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ULA targets Christmas Eve for debut of new Vulcan Centaur rocket
By Mike Wall published
United Launch Alliance is now eyeing Dec. 24 for the debut flight of its Vulcan Centaur rocket, the successor to the company's workhorse Atlas V.
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Benjamin Moore partners with Blue Origin to reveal space-themed color of 2024
By Robert Z. Pearlman published
What do you get when you mix a private spaceflight company with a manufacturer of premium and commercial paints? A shade of blue with a focus on STEM education and careers in space.
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FAA closes investigation of Blue Origin launch failure
By Mike Wall published
The Federal Aviation Administration has finished investigating the failure suffered by Blue Origin's New Shepard suborbital vehicle on Sept. 12, 2022.
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Bang! Inflatable space station module blows apart in explosive test (video)
By Elizabeth Howell published
Sierra Space's latest explosion with its LIFE module tested a metal plate inside an inflatable structure. The module will fly on a private successor to the International Space Station.
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1 year after launch failure, Blue Origin's New Shepard rocket remains grounded
By Mike Wall published
Blue Origin's New Shepard suborbital space tourism vehicle suffered a failure during an uncrewed flight on Sept. 12, 2022. It hasn't launched since.
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Space junk in Earth orbit and on the moon will increase with future missions − but nobody's in charge of cleaning it up
By Chris Impey published
There's a lot of trash on the moon right now – including nearly 100 bags of human waste. But whose responsibility is it to clean it up?
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See Blue Origin's New Glenn rocket come together at Florida space coast factory (photo)
By Andrew Jones published
Social media post provides rare insight into Blue Origin's work and progress on its New Glenn rocket.
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NASA eyeing SpaceX's Starship as possible space station
By Josh Dinner published
SpaceX and NASA are working to include Starship in an architecture of low Earth orbit opportunities by considering the massive spacecraft for use as a space station.
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