Topic: rocket development
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Russia's Soyuz 5: Will Anyone Want to Fly on It?
Russia's Soyuz 5 rocket is set for its first launch by year's end after nearly a decade of development, aiming to modernize Russia's fleet and enhance its global market position. The rocket, now in final assembly and transported to Kazakhstan, represents a pragmatic design influenced by Western c...
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SpaceX Starship Explodes in High-Stakes Test Flight
An upgraded SpaceX Starship booster exploded during ground testing at its South Texas facility, causing significant damage to the booster's lower section during a gas system pressure test. The incident involves a critical component of the Starship V3 design, which is essential for SpaceX's plans ...
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SpaceX's Rocket Failure Investigator Hans Koenigsmann Is Going to Space
Hans Koenigsmann, a long-serving SpaceX veteran, left the company in 2021 after two decades, having contributed significantly to mission safety and failure investigations. He is set to fly on Blue Origin's New Shepard spacecraft with Michaela "Michi" Benthaus, who will become the first wheelchair...
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Stoke Space's Latest Milestone Demands Attention
Stoke Space raised $510 million in Series D funding, bringing its total capital close to $1 billion to finalize development of the Nova rocket and proceed with flight demonstrations. The company's Nova rocket, targeting a 2026 launch, is fully reusable including the payload fairing and can delive...
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Astra CEO Chris Kemp's Aggressive New Strategy
Astra CEO Chris Kemp adopted an unusually aggressive public stance against competitors at a 2025 symposium, breaking from the industry norm of keeping such critiques private. The company has faced significant operational challenges, with five of its seven Rocket 3 launches failing between 2020 an...
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Startup Raises $250M for "Giga" Satellite Design
K2, a California startup, has raised $250 million to scale production of its high-power satellite platforms, bringing its total funding to over $400 million. The company is developing large "Mega" and "Giga" class satellites to capitalize on new heavy-lift rockets and meet future demand for subst...
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Blue Origin's TeraWave to Deliver 6Tbps Satellite Internet
Blue Origin has announced **TeraWave**, a new high-capacity satellite internet network designed to deliver up to **6 terabits per second** for enterprise, government, and data center clients, not general consumers. The network will use a two-tiered architecture of **5,280 LEO satellites** for RF ...
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