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China to debut large reusable rockets in 2025 and 2026
Mar 5, 2024 · Company: Rocket Name: Rocket Type: Key Features or Notes: iSpace: Hyperbola-3: Methane-liquid oxygen reusable: Payload capacity of 8,500 kg to Low Earth Orbit (LEO); first flight planned for 2025.
Pentagon embracing SpaceX’s Starshield for future military satcom
Jun 11, 2024 · DoD currently buys Starlink’s commercial internet service but in the future it also plans to acquire more than 100 ‘Starshield’ satellites that would be government-owned
Blue Origin aims to launch first lunar lander in 2025
Mar 8, 2024 · Blue Origin founder Jeff Bezos and NASA Administrator Bill Nelson speak in front of a full-sized mockup of the Blue Moon Mark 1 lunar lander. Credit: NASA
NASA payload to fly on first Blue Origin lunar lander mission
Aug 12, 2024 · A NASA payload will hitch a ride to the moon on Blue Origin’s first lunar lander mission, scheduled to launch as soon as next March.
FAA updates Starship launch license for next flight
Dec 20, 2024 · SpaceX has been testing the Starship vehicle for Flight 7, which now has an FAA license for a launch expected in January. Credit: SpaceX
Pentagon’s commercial satellite internet services program soars to …
Oct 29, 2024 · DoD is raising its Proliferated Low Earth Orbit (PLEO) Satellite-Based Services program from an initial $900 million ceiling to a projected $13 billion
Space Force hails progress in missile-warning satellite program
Sep 26, 2024 · WASHINGTON — Amid a growing focus on low Earth orbit satellites, the U.S. Space Force is making strides in a more traditional space-based capability: large missile-warning satellites.
NASA faces disruptive presidential transition - SpaceNews
Nov 13, 2024 · The upcoming presidential transition will be unlike any other in recent history at NASA, thanks in large part to the potentially disruptive influence of Elon Musk, warned veterans of past transitio…