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Biz Briefs: Maxar to Go Private, Texas Governor Proposes $350M for Space Commission, JAXA Narrows Cause of H3 Abort

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Biz Briefs: Maxar to Go Private, Texas Governor Proposes $350M for Space Commission, JAXA Narrows Cause of H3 Abort

Payload February 27, 2023

Maxar Technologies will become a private company through a merger with private equity firm Advent International after...

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Biz Updates: Terran Orbital Wins $2.4B Contract, Vast Acquires Launcher, Relativity Space Sets Date for Terran 1’s Maiden Launch

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Biz Updates: Terran Orbital Wins $2.4B Contract, Vast Acquires Launcher, Relativity Space Sets Date for Terran 1’s Maiden Launch

Payload February 25, 2023

Terran Orbital subsidiary Tyvak Nano-Satellite Systems has been awarded a $2.4 billion contract to supply 300 communications...

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ULA Sets Launch May 4 Launch Date for Vulcan Rocket as BE-4 Engine Testing Continues

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ULA Sets Launch May 4 Launch Date for Vulcan Rocket as BE-4 Engine Testing Continues

Payload February 24, 2023

Credit: Par SeanMichealClemes — Travail personnel, CC BY-SA 4.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=117737080 United Launch Alliance (ULA) has set May...

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New Mexico Spaceport Authority Plans New Building at Spaceport America

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New Mexico Spaceport Authority Plans New Building at Spaceport America

Payload February 22, 2023

With Virgin Galactic (once again) promising that suborbital tourism flights from Spaceport America in New Mexico are...

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Space SPAC Index: Rocket Lab Adds to Satellite Component Line, AST SpaceMobile Signs MOU with Saudi Telecom, Redwire to Provide Camera for Starfish Mission

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Space SPAC Index: Rocket Lab Adds to Satellite Component Line, AST SpaceMobile Signs MOU with Saudi Telecom, Redwire to Provide Camera for Starfish Mission

Payload February 22, 2023

Welcome to S-SPACi. Rocket Lab (NAS: RKLB) has added the Frontier-X software-defined radio and the 12Nms reaction...

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Launch Report: Japan’s New Rocket Fizzles on Pad, Flights to ISS Scheduled

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Launch Report: Japan’s New Rocket Fizzles on Pad, Flights to ISS Scheduled

Payload February 21, 2023

Japan’s new rocket fizzled on the pad last week as the United States and Russia prepared for...

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Biz Briefs: Intuitive Machines Stock Soars, FAA Proposes SpaceX Fine, Launcher OTV Fails in Orbit, Solspace Wins STTR Contract, Sateliot Makes Power Lines Smart

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Biz Briefs: Intuitive Machines Stock Soars, FAA Proposes SpaceX Fine, Launcher OTV Fails in Orbit, Solspace Wins STTR Contract, Sateliot Makes Power Lines Smart

Payload February 18, 2023

Intuitive Machines’ (NAS: LUNR) stock is now worth nearly four times what it was when it began...

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Iridium Reports $8.7 Million in Net Income for 2022

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Iridium Reports $8.7 Million in Net Income for 2022

Payload February 17, 2023

Iridium Communications reported net income of $8.7 million on record total revenue of $721.0 million in 2022....

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Virgin Galactic Stock Soars on Successful WhiteKnightTwo Flight Test

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Virgin Galactic Stock Soars on Successful WhiteKnightTwo Flight Test

Payload February 16, 2023

WhiteKnightTwo in flight during the Oshkosh Air Show in 2019. (Credit: D. Miller) Virgin Galactic’s stock soared...

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Fuel Filter Doomed Virgin Orbit Launch

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Fuel Filter Doomed Virgin Orbit Launch

Payload February 16, 2023

Virgin Orbit has said that a dislodged fuel filter caused the failure of a LauncherOne flight with...

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