SpaceX sets new rocket record with 96 successful launches in 2023
SpaceX this year launched 96 successful missions with its Falcon series of rockets, topping its previous annual record of 61
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Space exploration
SpaceX plans key NASA demonstration for next Starship launch
A propellant transfer demonstration would require that the rocket reach orbit as one of the demo's goals. Source link
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U.S. lawmakers urge scrutiny of SpaceX worker injuries after Reuters report
The Nov. 10, Reuters report detailed at least 600 previously unreported workplace injuries since 2014. Source link
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SpaceX launches second Starship test flight
SpaceX first launched a full Starship rocket system in April, a historic test for a vehicle of unprecedented scale. Source
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Space Force awards $2.5 billion in rocket contracts to SpaceX and ULA for 21 launches
The U.S. Space Force assigned 21 rocket launches to SpaceX and United Launch Alliance (ULA) that are worth about $2.5
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After two failed attempts in the past year, Japan could be next in line to land on the moon
Last month, Japan's Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) launched a lunar exploration spacecraft from its Tanegashima Space Center. Source link
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Blue Origin, Sierra Space weigh future of Orbital Reef space station as partnership turns rocky
The Orbital Reef space station partnership between Jeff Bezos' Blue Origin and Sierra Space is on rocky footing, CNBC has
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SpaceX wins first Pentagon contract for Starshield, its satellite network for military use
The Pentagon is already a high-value buyer of the company's rocket launches and had shown increasing interest in its Starlink
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ULA CEO says Vulcan rocket will still fly this year after engine explosion, as launch competition heats up
CNBC previously reported that one of Blue Origin's BE-4 engines, ordered for ULA's second Vulcan rocket launch, detonated last month.
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