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China’s New Megarocket Design Shows NASA’s SLS Is Already Obsolete
Reusable rockets, whether large or small, are the future, and as a newly unveiled model of a Long March 9 launch vehicle suggests, Chinese rocket scientists are coming around to the idea.
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Pressed for Time, Amazon May Turn to Its SpaceX Rival for Satellite Launches
Amazon is on a tight schedule to launch its internet satellites to orbit, so the company may have to turn to its competitor SpaceX for rides.
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An Experimental Space Tug Is Losing Altitude After Its Thrusters Failed
Private aerospace company Spaceflight is struggling to raise the orbit of an orbital transfer vehicle that reached space one month ago. Time is now of the essence, as the space tug’s orbit is gradually decaying over time.
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‘Guess Who’s Still on the Ground?’: NASA Administrator Taunts Boeing’s Failure to Launch Starliner
NASA Administrator Bill Nelson seems to have come around to the private space industry. In an interview with Newsweek, Nelson praised SpaceX for its progress in the spacefaring realm while criticising Boeing for its much-delayed Starliner spacecraft.