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NASA lays out how SpaceX will refuel Starships in low-Earth orbit
Enlarge / Artist’s illustration of two Starships docked belly-to-belly in orbit. SpaceX Some time next year, NASA believes SpaceX will…
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NASA may alter Artemis III to have Starship and Orion dock in low-Earth orbit
Enlarge / This image taken by NASA’s Orion spacecraft shows its view just before the vehicle flew behind the Moon…
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Orbex’s new funding may accelerate its Prime microlauncher into orbit
UK-based small launch developer Orbex got another boost from Scotland’s national bank and other investors as it gears up for…
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Dark is building a rocket-powered boxing glove to push debris out of orbit
Paris-based Dark is taking on the dual problems of debris and conflict in orbit with their mobile platform designed to…
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TechCrunch Space: True Anomaly and Rocket Lab will make big moves on orbit (literally)
Hello and welcome back to TechCrunch Space. I hope everyone had a great time at Space Symposium! Hopefully I’ll see you there next…
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The Space Force is planning what could be the first military exercise in orbit
Enlarge / Artist’s illustration of two satellites performing rendezvous and proximity operations in low-Earth orbit. The US Space Force announced…
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Astranis unveils Omega ‘MicroGEO’ satellites for beaming dedicated broadband down from high orbit
Astranis has taken the wraps off a new generation of communications satellites that will serve broadband to customers on Earth…
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Orbit Fab unveils $30K port to refuel satellites
Orbit Fab wants to build “gas stations” for satellites — which means it needs the gas cap, a mechanism for…
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Atomos Space’s first mission on orbit is a trial by fire
Few missions more acutely embody the maxim “space is hard” than Atomos Space’s first demonstration mission, which the company has…
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a16z-backed Apex Space’s first satellite ‘healthy’ on orbit
Apex Space just moved one step closer to its goal of upending satellite bus manufacturing, with the startup announcing on…
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