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In an interview with Mike Gruss, Laura Crabtree discusses ways to optimize the space industry. Crabtree leads Epsilon3 and previously trained astronauts at SpaceX, bringing experience from both a space-sector company and human spaceflight operations to the conversation.
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In an interview with Mike Gruss, Laura Crabtree discusses ways to optimize the space industry. Crabtree leads Epsilon3 and previously trained astronauts at SpaceX, bringing experience from both a space-sector company and human spaceflight operations to the conversation.
Elon Musk has repeatedly used the letter X across his businesses: SpaceX, Tesla’s Model X and the social platform renamed X. With the X ticker available, the possibility of using it in a SpaceX-Tesla deal is raised, though the provided report offers no details of a proposed transaction.
SpaceX has completed static-fire tests of both stages of its Starship vehicle ahead of Flight 15, according to a report featuring footage of the upper-stage test. The tests mark a prelaunch milestone, but the article provides no launch date or further details on the vehicle’s readiness.
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The article argues that NASA needs SpaceX more than SpaceX needs NASA, giving the company and its chief executive leverage in their relationship. It raises questions about the agency’s dependence on a commercial provider, though the supplied article details no specific contracts, missions or policy changes.
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The program will select up to 15 pre-seed and seed companies annually, investing $150,000 through two funding stages and providing as much as 12 months of tailored support. Seraphim says the academy will help founders raise capital, secure customers and expand internationally.
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Virgin Galactic has named its updated Delta-class suborbital spaceplane Apeiron and moved the vehicle to Spaceport America, where it is expected to begin test flights ahead of commercial service. The company now expects commercial flights to start in the second quarter of 2027.
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The Pentagon’s inspector general rejected a bipartisan request to investigate disruptions affecting Ukraine’s access to Starlink and Starshield, describing the matter as a business dispute outside his purview. Ukrainian officials dispute Elon Musk’s claim that its military violated Starlink’s terms of service by using the network for offensive drone strikes.
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A Foundation for Defense of Democracies submission recommends judging spaceport capacity by the missions each facility can support, rather than by the number of launch sites alone. A separate comparison of Starbase and Kennedy Space Center construction timelines underscores the infrastructure involved, including launch pads, vehicle integration facilities and support systems.
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