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What’s the Deal With Bezos’s Grounded Rocket?
Blue Origin’s chief architect, Gary Lai, provided an update Tuesday on the investigation into the failed launch of the company’s New Shepard rocket in September of last year. Troublingly, it’s what he didn’t say about the ongoing investigation that’s giving us cause for concern.
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Spaceflight Pioneer SpinLaunch Aims for Liftoff — No Rocket Fuel Required
SpinLaunch is a winner of the 2023 Gizmodo Science Fair for seeking to build a groundbreaking centrifugal launch system that can deliver small satellites to orbit cheaper, faster, and with reduced environmental harm.
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Watch Live as SpaceX Launches a New Crew to the ISS
Four astronauts — two from NASA and the others from Russia and the United Arab Emirates — are set to blast off and begin their six-month mission on the International Space Station. You can watch the launch live right here.
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SpaceX Gets a Slap on the Wrist for Breaking FAA Launch Rule
In August 2022, SpaceX violated a Federal Aviation Administration safety rule that’s meant to prevent collisions in low Earth orbit, but the proposed fine of $US175,000 ($242,935) will hardly serve as a deterrent for a company owned by one of the richest people on Earth.