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Rocket Report: Neutron's 'Hungry Hippo' Cleared for Flight, Orbex's Future in Question
SpaceX plans an IPO within 12-18 months, a move that could either shift its focus or accelerate its Mars ambitions through new capital. Avio USA will build a major solid rocket motor factory in Virginia with a $500 million investment, aiming to serve defense and commercial markets. Orbex faces a ...
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China's Falcon 9-Style Rocket Tested as NASA's Moon Rocket Completes Stacking
LandSpace and Blue Origin are advancing reusable rocket technology, with LandSpace preparing its Zhuque-3 for a Falcon 9-style vertical landing and Blue Origin planning its second New Glenn mission, aiming to recover orbital-class boosters like SpaceX. Private companies and defense contractors ar...
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Alpha Rocket Explodes in Test; Europe Plans Mini Starship
Blue Origin's New Glenn rocket is preparing for its second flight and landing attempt, while SpaceX's Starship aims for its final test flight of the year, and Rocket Lab's Neutron vehicle may debut by year-end or slip into 2026. Firefly Aerospace's Alpha rocket booster was destroyed in a testing ...
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Neutron's Pad Opens, SpaceX's Falcon 9 Cleared for Launch
Congress opposes the Trump administration's plan to retire the Space Launch System rocket after Artemis III, signaling a potential conflict over NASA's deep space exploration future. Israel successfully launched the Ofek 19 satellite, an advanced synthetic aperture radar observation satellite, us...
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Rocket Report: Baikonur Blunder; Are Engines Essential for Launch?
The global launch industry is highly active, with SpaceX conducting seven recent launches and up to twenty more orbital attempts expected worldwide before December ends. A major Russian RS-28 Sarmat ICBM test failed dramatically, with the missile crashing seconds after liftoff near its launch sit...
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Bezos' Firm to Bundle Satellites; Starship Launch Imminent
Despite the ongoing federal government shutdown, U.S. military space missions and NASA's Artemis II preparations continue uninterrupted, though federal employees risk missing paychecks. The majority of the most hazardous space debris consists of objects left in orbit before the year 2000, with sp...
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