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NASA • Tiernan P Doyle

Suni Williams retires after 27 years; final mission became a 286‑day ISS odyssey amid Starliner failure

Sunita “Suni” Williams retired from NASA after a 27-year career that included three missions and 608 days in space. Her final flight became a 286‑day odyssey on the International Space Station after Boeing’s Starliner malfunctioned; Williams returned in March 2025 aboard a SpaceX crew vehicle.

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2026-01-20T14:16:10.540192-08:00
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Reuters

Blue Origin unveils 'TeraWave' — a 5,408‑satellite LEO communications constellation

By Reuters: Jeff Bezos' space company Blue Origin on Wednesday announced a plan to deploy 5,408 satellites in space for a communications network that will serve data centers, governments and businesses, jumping into a satellite constellation market dominated by Elon Musk's SpaceX.

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2026-01-21T10:18:41.709346-08:00
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SpaceNews.com • Jeff Foust

Starfish Space wins SDA contract to deorbit satellites for missile‑tracking and communications constellation

By SpaceNews.com: Starfish Space has won an SDA contract to deorbit satellites in a missile-tracking and communications constellation.

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2026-01-21T06:12:15.700958-08:00