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Space company Momentus gets SPAC merger approved after SEC settlement
An artist’s rendering of a Momentus Vigoride transfer vehicle deploying a satellite in orbit. Momentus Space company Momentus will later this week go public on the Nasdaq, a month after settling Securities and Exchange Commission…
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Rocket Lab, space factories start-up Varda deal for Photon spacecraft
Rocket Lab’s Photon satellite in orbit around the Earth. Rocket Lab Rocket Lab announced a deal with start-up Varda Space Industries on Wednesday to provide three Photon spacecraft to support Varda’s first in-space manufacturing missions…
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New EV concept convertible reveals new direction for automaker
Audi’s newest concept car is a sleek, sinister-looking electric convertible called Skysphere that blends Batmobile-like technologies and aggressive design characteristics with luxury amenities. Most notably, the roadster concept features an adaptable wheelbase that can change…
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SpaceX could make new astronaut spacesuits for NASA
Kristine Davis, a spacesuit engineer at NASA’s Johnson Space Center, wears a ground prototype of the new Exploration Extravehicular Mobility Unit (xEMU), during a demonstration on Oct. 15, 2019. Joel Kowsky / NASA Elon Musk…
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SpaceX acquiring satellite data start-up Swarm Technologies
A Falcon 9 rocket launches the Transporter-1 mission in January 2021. SpaceX SpaceX is acquiring satellite data start-up Swarm Technologies, in a rare deal by Elon Musk’s space company that expands the team — and…
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SpaceX Starship fully stacked is ‘dream come true’
SpaceX stacks Starship prototype 20 on top of Super Heavy rocket Booster 4 on August 6, 2021. @elonmusk on Twitter Elon Musk’s SpaceX stacked a Starship prototype rocket on top of a Super Heavy rocket…
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Relativity’s reusable Terran rocket competitor to SpaceX’s Falcon 9
An artist’s illustration of the difference in size between the company’s Terran 1 rocket, to the left, and the planned Terran R rocket. Relativity Space Relativity Space, the 3D-printing rocket builder, is making another big…
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What to know about Astra, the rocket builder going public via a SPAC
Rocket 3.1 launches from Kodiak, Alaska. Astra / John Kraus Rocket builder Astra is preparing to go public in the second quarter, taking on a crowded field of competitors while aiming for daily deliveries to…
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Watch NASA’s first video of a Mars landing with rover Perseverance
NASA on Monday released first-of-its-kind video of a spacecraft landing on another planet, as multiple cameras captured its Perseverance rover touching down on the surface of Mars. The U.S. space agency landed Perseverance on the…