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Blue Origin's New Glenn Achieves Orbital Milestone on First Flight

Blue Origin's New Glenn rocket successfully achieved orbit in its maiden launch, demonstrating a new milestone in commercial space exploration. However, the booster recovery attempt was unsuccessful, highlighting ongoing challenges in reusable rocket technology.

2025-01-17T16:00:43.179421-08:00

Breaking Defense

Netherlands Expands Space-Based ISR with Airbus and Maxar Deals

2025-01-17T09:28:25.820853-08:00

Bloomberg

SpaceX Starship Test: Successful Booster Recovery, Upper Stage Explodes

2025-01-16T14:43:29.916623-08:00

independent.com

USAF Considers Doubling Launches at Vandenberg Amid Sonic Boom Concerns

2025-01-17T11:44:11.479067-08:00

Hype Analysis

Starlink's 2024 Advances: Transforming In-Flight Wi-Fi Connectivity in Aviation

October 17, 2024 - Summary of Starlink's 2024 role in aviation: airlines adopt its high-speed in-flight Wi-Fi, enhancing passenger experience. Read More.

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Universe Today

Blue Origin's New Glenn Achieves Orbital Milestone on First Flight Blue Origin's New Glenn rocket successfully achieved orbit in its maiden launch, demonstrating a new milestone in commercial space exploration. However, the booster recovery attempt was unsuccessful, highlighting ongoing challenges in reusable rocket technology.

2025-01-17T16:00:43.179421-08:00

Blue Origin's New Glenn Achieves Orbital Milestone on First Flight

independent.com

USAF Considers Doubling Launches at Vandenberg Amid Sonic Boom Concerns The U.S. Air Force is conducting an environmental study to evaluate the implications of increasing rocket launches from Vandenberg Space Force Base, as local residents express concerns regarding sonic booms. Public feedback is being gathered to assess potential impacts and inform future planning.

2025-01-17T11:44:11.479067-08:00

USAF Considers Doubling Launches at Vandenberg Amid Sonic Boom Concerns

Breaking Defense

Netherlands Expands Space-Based ISR with Airbus and Maxar Deals The Netherlands Ministry of Defence has signed contracts with Airbus and Maxar to enhance its satellite imagery capabilities for space-based Intelligence, Surveillance, and Reconnaissance (ISR). These agreements aim to renew and improve the existing satellite platforms for direct access to critical data.

2025-01-17T09:28:25.820853-08:00

Netherlands Expands Space-Based ISR with Airbus and Maxar Deals

Bloomberg

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SpaceX Starship Test: Successful Booster Recovery, Upper Stage Explodes During the seventh flight test of SpaceX’s Starship, the company successfully recovered its Super Heavy booster, marking a significant milestone. However, the mission was marred by the explosion of the upgraded Block 2 upper-stage variant, affecting airline routes due to falling debris.

2025-01-16T14:43:29.916623-08:00

SpaceX Starship Test: Successful Booster Recovery, Upper Stage Explodes

Aviation Week

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Trump Nominates Troy Meink as Air Force Secretary President-elect Donald Trump has announced the nomination of Troy Meink, currently the principal deputy director of the National Reconnaissance Office, as the next Secretary of the Air Force. Meink's extensive space and intelligence background is expected to influence the future direction of the Air Force and Space Force.

2025-01-16T09:04:20.998151-08:00

Trump Nominates Troy Meink as Air Force Secretary

SpaceNews.com

Space Symposium Innovate Pitch Competition Returns for Second Year The Space Foundation and Starburst will host the second annual Innovate Pitch Competition at the upcoming Space Symposium, fostering innovation by providing startups a platform to present cutting-edge technologies to industry leaders.

2025-01-16T03:45:51.490270-08:00

Space Symposium Innovate Pitch Competition Returns for Second Year

Aviation Week

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RFA Secures UK License for First Vertical Launch from SaxaVord Rocket Factory Augsburg has received the UK's first vertical launch license, allowing for up to ten launches annually from the SaxaVord Spaceport in Shetland. The RFA ONE rocket aims to facilitate commercial space missions with satellites and payloads starting in 2025.

2025-01-16T01:15:01.093468-08:00

RFA Secures UK License for First Vertical Launch from SaxaVord

Washington Post

SpaceX Launches Firefly and ispace Lunar Landers In a historic double launch, SpaceX has deployed lunar landers from Firefly Aerospace and Japan's ispace, marking a significant leap for private sector lunar exploration. These missions aim to advance commercial and scientific endeavors on the Moon.

2025-01-15T23:27:41.681315-08:00

SpaceX Launches Firefly and ispace Lunar Landers

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