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SpaceX Starship rocket launches third test flight

Science
Dr. Sarah Adams

Elon Musk’s company launched Starship at about 9:25 a.m. ET from its Starbase facility near Boca Chica, Texas. The rocket has now ...

SpaceX cleared to attempt third Starship launch Thursday

Science
Dr. Sarah Adams

SpaceX’s next-generation Starship spacecraft atop its powerful Super Heavy rocket is prepared for a third launch from the company’s Boca Chica launchpad ...

Space company Astra going private to avoid bankruptcy

Business
Jessica Roberts

Rocket LV0006 tilts during liftoff. Astra / NASASpaceflight Space company Astra will go private in a cut-rate deal with its founders after ...

NASA shuts down Maxar-led OSAM-1 satellite refueling project

Science
Dr. Sarah Adams

NASA cited “continued technical, cost, and schedule challenges, and a broader community evolution away from refueling unprepared spacecraft, which has led to ...

How Wall Street reads IM-1 moon-fueled rally

Science
Dr. Sarah Adams

Intuitive Machines’ Nova-C lander “Odysseus” deploys from the upper stage of SpaceX’s Falcon 9 rocket to begin the IM-1 mission. NASA TV ...

Intuitive Machines (LUNR) stock jumps after moon mission update

Science
Dr. Sarah Adams

Intuitive Machines’ Nova-C lander “Odysseus” deploys from the upper stage of SpaceX’s Falcon 9 rocket to begin the IM-1 mission. NASA TV ...

Varda drug spacecraft gets FAA approval to return

Technology
Michael Johnson

Varda’s first manufacturing satellite and reentry vehicle attached to a Rocket Lab Photon bus. Rocket Lab Space startup Varda received long-awaited approval ...

Voyager’s Starlab space station buys SpaceX Starship launch

Science
Dr. Sarah Adams

An artist’s rendering of the Starlab space station in low Earth orbit. Voyager Space / Starlab Space LLC A contract written in ...

Three space companies at risk of running out of cash

Business
Jessica Roberts

A view from onboard the upper stage of rocket LV0009 during the company’s livestream on March 15, 2022. Astra / NASASpaceflight The ...

Sierra Space lays off hundreds in push toward Dream Chaser launch

Science
Dr. Sarah Adams

A rendering on a Dream Chaser spaceplane in orbit. Sierra Space Sierra Space, one of the sector’s most valuable private companies, laid ...