SpaceX launches its 1st Starship V3 megarocket to space
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The U.S. Space Force is preparing to launch multiple spacecraft to geostationary orbit in 2027 for two separate in-space services demonstrations: one to test satellite refueling and another to test whether a servicing vehicle can dock with and maneuver another spacecraft.
First, Russia has now joined the fray with the recent arrival of its own suspected inspector (or attack) satellite in GEO. Second, the US Space Force is poised to order more—perhaps many more—reconnaissance satellites of its own to send into the geosynchronous belt.
The space sector showed signs of heating up in the second quarter despite global uncertainty triggered by U.S. trade tariffs. Space startups kept drawing in funds over the April-June stretch, riding the high of "sustained interest" in defense opportunities ...
Expect a further rush of spending beyond last year's record levels, as investors chase the promise of space-based data centers and look to piggyback on a potential SpaceX IPO SpaceX's potential initial public offering could trigger a wave of listings from ...
NASA confirmed Thursday that the Russian segment of the International Space Station has begun leaking atmosphere into space again. It’s an old problem that NASA recently hoped was resolved.
Two NASA astronauts who flew up to the International Space Station in a Boeing Starliner capsule for a round trip that was supposed to last just over a week will be stuck in space for closer to a year before they can come home. Despite the astronauts ...
It has been nearly six years since the United States Space Force was established, when President Donald Trump signed the National Defense Authorization Act for fiscal year 2020 into law. The sixth and newest branch of the U.S. Armed Forces was also the ...