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ABL Space Systems, a six-year-old launch startup based in El Segundo, California, has announced its exit from the commercial launch market to focus on missile defense programs for the Pentagon.
Impulse Space has solidified its plans for ambitious orbital transport missions, announcing the purchase of three SpaceX Falcon 9 launches for its high-energy Helios transfer vehicle.
Rocket Lab has secured the first customer for its Neutron launch vehicle as it works toward a mid-2025 inaugural launch.
SpaceX conducted the sixth flight test of its Starship system today, achieving significant milestones as it works toward fully reusable space transportation.
Virgin Galactic has announced plans to raise an additional $300 million to fast-track the production of its suborbital spaceplanes and a new mothership.
NASA has announced the extension of three pivotal Commercial Resupply Services (CRS) 2 contracts to support cargo transportation to and from the International Space Station (ISS) through 2030, aligning with the station's projected retirement timeline.
SpaceX has proposed a groundbreaking satellite internet system concept for Mars, dubbed "Marslink," which would extend the capabilities of its Starlink internet system beyond Earth.
As NASA moves closer to launching the first crewed Moon landing in over 50 years, the agency has pinpointed nine potential landing regions near the lunar South Pole for its historic Artemis III mission.
NASA has confirmed that the Crew 8 astronauts have been taken to a local medical facility “for additional evaluation” and “out of an abundance of caution” following their splashdown off Pensacola, Florida, at 3:29 a.m. EDT on Friday.
NASA is on schedule to determine by the end of 2024 how to revise its Mars Sample Return (MSR) program to cut costs and shorten timelines, according to NASA officials.
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