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Blue Origin Will Join a U.S. Military Program

Blue Origin is looking to get 2022 started on the right foot. After fighting NASA and SpaceX for most of 2021, the company appears to have found some success, bagging a major deal with the United States military. Testing the Possibility of Rocket-Assisted Payloads Late last month, the Washington-based private aerospace company announced it...

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Justin Sun, TRON's Founder, Books Ticket With Blue Origin

2021 was the year of celebrity trips to space - most aboard a spaceship developed by Jeff Bezos' Blue Origin. And it looks like 2022 will bring more of the same. Celebrity...

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U.S. Government Forces Firefly Aerospace’s Owners to Sell Their Stake in the Company

Government interference in private company operations is never a good omen. Firefly Aerospace, an upstart in the private space industry, was recently forced to learn the hard way....

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Starlink Suffers a Rare Stumble in China

It's rare to see a negative headline for SpaceX. Musk's company has pushed the boundary for spaceflight, and things generally went its way in 2021. However, SpaceX is ending...

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Boeing Plans Starliner Launch for May 2022

While Boeing has managed to hold a strong position in the aviation industry, the company hasn't been as successful in private aerospace - or any space endeavors for that matter....

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Bill Gates Steps Into the Space Race With His Stoke Space Investment

If there’s one thing that the private aerospace industry has taught us this year, it’s that there’s enough space for everyone to play. However, the industry is...

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NASA Backs Private Space Station Proposals From Blue Origin and Others

A current trend in the private aerospace industry is the growing number of companies looking to design space stations. With NASA preparing to de-commission the International...

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Look Out, Starlink. Amazon’s Project Kuiper is Building Steam

The showdown between Elon Musk and Jeff Bezos has heated up over the past year. Musk extended his lead as the world's wealthiest man, while Bezos continues to make Amazon the most...

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Astra's LV0007 Launch Marks a New Milestone for the Growing Company

Astra, a California-based space launch company, has joined the ranks of private space companies sending their vehicles into orbit. Last month, the company successfully sent its...

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The Starship's Engine Dilemma Could Bankrupt SpaceX

Elon Musk's SpaceX has made significant strides this year, coasting off its relationship with the government as well as several of its advanced and cost-efficient production...

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SpaceX Successfully Launches DART Mission to Protect the Earth

SpaceX, the private aerospace company founded by billionaire Elon Musk, has been able to rule the industry thanks in no small part to its cozy relationship with NASA. The company,...

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Sierra Space Raises $1.4 Billion in Its Series A Funding Round

While it’s easy to focus on giants like SpaceX and Blue Origin, the private aerospace industry is buzzing with several upstart companies. Several of them don’t...

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Russia's Satellite Blow Up Is Causing Massive Reactions From Everyone

Though rarely talked about, space is one of the many frontiers where the cold war between the United States and Russia was waged. Decades after the infamous Space Race, both...

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