SpaceX: more risks, better rockets?
A prototype of SpaceX's unmanned rocket Starship exploded on Wednesday, the third time a test flight ended in flames.
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Maine company successfully launches prototype rocket
A Maine company that's developing a rocket to propel small satellites into space passed its first major test on Sunday.
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Feb 1, 2021
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SpaceX SN8 to launch and fly to 60,000 feet next week
Elon Musk, head of SpaceX, has announced via Twitter that the company's SN8 rocket will take a test flight sometime next week. The plan is for the rocket is to soar up to 60,000 feet (18,300 meters) and then return to Earth ...
Virgin Galactic's next spaceship reaches build milestone
Virgin Galactic's next passenger spaceship has reached a major construction milestone, the company said Wednesday.
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Jan 8, 2020
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Top NASA official gets look at next moon rocket
NASA's top official says the rocket expected to power the next mission to the moon is about 90 percent complete.
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Aug 15, 2019
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Virgin Orbit conducts drop-test of rocket from Boeing 747
Virgin Galactic's sister company Virgin Orbit conducted a drop test of its air-launched satellite booster over California on Wednesday, a key step toward space missions.
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Jul 10, 2019
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NASA: Intense work under way on rocket for future moonshots
Crews are working around the clock at a NASA rocket factory, intent on meeting a new fall 2020 deadline to test launch a mega-rocket designed to propel astronauts to the moon and beyond, a space agency official said Friday.
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Jun 29, 2019
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SpaceX launches hefty rocket with 24 satellites, experiments
SpaceX launched its heftiest rocket with 24 research satellites Tuesday, a middle-of-the-night rideshare featuring a deep space atomic clock, solar sail, a clean and green rocket fuel testbed, and even human ashes.
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Jun 25, 2019
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Japanese startup hopes to launch a sounding rocket into space
Interstellar Technologies Inc. (IST) is in final phase of preparations for its third attempt to become the first Japanese private company to launch a small sounding rocket into space. The launch is scheduled for Tuesday, ...
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Apr 29, 2019
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Incident on SpaceX pad could delay its first manned flight
A mysterious but apparently serious incident occurred Saturday in Cape Canaveral, Florida involving the SpaceX capsule intended to carry American astronauts into space late this year, the private company and NASA announced.
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Apr 21, 2019
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