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Jan 2, 2025 · Launcher Developer Type Payload Capacity Planned First Flight Key Features; Long March 8A: CALT: State-led: 7,000 kg to 700-km SSO: Jan. 19, 2025 (estimated)

Oct 18, 2024 · Updated October. 19 with additional information on the task orders. WASHINGTON — SpaceX has been awarded contracts for nine launches under the National Security Space Launch (NSSL) Phase 3 Lane ...

Jan 7, 2025 · ORLANDO, Fla. — NASA will spend the next year and a half studying two different approaches for returning samples from Mars, one leveraging technologies used on previous Mars missions and the ...

Mar 5, 2024 · Company: Rocket Name: Rocket Type: Key Features or Notes: iSpace: Hyperbola-3: Methane-liquid oxygen reusable: Payload capacity of 8,500 kg to Low Earth Orbit (LEO); first flight planned for 2025.

Aug 12, 2024 · A NASA payload will hitch a ride to the moon on Blue Origin’s first lunar lander mission, scheduled to launch as soon as next March.

5 days ago · Lynk Global has raised more than $85 million to expand its direct-to-smartphone satellite network, as growing momentum from SpaceX and AST SpaceMobile highlights the market’s emerging potential.

Dec 26, 2024 · WASHINGTON — Space technology startup True Anomaly announced a key milestone after successfully deploying and establishing communication with its Jackal satellite on its second mission.

Jan 4, 2025 · WASHINGTON — SpaceX plans to test several upgrades to its Starship vehicle on its next test flight, scheduled for as soon as Jan. 10, as well as conduct the first payload deployments from it.

Dec 5, 2024 · WASHINGTON — NASA has further delayed the next two Artemis missions to the moon, pushing back the first crewed landing of the program to the middle of 2027. At a press conference Dec. 5, NASA ...