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

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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....

SpaceX supply ship docks at International Space Station

A day-and-a-half after launching from Florida, SpaceX’s Cargo Dragon spacecraft docked at the International Space Station Thursday to deliver fresh food, experiments, CubeSats, and...

U.S. military experiments hitching ride to space station on SpaceX cargo ship

SpaceX’s next resupply mission to the International Space Station is set for liftoff Tuesday night from Kennedy Space Center, hauling more than 6,300 pounds...

RS21 earns patent for AI-based monitoring

SAN FRANCISCO – Someday, satellites may operate autonomously, dodging debris and resolving their own software issues. For now, engineers continuously monitor satellites to detect...

Rocket Lab aces first Electron rocket launch from US soil

By Eric Ralph Posted on January 24, 2023 ...

SpaceX gearing up for Falcon Heavy’s second national security launch

The mission, named USSF-67, comes on the heels of USSF-44, which flew to geostationary Earth orbit on Nov. 1 WASHINGTON — SpaceX is aiming...

NASA and Rocket Lab ready for first Electron launch from Wallops

WASHINGTON — After more than two years of delays, NASA and Rocket Lab are finally ready to conduct the first Electron launch from Wallops...

Virgin Orbit launches Space Force mission

WASHINGTON — Virgin Orbit successfully placed a set of payloads for the U.S. Space Force into orbit early July 2 in the company’s first...

SpaceX cargo ship returns to Earth with spacesuit and science specimens

A SpaceX cargo ship splashed down under parachutes in the Gulf of Mexico this week, returning from the International Space Station after a 34-day mission with a spacesuit used for spacewalks, and research specimens for distribution to scientists around the world.

Cargo Dragon capsule departs space station

SpaceX's Cargo Dragon spacecraft, closing out a month-long mission, undocked from the International Space Station Sunday after a two-delay in its departure to wait for better weather in the capsule's recovery zone off the coast of Florida. Splashdown in the Gulf of Mexico is scheduled for Monday.

Virgin Orbit launches seven cubesats on third operational mission

Virgin Orbit placed seven cubesats for three customers into orbit Jan. 13 on the third consecutive successful operational flight of its LauncherOne air-launch system.

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Virgin Orbit celebrates third successful launch in a row

Virgin Orbit delivered seven small CubeSats for NASA, the U.S. military, Spire, and the Polish company SatRevolution into orbit Thursday with its air-launched rocket after release from a jumbo jet off the coast of California.

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