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Black hole or neutron star? Gravitational waves bring a cosmic conundrum to light

by Alan Boyle on June 23, 2020June 23, 2020 at 5:56 pmComment

Telltale ripples in the fabric of spacetime have revealed the existence of a cosmic object that scientists can’t definitively classify. Whatever it is, the object was engulfed suddenly by a… Read More

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NASA lays out a plan to qualify suborbital spacecraft for its astronauts and scientists

by Alan Boyle on June 23, 2020June 23, 2020 at 12:51 pmComment

NASA says it’ll formulate a plan to assess the safety of suborbital spacecraft — such as Blue Origin’s New Shepard rocket ship or Virgin Galactic’s SpaceShipTwo rocket plane — so… Read More

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LeoStella confirms delivery of BlackSky’s Earth observation satellites for SpaceX launch

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Virgin Galactic and NASA make a deal on services for private orbital astronauts

by Alan Boyle on June 22, 2020June 22, 2020 at 4:05 amComment

Virgin Galactic says it has signed an agreement with NASA’s Johnson Space Center in Texas to develop a new readiness program for private-sector astronauts heading to the International Space Station.… Read More

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Boeing shifts its team leaders for space station and Starliner space programs

by Alan Boyle on June 19, 2020June 19, 2020 at 6:39 pmComment

As a new commercial-centric era dawns for the International Space Station, Boeing is realigning its top managers for the space station program — and for the program that’s working to… Read More

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NASA gets set to put astronauts on Blue Origin and Virgin Galactic suborbital flights

by Alan Boyle on June 19, 2020June 19, 2020 at 3:16 pmComment

NASA Administrator Jim Bridenstine signaled today that astronauts would soon be cleared to take suborbital spaceflights aboard the commercial rocket ships being tested by Virgin Galactic and by Amazon CEO… Read More

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NASA’s new head of human spaceflight says SpaceX’s Dragon is in good shape

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Space Perspective reboots vision of flying passengers to stratosphere on a balloon

by Alan Boyle on June 18, 2020June 18, 2020 at 8:41 amComment

The space entrepreneurs who planned to send passengers ballooning into the stratosphere for astronaut’s-eye views of the Earth below, way back in 2013, have revived the idea for a new… Read More

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Perseverance rover will go to Mars with a monument to COVID-19 medical teams

by Alan Boyle on June 17, 2020June 17, 2020 at 6:01 pm1 Comment

When NASA’s Perseverance rover lands in Mars’ Jezero Crater next February, it’ll be carrying a tribute to the medical community and their work to quell the coronavirus pandemic. A 3-by-5-inch… Read More

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NOAA awards Xplore $670,000 to study the options for space weather observatory

by Alan Boyle on June 17, 2020June 17, 2020 at 2:37 pmComment

Seattle-based Xplore has won a $670,111 award from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration to look into the feasibility of sending a solar observatory to a gravitational balance point that’s… Read More

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Spaceflight signs deal with SpaceX for future rideshare satellite launch slots

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SpaceX sends Starlink and Planet satellites to orbit in a new kind of piggyback launch

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Rocket Lab’s 12th launch sends satellites into space for NRO, NASA and Australia

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Japanese firms finish acquisition of Spaceflight, with BlackSky satellite venture going its own way

by Alan Boyle on June 12, 2020June 12, 2020 at 12:59 pmComment

Japan’s Mitsui & Co., working in partnership with Yamasa Co. Ltd., has completed the acquisition of Seattle-based Spaceflight Inc. from its parent company, Spaceflight Industries. Today’s announcement of the transaction’s… Read More

Five years after Pluto encounter, New Horizons probe does a far-out parallax experiment

by Alan Boyle on June 11, 2020June 11, 2020 at 7:30 pm 4 Comments

NASA’s New Horizons probe has measured the distance to nearby stars using a technique that’s as old as the ancient mariners, but from a vantage point those mariners could only… Read More

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NASA picks Astrobotic to deliver its VIPER rover to lunar south pole for nearly $200M

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Boeing teams up with Varjo on virtual reality training for Starliner space taxi

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Tethers Unlimited to provide hardware for NASA’s PUNCH sun-watching mission

by Alan Boyle on June 9, 2020June 9, 2020 at 11:46 amComment

Bothell, Wash.-based Tethers Unlimited says it will provide key communications and propulsion capabilities to Southwest Research Institute in support of a NASA mission to study how the sun’s corona whips… Read More

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5 trillion bytes a day: SpaceX engineers flash some facts about Starlink satellites

by Alan Boyle on June 8, 2020June 8, 2020 at 5:15 pm 16 Comments

SpaceX’s Starlink satellite constellation is still deep into testing mode, but it’s already generating 5 trillion bytes of data on a daily basis and getting software updates on a weekly… Read More

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Don’t panic: Huge, headline-grabbing asteroid has no chance of hitting us anytime soon

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After sparking consternation at NASA, Trump campaign pulls ad featuring SpaceX launch

