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Rocket Lab wins $14.4 million contract to launch Space Test Program experiment

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SpaceX launches ninth dedicated rideshare mission

WASHINGTON — SpaceX launched more than 100 satellites in the ninth in a series of dedicated smallsat rideshare missions Nov. 11, the latest flight...

PLD Space launches first suborbital rocket

WASHINGTON — Spanish company PLD Space launched its first suborbital rocket Oct. 6, with the company calling the flight a success despite reaching a...

SpaceX launches eighth dedicated smallsat rideshare mission

NEW YORK — A SpaceX Falcon 9 launched several dozen smallsats on a dedicated rideshare mission June 12, with customers ranging from the U.S....

PLD Space prepares for suborbital test launch

WASHINGTON — Spanish launch startup PLD Space plans to conduct a suborbital launch before the end of the month to test technologies for its...

SpaceX launches seventh Transporter rideshare mission

WASHINGTON — SpaceX launched more than 50 satellites early April 15 on the latest in a series of dedicated Falcon 9 smallsat rideshare missions....

Isar Aerospace raises $165 million as it gears up for first launch

WASHINGTON — German launch vehicle developer Isar Aerospace announced March 28 it raised $165 million to scale up production of its Spectrum rocket scheduled...

Cape Congestion: World’s busiest spaceport stretched to its limits

For the world’s busiest spaceport, it’s the best of times and the worst of times. The combination of Cape Canaveral Space Force Station...

Space Force allocates three historic Cape Canaveral launch pads to four companies

WASHINGTON — The U.S. Space Force is allocating three launch complexes at Cape Canaveral, including one used for several NASA Mercury missions six decades...

Space Force offers launch pads to companies as commercial demand soars

WASHINGTON — The U.S. Space Force will allocate launch pads at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station to four commercial launch companies as part of...

Startup developing sea-based launch pads

ORLANDO — A startup is proposing one solution to the increasing congestion at major launch sites: build mobile launch pads that operate at sea....

Congress adds $1.7 billion for U.S. Space Force in 2023 spending bill

The 2023 omnibus spending package includes $26.3 billion for the U.S. Space Force WASHINGTON — Congress in a massive $1.7 trillion government funding bill...

France, Germany and Italy sign agreement on launch vehicle development

PARIS — An agreement among three European countries could help secure near-term funding for launch vehicle development but have a bigger effect in the...

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