SpaceX rockets set new launch record in 2023
A SpaceX Falcon Heavy rocket with the Psyche spacecraft launches from NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, Florida, on Oct. 13, 2023. Chandan Khanna | AFP | Getty Images …
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Amazon to connect Kuiper internet satellites with laser links
A visualization of laser links connecting Kuiper satellites in orbit around the Earth. Amazon Amazon will include a key speed-boosting technology in its coming Project Kuiper internet satellites, the company …
SpaceX value climbs to $180 billion, higher than Boeing, Verizon
SpaceX’s next-generation Starship spacecraft atop its powerful Super Heavy rocket is launched from the company’s Boca Chica launchpad on an uncrewed test flight, near Brownsville, Texas, U.S. November 18, 2023. …
SpaceX plans NASA refueling demonstration for next Starship launch
SpaceX’s next-generation Starship spacecraft atop its powerful Super Heavy rocket is prepared for launch from the company’s Boca Chica launchpad on an uncrewed test flight, near Brownsville, Texas, U.S. November …
Virgin Galactic shares plunge in premarket after Branson rules out further investment
In this photo illustration, British billionaire Richard Branson is seen on a fragment of a Virgin Galactic Unity 22 Spaceflight Livestream Youtube video displayed on a smartphone with the Virgin …
Amazon buys SpaceX rocket launches for Kuiper satellite internet project
A Falcon 9 rocket launches a Starlink mission on January 31, 2023 from Vandenberg Space Force Base in California. SpaceX Amazon bought three rocket launches from SpaceX for its Project …
SpaceX Starship rocket goes for second launch attempt
SpaceX’s next-generation Starship spacecraft atop its powerful Super Heavy rocket lifts off from the company’s Boca Chica launchpad on an uncrewed test flight, near Brownsville, Texas, U.S. November 18, 2023. …
Sierra Space lays off hundreds in push toward Dream Chaser launch
A rendering on a Dream Chaser spaceplane in orbit. Sierra Space Sierra Space, one of the sector’s most valuable private companies, laid off several hundred employees and contractors this week, …
Elon Musk calls antisemitic tweet “the actual truth”
Tesla, SpaceX, and X Corp. leader Elon Musk issued a spate of arguably bigoted tweets on Wednesday that spurred a critical backlash online. First, Musk drew attention to and agreed …
Amazon Kuiper internet satellites fully successful in testing
A Project Kuiper engineer conducts network testing as prototype satellites pass over McAllen, Texas. Amazon A little over a month after launch, Amazon on Thursday announced its pair of prototype …