Rocket Report: India wants its own SpaceX, Firefly targets July for Alpha launch
"We will have our own SpaceX in the next two years."
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NASA just bought the rest of the space station crew flights from SpaceX
"We will need additional missions from SpaceX to implement our strategy."
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After 9 difficult months, Firefly is set to take its next shot at orbit
The launch company is targeting mid-July for Alpha's next launch.
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NASA chooses two companies to build spacesuits for its 21st-century Moonwalkers
"We knew there was always a transition to industry in our future."
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NASA still “pushing” for a Russian cosmonaut to fly on next SpaceX mission
"I think it's the right thing to do."
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AstroForge aims to succeed where other asteroid mining companies have failed
"When you say asteroid mining, people laugh at you."
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Rocket Report: Meet the Gravity-1 rocket; will Starship really cut launch costs?
"I probably can’t express in words what it meant for me."
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NASA’s verdict on Starliner: “A great vehicle for crew transportation”
"That’s really what this commercial crew program has been all about."
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Earth’s orbital debris problem is worsening, and policy solutions are difficult
"Who's responsible? Who pays? How much do they pay?"
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New photo reveals a NASA spacecraft cloaked in Martian dust
InSight lived up to its name, providing deep insights about the Martian interior.
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How NASA finally melted its giant “self-licking ice cream cone”
"Government should be about getting the taxpayer the best value."
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Rocket Report: Starliner soars into orbit; about those Raptor RUDs in Texas
"From the outside, it might look like an ordinary rocket."
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Starliner successfully launches, reaches a stable orbit [Updated]
"The teams are ready. Boeing is ready. ULA is ready."
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NASA reveals launch dates for Artemis I through the first half of 2023
NASA administrator declares the SLS rocket will launch this year "in August."
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Former NASA leaders praise Boeing’s willingness to risk commercial crew
"I think if they look back on it, they wouldn't do it again."
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Entrepreneurs create a space “academy” as commercial space flourishes
This is a bet that the long-promised space economy continues taking off.
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After losing contact with its helicopter, NASA put the entire Mars mission on hold
Mars is only going to get colder and darker for the next 10 weeks as winter deepens.
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Rocket Report: Virgin Galactic delayed again, June targeted for next SLS test
"Our teams are containing the majority of these issues to minimize impact on schedules."
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SpaceX caps an incredibly busy month with a NASA crew landing Friday morning
"Very quiet launches. Beautiful landings."
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This time, can Boeing’s Starliner finally shine?
Ten months later, another chance at a do-over for Boeing's crewed spacecraft.
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NASA chief says cost-plus contracts are a “plague” on the space agency
"You get it done with that competitive spirit. You get it done cheaper."
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Rocket Lab catches a 1-ton booster falling back from space
"It's kind of like Ghostbusters in some way."
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SpaceX engineer says NASA should plan for Starship’s “significant” capability
"We all need to be thinking bigger and better and really inspirationally about what we can do."
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The Western space community should put Dmitry Rogozin on “ignore”
"He has spent his time at Roscosmos trying to get back into Putin’s good graces."
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After flying 150th Falcon 9, SpaceX continues to make efficiency gains
“For those that know rockets, this is a ridiculously hard thing."
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Rocket Report: FAA decision day, or another delay? Using a balloon first stage
"They’re going to scatter my bones or ashes on this property."
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SpaceX sends four astronauts into orbit for the second time in a month
"I just want to reiterate that safety is still and always the top priority."
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First all-private mission to the space station will finally come home
One thing seems clear: Private orbital spaceflight will be very different.
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NASA is supporting some seriously risky missions to the Moon—it’s about time
"The entrepreneurial ecosystem is one of the core strengths of the United States."
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Rocket Report: Falcon 9 says Aloha to Hawaii, Blue Origin to abandon ship?
"New Glenn’s first stage will come home to the Jacklyn after every flight."
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This 40-second solar eclipse seen from the surface of Mars is sublime
“I knew it was going to be good, but I didn’t expect it to be this amazing."
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United States commits to ending “reckless” anti-satellite missile testing
Will other nations with such weapons, including China and Russia, follow suit?
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NASA to roll back its mega rocket after failing to complete countdown test
NASA has options for what to do next, but all will involve schedule delays.
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Rocket Report: NASA scrubs third SLS fueling test, Pythom Space strikes back
"We want that future and that vision to come from Boca Chica."
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Trying to sound impressive, Putin says Russia will resume lunar program
Putin touts a decades-old program with limited ambitions.
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NASA to restart fueling test of SLS rocket, with key modifications
"We’re very comfortable with the path forward."
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