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Everything must boldly go! Defunct asteroid mining company’s hardware put up for auction

by Alan Boyle on June 4, 2020June 4, 2020 at 6:08 pm1 Comment

REDMOND, Wash. — Wanna buy a used thermal vacuum chamber? If you have a sudden yen to replicate outer-space conditions, it behooves you to check out today’s online-only auction of… Read More

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SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launches eighth batch of 60 Starlink satellites and makes its ‘first fifth’ landing

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Space investor Dylan Taylor reserves a spot for payload on Xplore’s first space mission

NASA’s Dragon riders capture the flag, nine years after it was left on the space station

by Alan Boyle on June 1, 2020June 1, 2020 at 4:34 pmComment

A day after arriving at the International Space Station on SpaceX’s Crew Dragon capsule, NASA astronauts Doug Hurley and Bob Behnken laid claim to a U.S. flag that symbolizes America’s… Read More

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Closer than humanly possible: New launch pad photos capture historic SpaceX liftoff in all its glory

by Kevin Lisota on May 31, 2020June 5, 2020 at 11:33 am 5 Comments

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, Fla. — NASA astronauts Bob Behnken and Doug Hurley are now safely aboard the International Space Station after yesterday’s historic launch of the SpaceX Crew Dragon capsule… Read More

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‘Dragon arriving’: For first time, astronauts reach the space station in SpaceX capsule

by Alan Boyle on May 31, 2020May 31, 2020 at 1:03 pmComment

For the first time in nearly nine years, astronauts have arrived at the International Space Station in a spaceship that was made in the USA. SpaceX’s Crew Dragon capsule, which… Read More

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After seeing milestone launch, President Trump hails space effort as a force for ‘pride and unity’

by Alan Boyle on May 30, 2020May 31, 2020 at 7:29 am1 Comment

President Donald Trump held up America’s space effort as a unifying endeavor for a divided nation after becoming only the third sitting president to witness the launch of American astronauts… Read More

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Crew Dragon’s astronauts give their SpaceX spaceship a storied name: Endeavour

by Alan Boyle on May 30, 2020May 30, 2020 at 8:51 pmComment

The two NASA astronauts who rode SpaceX’s first crew-carrying Dragon capsule to orbit today named their spacecraft, continuing a tradition that goes back to the earliest days of America’s space… Read More

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‘Light this candle!’ SpaceX sends NASA astronauts on historic trip to space station in Dragon capsule

by Alan Boyle on May 30, 2020May 31, 2020 at 12:41 pm 2 Comments

SpaceX launched two NASA astronauts to the International Space Station today, becoming the first company to send humans to orbit on a commercial spaceship. The Falcon 9 rocket’s liftoff from… Read More

Black hole or neutron star? Gravitational waves bring a cosmic conundrum to light

NASA lays out a plan to qualify suborbital spacecraft for its astronauts and scientists

LeoStella confirms delivery of BlackSky’s Earth observation satellites for SpaceX launch

Virgin Galactic and NASA make a deal on services for private orbital astronauts

Boeing shifts its team leaders for space station and Starliner space programs

NASA gets set to put astronauts on Blue Origin and Virgin Galactic suborbital flights

NASA’s new head of human spaceflight says SpaceX’s Dragon is in good shape

Space Perspective reboots vision of flying passengers to stratosphere on a balloon

Perseverance rover will go to Mars with a monument to COVID-19 medical teams

NOAA awards Xplore $670,000 to study the options for space weather observatory

Spaceflight signs deal with SpaceX for future rideshare satellite launch slots

SpaceX sends Starlink and Planet satellites to orbit in a new kind of piggyback launch

Rocket Lab’s 12th launch sends satellites into space for NRO, NASA and Australia

Japanese firms finish acquisition of Spaceflight, with BlackSky satellite venture going its own way

Five years after Pluto encounter, New Horizons probe does a far-out parallax experiment

NASA picks Astrobotic to deliver its VIPER rover to lunar south pole for nearly $200M

Boeing teams up with Varjo on virtual reality training for Starliner space taxi

Tethers Unlimited to provide hardware for NASA’s PUNCH sun-watching mission

5 trillion bytes a day: SpaceX engineers flash some facts about Starlink satellites

Don’t panic: Huge, headline-grabbing asteroid has no chance of hitting us anytime soon

After sparking consternation at NASA, Trump campaign pulls ad featuring SpaceX launch

Everything must boldly go! Defunct asteroid mining company’s hardware put up for auction

SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launches eighth batch of 60 Starlink satellites and makes its ‘first fifth’ landing

Space investor Dylan Taylor reserves a spot for payload on Xplore’s first space mission

NASA’s Dragon riders capture the flag, nine years after it was left on the space station

Closer than humanly possible: New launch pad photos capture historic SpaceX liftoff in all its glory

‘Dragon arriving’: For first time, astronauts reach the space station in SpaceX capsule

After seeing milestone launch, President Trump hails space effort as a force for ‘pride and unity’

Crew Dragon’s astronauts give their SpaceX spaceship a storied name: Endeavour

‘Light this candle!’ SpaceX sends NASA astronauts on historic trip to space station in Dragon capsule

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