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Jeff Bezos's Blue Origin Launches NASA's ESCAPADE Mission To Mars
The Blue Origin space venture of Jeff Bezos launched its giant New Glenn rocket from Florida on Thursday on its debut flight for paying customers, carrying 2 satellites on their way to Mars in the company's first NASA-scale science mission.
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ISRO Chief S Somanath Expects Budget Requirement to Grow by Up to 30 Percent in Coming Years
The government has allotted nearly 130 billion rupees ($1.55 billion) to India's space department this year. Asked how much he expected funding to increase,ISRO chief Somanath said "something like an additional 20-30%", though "over a long period of time".
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Indian Space Sector Pushes Private Players for More Participation
Encouraged by high-profile successes elsewhere, India wants its private space companies to increase their share of the global launch market by fivefold within the next decade — an effort boosted by the personal support of Prime Minister Narendra Modi. At the end of 2022, Skyroot Aerospace, whose investors include Sherpalo Ventures and Singapore's...
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Bezos' Blue Origin Said to Have Completed Fifth Crewed Flight Launch
Jeff Bezos' space tourism venture Blue Origin completed its fifth crewed launch on Saturday after a New Shepard rocket's back-up system that had not met expectations delayed the voyage last month. Blue Origin's fourth flight landed successfully in March in west Texas after taking six passengers for a 10-minute journey to the edge of space.
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Jeff Bezos's Blue Origin Completes 5th Crewed Mission To Space
Jeff Bezos's space tourism venture Blue Origin completed its fifth crewed launch on Saturday after a New Shepard rocket's back-up system that had not met expectations delayed the voyage last month.
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Indian Government to Unveil Space Policy to Encourage Private Participation: Ajay Kumar Sood
The government will soon unveil a new space policy to further increase private participation. This step could see the rise of India's own ‘SpaceX-like ventures’, state Principal Scientific Advisor Ajay Kumar Sood. SpaceX, founded by Elon Musk in 2002, is a private space transportation company that designs, manufactures and launches advanced roc...
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Jeff Bezos' Blue Origin Says 5th Crewed Flight Delayed, New Shepard Rocket Did Not Meet Expectations
Jeff Bezos' space tourism venture Blue Origin says it has delayed its fifth crewed launch that was scheduled for Friday as one of the New Shepard rocket's back-up systems did not meet expectations.
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OneWeb to Launch Satellites With Rival SpaceX After Suspending Ties With Russian Agency
Weeks after Moscow forced the 11th-hour cancellation of a rocket launch for British satellite venture OneWeb from Russia's Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan, the company said it has contracted with Elon Musk's SpaceX to send its satellites into orbit.
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SpaceX Launches Ants, Avocados, Robot to International Space Station
A SpaceX shipment of ants, avocados, and a human-sized robotic arm rocketed toward the International Space Station on Sunday.
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Elon Musk Is Launching a Satellite That Will Let You Advertise on a Billboard in Space
Elon Musk is joining hands with a Canada-based startup to make advertising in space a reality. According to reports, the tech billionaire and the startup are working towards putting a billboard into low-Earth orbit. By next year, the team is aiming to send a satellite into space aboard a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket that will enable advertising content t...
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Jeff Bezos's Blue Origin Launches NASA's ESCAPADE Mission To Mars
The Blue Origin space venture of Jeff Bezos launched its giant New Glenn rocket from Florida on Thursday on its debut flight for paying customers, carrying 2 satellites on their way to Mars in the company's first NASA-scale science mission.
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ISRO Chief S Somanath Expects Budget Requirement to Grow by Up to 30 Percent in Coming Years
The government has allotted nearly 130 billion rupees ($1.55 billion) to India's space department this year. Asked how much he expected funding to increase,ISRO chief Somanath said "something like an additional 20-30%", though "over a long period of time".
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Indian Space Sector Pushes Private Players for More Participation
Encouraged by high-profile successes elsewhere, India wants its private space companies to increase their share of the global launch market by fivefold within the next decade — an effort boosted by the personal support of Prime Minister Narendra Modi. At the end of 2022, Skyroot Aerospace, whose investors include Sherpalo Ventures and Singapore's...
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Bezos' Blue Origin Said to Have Completed Fifth Crewed Flight Launch
Jeff Bezos' space tourism venture Blue Origin completed its fifth crewed launch on Saturday after a New Shepard rocket's back-up system that had not met expectations delayed the voyage last month. Blue Origin's fourth flight landed successfully in March in west Texas after taking six passengers for a 10-minute journey to the edge of space.
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Jeff Bezos's Blue Origin Completes 5th Crewed Mission To Space
Jeff Bezos's space tourism venture Blue Origin completed its fifth crewed launch on Saturday after a New Shepard rocket's back-up system that had not met expectations delayed the voyage last month.
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Indian Government to Unveil Space Policy to Encourage Private Participation: Ajay Kumar Sood
The government will soon unveil a new space policy to further increase private participation. This step could see the rise of India's own ‘SpaceX-like ventures’, state Principal Scientific Advisor Ajay Kumar Sood. SpaceX, founded by Elon Musk in 2002, is a private space transportation company that designs, manufactures and launches advanced roc...
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Jeff Bezos' Blue Origin Says 5th Crewed Flight Delayed, New Shepard Rocket Did Not Meet Expectations
Jeff Bezos' space tourism venture Blue Origin says it has delayed its fifth crewed launch that was scheduled for Friday as one of the New Shepard rocket's back-up systems did not meet expectations.
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OneWeb to Launch Satellites With Rival SpaceX After Suspending Ties With Russian Agency
Weeks after Moscow forced the 11th-hour cancellation of a rocket launch for British satellite venture OneWeb from Russia's Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan, the company said it has contracted with Elon Musk's SpaceX to send its satellites into orbit.
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SpaceX Launches Ants, Avocados, Robot to International Space Station
A SpaceX shipment of ants, avocados, and a human-sized robotic arm rocketed toward the International Space Station on Sunday.
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Elon Musk Is Launching a Satellite That Will Let You Advertise on a Billboard in Space
Elon Musk is joining hands with a Canada-based startup to make advertising in space a reality. According to reports, the tech billionaire and the startup are working towards putting a billboard into low-Earth orbit. By next year, the team is aiming to send a satellite into space aboard a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket that will enable advertising content t...