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Los Angeles Rocket Startup ABL Space Aims for First Launch as Early as March
ABL Space, founded by veterans of SpaceX and Morgan Stanley, is in the final stretch of preparations for its inaugural launch from Vandenberg Air Force Base.
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World's Space Achievements a Bright Spot in Stressful 2020
This year was a big one for space and next year promises more achievements
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Space Holding Company Voyager to Acquire Nanoracks, Which Added an Airlock to the Space Station
Voyager Space Holdings’ fourth acquisition in a little over a year since it was established is a majority stake in the parent company of Nanoracks.
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PHOTOS: ‘Christmas Star' Brings Magic to Night Sky After 800 Year
There’s a bright light at the end of 2020 — you just have to look up. What Is the Great Conjunction?A Great Conjunction is when the gas giants Jupiter and Saturn appear close together when viewed from Earth. And on Dec. 21, the planets appeared so close together that they almost looked like one point of light to the unaided eye,... -
Rare ‘Christmas Star' Will Be Visible on Monday for First Time in 800 Years
NASA says the planetary conjunction known as the ‘Christmas Star,’ which is only seen once every 800 years, will be visible on Monday night.
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China Brings Moon Rocks Back to Earth in a First for the Country as Space Race With U.S. Heats Up
China is only the third country in the world to retrieve lunar samples after the efforts by the U.S. in the 1960s and the Soviet Union in the 1970s.
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Virgin Galactic's Sell-Off Has Not Damaged the Long-Term Uptrend, Oppenheimer Analyst Says
Is Virgin Galactic’s rally in trouble? Ari Wald of Oppenheimer said the trend is still an investor’s friend.
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Virgin Galactic Shares Drop 17% After Aborted Spaceflight Test, Which the Company Will Repeat
Virgin Galactic’s stock fell in trading on Monday after the space tourism company cut short its latest spaceflight test mid-launch.
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‘Lost Connection' Hampers Virgin Galactic's Test Flight
A Virgin Galactic test flight Saturday ended prematurely as the spacecraft’s rocket motor failed to ignite
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Virgin Galactic Cuts Short Spaceflight Attempt After Engine Abort, Pilots Safely Return to Land
Virgin Galactic confirmed its latest spaceflight test was cut short after its SpaceShipTwo Unity vehicle attempted to launch above New Mexico on Saturday.
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Hometown Heroes Who Are Out of This World: Meet the California Astronauts of Artemis
Five of the 18 astronauts named for the next mission to the moon are California natives for the Artemis Team, NASA announced Wednesday.
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SpaceX's Prototype Starship Rocket Reaches Highest Altitude Yet But Lands Explosively on Return Attempt
SpaceX launched its latest Starship prototype on a flight test to about 40,000 feet altitude on Wednesday.
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Watch SpaceX Attempt to Launch a Starship Prototype Rocket to 40,000 Feet, the Highest Flight Yet
SpaceX is preparing to launch the latest prototype of its next-generation Starship rocket on Wednesday.
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SpaceX Delays Starship Prototype Rocket Launch Attempt After Engine Abort
SpaceX came within two seconds of attempting to launch the latest prototype of its next-generation Starship rocket
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SpaceX Now Has Two Spacecraft Docked to the Space Station for the First Time
SpaceX docked its Cargo Dragon capsule with the International Space Station, marking the first time the company has two spacecraft simultaneously attached.
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China Spacecraft Is Returning to Earth With Moon Samples in a First for the Country
It’s the first time China has launched a spacecraft from an extraterrestrial body and the first time it has collected moon samples.
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Elon Musk Is ‘Highly Confident' SpaceX Will Land Humans on Mars by 2026
SpaceX CEO Elon Musk said he is “highly confident” that the company will land humans on Mars in “about six years from now.”
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Elon Musk Says SpaceX's Next Starship Test Flight May Happen as Early as Wednesday
SpaceX may attempt the next test flight of its Starship prototype rocket as early as Wednesday, CEO Elon Musk shared .
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SpaceX Plans for Starship Test Flight Next Week, Which Elon Musk Gives 1-In-3 Odds of Landing Intact
SpaceX is aiming to launch its latest Starship rocket prototype as early as “next week,” CEO Elon Musk said on Tuesday
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Rocket Lab Recovers Booster After Launch in Major Step Toward Reusing Its Small Rockets
Rocket Lab on Thursday took what CEO Peter Beck described as a “huge milestone” in its work to reuse rockets.