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SpaceX Starship Woes Has NASA Worried About Artemis Moon Landing Delays
SpaceX’s Starship could end up delaying humanity’s return to the Moon as NASA waits on the company’s lander to be ready to touchdown on the lunar surface, according to a space agency official.
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Bankrupt Virgin Orbit Sells Scraps at Auction, Including Its Big Plane
The ongoing saga of Virgin Orbit’s ongoing crash and burn appears to have finally come to an end. Assets from the satellite launch company, founded by British entrepreneur Richard Branson, have officially been sold off at auction, with some major spaceflight players picking up the crumbs.
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Crypto Billionaire Wants to Launch First Commercial Space Station With SpaceX
The International Space Station (ISS) hasn’t been retired yet, but private space companies are already vying for a spot in low Earth orbit to take its place. A California-based startup wants to be the first to put a commercial space station in orbit, assigning SpaceX as its launch partner.
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NASA Chief Still Confident SpaceX’s Starship Can Land Astronauts on the Moon in 2025
NASA Administrator Bill Nelson downplayed concerns regarding Starship’s ability to deliver astronauts to the surface of the Moon in two years in light of the SpaceX launch vehicle exploding minutes into its first test flight.