    New 4/20 launch date for Starship SpaceX is aiming to launch its next-generation Starship rocket on April 20, the second attempt for the groundbreaking flight after a pressurisation issue upended the company’s initial test. Elon Musk’s closely held company announced the new date in a tweet on...
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    Starship's big day

    Starship's big day SpaceX plans to launch its massive deep-space rocket Starship into space on Monday, in the first major test of the new launch system. If successful, it will be a critical milestone in SpaceX CEO Elon Musk’s quest to bring humans to destinations as far away as Mars. [Bloomberg]
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    SpaceX plans to launch Starship as early as Monday

    SpaceX plans to launch Starship as early as Monday Elon Musk’s SpaceX received US government approval to launch its next-generation Starship rocket, a key milestone in the company’s quest to send humans to the moon and eventually Mars. The Federal Aviation Administration granted the license to...
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    Virgin Orbit going bankrupt

    Virgin Orbit going bankrupt Virgin Orbit Holdings Inc. filed for bankruptcy after the satellite launch firm tied to British billionaire Richard Branson failed to secure the funding needed to keep operating and cut about 85% of its staff. The company listed $243 million in assets and $153.5...
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    Virgin Orbit shuts down operations

    Virgin Orbit shuts down operations Virgin Orbit Holdings Inc., the satellite-launch company tied to British billionaire Richard Branson, is ceasing operations indefinitely, succumbing to growing cash-crunch pressures that have paralyzed startups in many emerging technologies. The company said...
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    Relativity Space's 85% 3D-printed rocket fails to reach orbit in first launch

    Relativity Space's 85% 3D-printed rocket fails to reach orbit in first launch Launch startup Relativity Space Inc.’s mostly 3D-printed Terran 1 rocket failed to reach orbit after suffering an issue mid-flight. After successfully launching from Cape Canaveral, Florida on Wednesday night, an...
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    Relativity delays launch of mostly 3D-printed rocket

    Relativity delays launch of mostly 3D-printed rocket Relativity Space Inc. postponed the first test flight of its mostly 3D-printed rocket, the Terran 1, on Wednesday at the company’s launch site in Cape Canaveral, Florida. The company said it scrubbed the planned test mission, which it called...
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    Virgin Orbit set for UK's first-ever space rocket launch

    Virgin Orbit set for UK's first-ever space rocket launch Richard Branson’s Virgin Orbit Holdings Inc. said it’s on course for Britain’s first-ever space launch as final preparations for the mission proceed as planned following earlier delays. The takeoff of a modified Boeing Co. 747 jetliner...
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    OneWeb sends 40 satellites into orbit using rival's parent company

    OneWeb sends 40 satellites into orbit using rival's parent company SpaceX successfully launched 40 satellites for competing communications company OneWeb on Thursday. It’s the first of three planned missions the unlikely collaborators are set to perform over the coming months despite their...
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    SLS rocket finally launches on Moon mission

    SLS rocket finally launches on Moon mission Nasa launched its most powerful rocket in 50 years early Wednesday, sending an uncrewed capsule skyward on a 25-day mission to orbit the Moon and return safely to Earth. The agency’s Space Launch System rocket, with an Orion capsule perched atop it...
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    SpaceX value over R2.6 trillion — according to latest funding round

    SpaceX value over R2.6 trillion — according to latest funding round Elon Musk’s SpaceX is in talks to raise a funding round that values the rocket launch and satellite company at more than $150 billion (R2.6 trillion), people familiar with the matter said. The transaction being discussed...
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    Rocket Lab's second attempt to catch reusable booster with helicopter fails

    Rocket Lab's second attempt to catch reusable booster with helicopter fails A Rocket Lab USA Inc. helicopter failed to catch a booster in midair as it returned from space over the Pacific Ocean. The problem was related to a “telemetry loss” from the Electron rocket’s first stage during...
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    Blue Origin rocket suffers first big failure following launch

    Blue Origin rocket suffers first big failure following launch Blue Origin LLC aborted a launch of its suborbital New Shepard rocket shortly after takeoff in West Texas, the first major failure for Jeff Bezos’ company since transitioning to routine commercial flights. No people were on board...
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    Troubled SLS programme suffers another big setback

    Troubled SLS programme suffers another big setback Nasa’s latest rocket demonstrated one of the biggest and most enduring frustrations that comes with launching new and highly complicated space technology: waiting. Though expectations were high for Monday’s scheduled first launch of Nasa’s new...
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