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SpaceX’s Starship Reaches Orbit, Then Ends Flight Early in Milestone Test

SpaceX has achieved a major technical breakthrough after its Starship megarocket reached Earth orbit for the first time, marking a pivotal step in the company’s effort to build a fully reusable launch system. The flight ended earlier than planned, but the mission still demonstrated progress on a vehicle central to future deep-space transport and lower-cost access to orbit.

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Startups & Venture Capital3h ago

GalaxEye Secures Rs 63.84 Crore RDI Backing to Advance Indigenous Multisensor Satellite Tech

Bengaluru-based spacetech startup GalaxEye has won Rs 63.84 crore in financial support under the Centre's Research, Development and Innovation Fund to build its next-generation multisensor satellite platform. The project, backed by the Technology Development Board, aims to push the company's indigenous OptoSAR technology from prototype stage to an operational system capable of sub-0.5-metre Earth observation imaging.

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National Governance & Policy8h ago

Google to Test AI Chip in Space as It Pushes Project Suncatcher Toward Orbit

Google is preparing to launch and test its AI chip in space in an early step toward Project Suncatcher, its effort to explore whether machine learning hardware can operate reliably in orbit. The company says the mission will help it study hardware survival, cooling, and satellite interconnectivity under the harsh conditions of low-Earth orbit, with a next milestone targeted for 2027.

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Space Exploration & Commercial Space7h ago

After Seven Years of Development, Starfish Space Sends Its First Otter Craft Toward Orbit

Starfish Space is preparing to launch its first Otter spacecraft after seven years of development, marking a major milestone for a company betting that in-space servicing will become a core part of the orbital economy. The debut vehicle is slated to ride to orbit on SpaceX's Transporter-18 mission, a step that could help validate a new class of spacecraft designed to maneuver near other satellites and extend their useful lives.

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Space Exploration & Commercial Space10m ago

After Seven Years, a Spacecraft Company Sends Its Otters Into the Wild

A spacecraft company is preparing to release its Otter spacecraft after seven years of development, marking a pivotal moment for a project that has long existed at the edge of first-of-its-kind risk and promise. The company says the milestone carries the familiar tension of any inaugural flight, underscoring both the technical stakes and the broader implications for the future of space access.

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Space Exploration & Commercial Space1h ago

Private Spacecraft Falls Back to Earth After Failed Mission to Save Aging NASA Telescope

A privately built spacecraft has returned to Earth after an unsuccessful attempt to reach and potentially extend the life of an aging NASA telescope, underscoring both the promise and the difficulty of commercial in-space servicing. The mission's failure leaves the telescope's future uncertain while highlighting the technical risks facing a new era of private orbital repair and rescue operations.

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Space Exploration & Commercial Space1h ago

SpaceX launches classified U.S. Space Force mission from California coast as West Coast military space tempo accelerates

SpaceX launched a classified Falcon 9 mission for the U.S. Space Force from Vandenberg Space Force Base on California's central coast, adding another high-security payload to a rapidly intensifying cadence of national security launches from the West Coast. The flight underscores how SpaceX has become a central launch provider for sensitive government missions, even as the details of the spacecraft and its objective remain undisclosed.

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Space Exploration & Commercial Space2h ago

Perseverance Finds Jezero Crater Was Shaped by More Than an Ancient Lake — It Held Hot Water, Too

NASA's Perseverance rover has uncovered evidence that Mars' Jezero Crater was not simply home to a long-vanished lake, but also experienced complex interactions with hot water and groundwater. The findings, published in Nature and highlighted by NASA, deepen the scientific case that early Mars had a far more dynamic and potentially habitable water system than researchers previously understood.

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Space Exploration & Commercial Space2h ago

Lunar Orbiter Spots Fresh Moon Crater, Offering Rare Window Into Subsurface and Future Bases

A lunar orbiter has detected a newly formed crater on the Moon, a rare event scientists describe as a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to study how impacts expose material from beneath the surface. The discovery could help researchers better understand the Moon's shallow subsurface and inform future plans for lunar bases and infrastructure.

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