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Last Updated: Saturday, May 3, 2025, 12:19 PM PDT

2025-05-03T12:19:13.823245-07:00 2025-05-03T12:19:13.823245-07:00 (2025-05-03T12:19:13.823245-07:00)

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Spaceflight NowWill Robinson-Smith

SpaceX to launch 29 Starlink satellites on Falcon 9 rocket from NASA’s Kennedy Space Center

By Spaceflight Now: SpaceX is preparing to launch its largest batch of Starlink V2 Mini satellites to date. Onboard the Starlink 6-84 mission are 29 of what the company calls Starlink V2 Mini Optimized satellites, which were first publicly mentioned in the company’s 2024 Progress Report.

2025-05-03T06:52:27.129038-07:00
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PayloadJacqueline Feldscher

Aetherflux Raises $50M Series A

By Payload: Index Ventures and Interlagos led the round, which also included participation from Breakthrough Energy Ventures, Andreessen Horowitz, NEA, and actor Jared Leto, among others.

2025-05-02T21:07:06.114547-07:00
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Associated PressVALERIE GONZALES

Voters to decide if the Texas home of Elon Musk's SpaceX should become an official city: Starbase

By Associated Press: Voters are deciding if the South Texas home of Elon Musk’s rocket company SpaceX will become an official city known as Starbase. Approval of the new city and name is.

2025-05-02T21:39:26.378192-07:00
PayloadJacqueline Feldscher

NASA Full Year 2026 Budget Plan Proposes Cutting Lunar Gateway and Phasing Out SLS and Orion

By Payload: The Trump administration’s proposed budget for NASA focuses on beating China back to the Moon and sending the first humans to Mars at the expense of every other part of the space agency’s budget.

2025-05-02T08:40:43.602197-07:00