Author: Joey Roulette
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SpaceX launches joint astronaut crew to ISS in NASA’s Crew-11 mission
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save An international crew of four astronauts launched toward the International Space Station from Florida on Friday aboard a SpaceX rocket, embarking on a routine NASA mission that could be the first of many to last…
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SpaceX hires former NASA human spaceflight chief for Starship role
By Joey Roulette WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Elon Musk’s SpaceX has tapped NASA’s former human spaceflight boss Kathy Lueders to help oversee development of the company’s moon and Mars rocket called Starship, a person familiar with the hire said on Monday. Lueders, the second former NASA human spaceflight chief to retire and move to SpaceX in…
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Space startup partners with SpaceX to launch commercial space station
By Joey Roulette WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Vast, a startup backed by cryptocurrency billionaire Jed McCaleb, is aiming to launch a school bus-sized space station to orbit by late 2025 with some help from partner SpaceX, Elon Musk’s rocket firm. The cylindrical spacecraft dubbed Haven-1 is the latest platform planned as a replacement to the International…
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Exclusive-Virgin Orbit near deal to raise $200 million from Matthew Brown – term sheet
By Joey Roulette WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Billionaire Richard Branson’s cash-strapped Virgin Orbit Holdings Inc is nearing a deal for a $200-million investment from Texas-based venture capital investor Matthew Brown via a private share placement, according to a term sheet seen by Reuters. The space startup did not comment on the likely deal, but said on…
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U.S. seeks $175,000 fine from SpaceX over failure to submit Starlink data
WASHINGTON • The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) on Friday proposed a $175,000 civil penalty against SpaceX for failing to submit some safety data to the agency prior to an August 2022 launch of Starlink satellites. The FAA said SpaceX was required to submit the information, known as launch collision analysis trajectory data, directly to the agency…
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Exclusive-Biden administration drafting executive order to simplify space rules -sources
By Joey Roulette WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. President Joe Biden’s administration is drafting an executive order intended to streamline approval for private rocket launches amid a broader effort to bring legal and regulatory clarity for American companies on everything from space travel to private space stations, according to two U.S. officials familiar with the effort.…
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SpaceX Starship booster ‘probably’ returning to pad after explosion -Elon Musk
By Joey Roulette WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The Starship rocket booster SpaceX plans to use for an inaugural flight to orbit will “probably” return to its launch mount in Texas next week following a testing explosion on Monday, the company’s chief executive, Elon Musk, told Reuters. “Damage is minor, but booster will be transferred back to the…
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SpaceX employees denounce CEO Musk as “distraction” – letter
By Joey Roulette Orlando, Fla. (Reuters) – A group of SpaceX employees derided flamboyant billionaire Chief Executive Officer Elon Musk as a “distraction and embarrassment” in an internal letter to executives. Musk, also head of electric automaker Tesla Inc, has been in headlines and late-night comedy monologues in recent months for a tumultuous quest to…