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On August 10, 2026, financial market analysis highlighted a projected shift in space launch economics as SpaceX transitions primary payload manifests from its operational Falcon 9 workhorse to the fully […]
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Following the successful ocean splashdown of the Starship upper stage during its Flight 13 test on Friday, July 24, 2026, SpaceX Chief Executive Officer Elon Musk announced that the company […]
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Pegasus XL's final flight ended the only operational orbital-class air-launch system the same week VICTUS HAZE delivered a 17-hour tactical call-up from a fixed pad. Responsiveness turned out to be a software and operations problem, not an aircraft problem.
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On Friday, July 10, 2026, the China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation (CASC) successfully executed its first-ever controlled recovery of an orbital-class rocket booster. The maiden flight of the Long […]
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KWAJALEIN ATOLL — NASA and aerospace startup Katalyst Space Technologies are scheduled to launch an orbital servicing mission on Tuesday, June 30, 2026, aimed at arresting the atmospheric decay of […]
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When the CST-100 Starliner will return to crewed flight is becoming a point of consternation. NASA and Boeing engineers have been mired in intensive root-cause investigations, focusing on how the […]
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LOS ANGELES, CA — Popular space commentator and astrophysicist Scott Manley recently shed light on SpaceX’s latest unannounced project: a surprise new uncrewed spacecraft named Starfall. Newly released regulatory documents […]
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Baltimore, MD — June 10, 2026 — Space Phoenix Systems (SPS), a leader in space logistics, today announced its newest service offering, TR LEAP™ (Technology Readiness Level Acceleration Program), introducing […]
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Engineers at the National Manufacturing Institute Scotland have developed a new manufacturing route for copper rocket nozzles utilizing high-pressure cold spray technology. Overcoming Traditional Manufacturing Hurdles This advancement addresses one […]
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During the SmallSat Europe conference in Amsterdam, space access provider SEOPS announced the launch of its Waymaker program. The initiative is designed to offer dedicated rideshare missions to low Earth […]
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