The first flight of the most powerful rocket ever was not the success that Elon Musk and his company hoped for, but the launch achieved several milestones toward future journeys.
Category: Private Spaceflight
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SpaceX Test Launches Its Starship Rocket: How to Watch
The new moon and Mars vehicle built by Elon Musk’s company will conduct a test flight to space as early as Monday morning.
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A Big Rover Aims to Be Like ‘U.P.S. for the Moon’
The New York Times – Business:A small company, Astrolab, announced a deal with SpaceX to send a robotic version of its transport vehicle to the lunar surface and help deploy other company’s payloads.
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Relativity Space’s 3-D Printed Rocket Fails Just After Launch
The New York Times – Business:Relativity Space, a private company with ambitions for sending people to Mars, made it off the launchpad, but the vehicle experienced problems during the second stage of its flight.
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Virgin Orbit Offers More Details on Rocket Failure
The New York Times – Business:More than 110 miles above earth, the rocket’s second-stage engine prematurely shut down before entering orbit, causing the loss of nine satellites.
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Virgin Orbit’s Failed Launch a Setback for U.K.’s Space Industry
The New York Times – Business:When a Virgin Orbit rocket fell short of orbit, it dealt a blow to Britain’s space program and the companies whose satellites were lost in the mission.
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Britain Is on the Verge of Its First Satellite Launch
The New York Times – Business:A rocket launched from a Virgin Orbit jumbo jet is expected to put satellites into orbit, a step for Britain into the space launch business.
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31 Hours Inside SpaceX Mission Control
The New York Times – Travel:A reporter got an inside look at SpaceX’s attempt to launch and land three rockets in less than two days in October, part of the company’s bid to make spaceflight appear almost routine.
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Elon Musk Foments More Geopolitical Controversy With Ukraine Internet Dispute
The New York Times – Business:The world’s richest man, whose Starlink internet service is critical to the Ukrainian Army, said he could not “indefinitely” fund the system’s use in Ukraine.