AWS sent a Snowcone to space
At its re:Mars conference, Amazon today announced that it quietly sent one of its AWS Snowcone edge computing and storage devices into space on the...
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Max Q: Rocket booster, meet helicopter
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Watch Axiom Space send crew of 4 to the International Space Station in historic mission
If you needed any more convincing that we’ve entered a new era of human spaceflight, this mission should finally settle it for you....
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SpaceX, Northrop Grumman to resupply the ISS through 2026
NASA ordered six additional resupply missions for the ISS
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NASA extends SpaceX’s Commercial Crew contract by three missions for $900 million
NASA announced today that it has officially awarded SpaceX the Crew-7, Crew-8, and Crew-9 missions to the International Space Station, bringing...
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Watch SpaceX launch four Crew-3 astronauts for NASA
Just two days after SpaceX safely returned four astronauts from the International Space Station, it’s sending another quartet to orbit. Check out...
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The Googler who came to monetize space
Axiom Space, builder of the next International Space Station, recruited Tejpaul Bhatia to become its first chief revenue officer, responsible for the...
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Gitai successfully demos autonomous robot inside the International Space Station
Tokyo space startup Gitai Japan successfully conducted a technology demonstration of its autonomous robotic arm inside the International Space...
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SpaceX’s inaugural moon-tour private astronaut is heading to the International Space Station first
SpaceX private spaceflight ambitions got a big boost in 2018 when Japanese entrepreneur and billionaire Yusaku Maezawa announced he’d be taking...
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Axiom Space and NASA detail first fully private human launch to the Space Station, set for January 2022
Houston-based startup Axiom Space and NASA unveiled more details Monday about the forthcoming Axiom Mission 1 (AX-1), the first fully private human...
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SpaceX launches 60 more Starlink satellites
SpaceX has launched another batch of Starlink satellites, adding 60 more to the constellation on orbit. This is the 24th Starlink launch in total,...
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Watch SpaceX launch its second crew of Space Station astronauts on a flight-proven Falcon 9 live
SpaceX is set to launch its second operational commercial crew mission to the International Space Station for NASA, with a liftoff time of 5:49 AM...
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SpaceX wins NASA contract to develop human landing system for returning to the moon
The winner of NASA’s Human Landing System (HLS) contract award is SpaceX, which bid $2.9 billion for the privilege of developing the means by...
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SpaceX is outfitting its Dragon spacecraft with an observation dome for space tourists
SpaceX is set to make a change to its Crew Dragon spacecraft for its forthcoming history-making all-civilian launch, currently set for September 15....
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NASA and SpaceX sign a special info sharing agreement to help avoid Starlink collisions
NASA doesn’t just let anyone launch whatever they want to space without checking in with the agency about potential impacts to its own assets...
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SpaceX flies Falcon 9 rocket booster for a record 9th time, delivers 3rd batch of Starlink satellites in two weeks
SpaceX has delivered another 60 Starlink satellites to orbit — meaning it has sent 180 in total to join its 1,000+ strong constellation in the past...
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Rocket Lab debuts plans for a new, larger, reusable rocket for launching satellite constellations
Because news of its SPAC-fueled public market debut wasn’t enough, Rocket Lab also unveiled a new class of rocket it has in development on...
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Satellite constellation operator Spire Global to go public via $1.6 billion SPAC
Monday brings with it not one, but two space SPACS — there’s Rocket Lab, and there’s Spire Global, a satellite operator that bills...
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Space startup Gitai raises $17.1M to help build the robotic workforce of commercial space
Japanese space startup Gitai has raised a $17.1 million funding round, a Series B financing for the robotics startup. This new funding will be used...
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Relativity Space unveils plans for a new, much larger and fully reusable rocket
Relativity Space has just revealed what comes after Terran 1, the small launch vehicle it hopes to begin flying later this year. It’s next...
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SpaceX reportedly raises $850M in new funding
SpaceX has raised a fresh round of funding, totalling $850 million, per a new report by CNBC, citing sources “familiar” with the matter....
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Axiom Space raises $130 million for its commercial space station ambitions
One of the new space startups with the loftiest near-term goals has raised $130 million in a Series B round that demonstrates investor confidence in...
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Space Cargo Unlimited looks to space to make wine grape vines more resistant to climate change
The commercialization of space isn’t just about what new sensors we can put into orbit on cheaper and smaller satellites — it’s...
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Prime Movers Lab raises $245 million for second fund to invest in early stage science startups
After revealing its first fund just last year, a $100 million pool of investment capital dedicated to early stage startups focusing on sustainable...
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Thales Alenia Space to develop pressurized modules for Axiom’s private space station
More details are beginning to emerge on Houston-based Axiom Space’s ambitious project to build and operate the world’s first commercial space...
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Max Q — China’s space station gets a staff
Max Q is a weekly newsletter from TechCrunch all about space. Sign up here to receive it weekly on Mondays in your inbox. This week, China started...
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NASA seeking proposals for two new private astronaut missions to ISS
NASA said Friday it was seeking proposals from commercial companies for two new private crewed missions to the International Space Station. The first...
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