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China conducted a pair of launches Sunday to separately deliver a new experimental satellite and a new batch of Guowang broadband satellites into orbit. The post China launches test low-inclination satellite, new Guowang broadband group appeared first on SpaceNews.

Blue Origin is offering a version of Blue Ring as a Mars communications orbiter as it and other companies seek ways to provide commercial services for NASA at Mars. The post Blue Origin offers Mars communications orbiter concept appeared first on SpaceNews.

SpaceX will perform its next Starship/Super Heavy test flight Aug. 24 after completing an investigation into the failure of the previous mission and getting approval from the FAA. The post SpaceX cleared for tenth Starship test flight appeared first on SpaceNews.

For more than six decades, the United States has pursued the promise of nuclear power in space — a technology capable of delivering energy where sunlight can’t reach and enabling missions beyond the limits of chemical propulsion. Yet since a brief reactor flight in 1965, no fission reactor has operated in orbit. The post Live

The space age, which arguably began in 1957, was substantially mismanaged by many of the holders of the relevant technological evolution emerging in the latter half of the 20th century. We may be proceeding into a more definable future with the increasing participation in the Artemis Accords. We are moving toward the conquest of space

China has conducted the first static fire of a seven-engine first-stage test article for the rocket that will carry its astronauts to the moon. The post China conducts first seven-engine static fire test for moon rocket appeared first on SpaceNews.

Landspace’s Zhuque-2 rocket suffered an anomaly after liftoff Thursday, leading to loss of the mission and potential delays for its new Zhuque-3 reusable launcher. The post Chinese launch startup Landspace suffers Zhuque-2 failure appeared first on SpaceNews.

The Federal Aviation Administration has dismissed the entire membership of a commercial space advisory committee. The post FAA removes membership of space transportation advisory committee appeared first on SpaceNews.

Launch firm CAS Space has completed IPO counseling with regulators, marking the first formal step toward a listing on Shanghai Stock Exchange’s tech-focused STAR Market. The post Chinese launch startups CAS Space, Landspace advance plans for IPOs appeared first on SpaceNews.

SpaceX has accused Virginia of shutting Starlink out of most of the state’s $613 million in subsidies under a federal broadband program, despite offering to connect virtually all targeted households for about one-tenth the cost. The post SpaceX challenges Virginia’s rural broadband funding awards appeared first on SpaceNews.