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Firefly Alpha - FLTA007 – Last Flight of Block 1 [Live: 28.02.26; 00:50 UTC] Firefly Aerospace is an emerging player in the small satellite launch market. The Alpha rocket can deliver payloads of up to 1,030 kg to low Earth orbit (LEO, ~300 km) or 630…

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over 1 year ago

Success for SpaceX: Super Heavy Booster Catch Accomplished In a major win for SpaceX, they’ve successfully caught the Super Heavy Booster on the first attempt! This follows the previous attempt, where the booster landed with an accuracy…

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about 1 year ago

2024 Rocket Launches in Review In October 2023, Bill Gerstenmaier, SpaceX’s Vice President of Build and Flight Reliability, shared an ambitious target: 144 launches in 2024 . The company fell slightly…

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over 1 year ago

Another Success for SpaceX and the Starship Program The recent Starship launch was another major milestone for SpaceX. Starship successfully reignited one Raptor engine during the coast phase, reentered Earth's atmosphere…

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about 1 year ago

Kairos' Second Attempt to reach Orbit [Live: 18.12.2024, 02:00 UTC] Space One's Kairos rocket is a new contender in the in the small sat launch arena. It can carry payloads of up to 250 kg to low Earth orbit, from Spaceport Kii , Kushimoto…

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about 1 year ago

Data Centers IN SPACE! On December 9, 2024, Sundar Pichai, CEO of Google and Alphabet, announced a major breakthrough in quantum computing via Twitter: Introducing Willow, our new state-of-the-art…

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over 1 year ago

The Sixth Integrated Test Flight (IFT 6): Starship's Record-Breaking Turnaround [19.11.24; 22:00 UTC] The sixth flight of SpaceX's Starship program came much sooner than many expected. Ship 31 and Booster 13 —aka palindrome flight 3113—are ready for launch. This will mark…

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about 1 year ago

Maiden Flight for New Glenn [Live: 14.01.24; 06:00 UTC] EDIT 1: 07.01.25 - launch licence granted ( announcement ) EDIT 2: launch date moved January 12th because of high sea state. ( Source ) EDIT 3: launch date moved to January 1

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about 1 year ago

Starship Flight #7 [Live: 16.01.2025; 22:00 UTC] SpaceX is preparing for its seventh integrated flight test ( IFT 7 ), featuring Ship 33 (version 2) and [Booster 14](

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over 1 year ago

Starship IFT 5 is a GO! - October 13th After some public back-and-forth between the FAA and SpaceX regarding the launch schedule, SpaceX has officially secured the green light to launch on October 13th instead of late…

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