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NASA Faces Uncertainty Over Space Plane Missions to ISS Before Its Deorbit
As the ISS nears retirement in 2030, NASA’s contract changes cast doubt on Sierra Space’s Dream Chaser visiting the station. With increasing competition and tight deadlines, the spaceplane’s long-anticipated shuttle-style mission may remain only a vision.
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Global Rocket Launches Reach Record High in 2024, With More Growth Expected in 2025
A total of 259 rocket launches took place in 2024, continuing a four-year trend of increasing spaceflight activity. SpaceX led the surge with 132 Falcon 9 launches, contributing to satellite deployments for Starlink and military purposes. Other nations, including Russia and China, also expanded their launch operations. In 2025, new rockets from Blu...
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Satellite Internet Boom Could Disrupt Earth's Magnetic Field, Warns Physicist
The problem is that space, contrary to popular belief, isn't really a giant, self-cleaning void.
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Watch: This Company Exploded Its Expandable Space Station Structure On Purpose
Sierra Space has conducted a series of explosive tests at NASA's Marshall Space Center in Alabama
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Nearly 400 Bodies Recovered From Sierra Leone Mudslide: Chief Coroner
Rescue workers have recovered nearly 400 bodies from a mudslide in the outskirts of Sierra Leone's capital Freetown, the chief coroner said on Tuesday, as rescue operations continued and morgues struggled to find space for all the dead.
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Newcomer Sierra Nevada to Supply ISS Alongside SpaceX, Orbital: Nasa
Each firm is contracted to launch at least six flights to the ISS between 2019 and 2024, Nasa said.
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NASA Splits Contract With Private Players To Supply International Space Station
NASA on Thursday split a multi-billion-dollar contract to resupply the International Space Station between three US firms: SpaceX, Orbital ATK and Sierra Nevada -- a newcomer with reusable spacecraft.
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NASA Adds Commercial Mini-Shuttle To Space Station Supply Fleet
NASA hired a third company to fly cargo to the International Space Station, adding an innovative space plane built by Sierra Nevada Corp to the fleet, the US space agency said on Thursday.
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Lawsuit Seeks to Stop Boeing, SpaceX Work on NASA Space Taxi
Privately owned Sierra Nevada Corp filed a federal lawsuit to stop NASA work on newly awarded space taxi development contracts while a bid protest is under way, the company's vice president said on Thursday.
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Boeing Says Completed Key Design Review for Space Taxi
Boeing is competing with SpaceX and Sierra Nevada Corp, to develop and build US commercial space taxis to transport astronauts.
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SpaceX Supply Capsule Heads Back to Earth
The unmanned Dragon capsule from US firm SpaceX undocked from the International Space Station on Sunday, on it's way back to Earth.
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NASA puts out call for commercial lunar landers
Under a new program called Lunar Catalyst, U.S. space agency NASA will provide free technical expertise, equipment, facilities and software to help selected companies develop lunar landers, officials said on Monday.
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NASA Faces Uncertainty Over Space Plane Missions to ISS Before Its Deorbit
As the ISS nears retirement in 2030, NASA’s contract changes cast doubt on Sierra Space’s Dream Chaser visiting the station. With increasing competition and tight deadlines, the spaceplane’s long-anticipated shuttle-style mission may remain only a vision.
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Global Rocket Launches Reach Record High in 2024, With More Growth Expected in 2025
A total of 259 rocket launches took place in 2024, continuing a four-year trend of increasing spaceflight activity. SpaceX led the surge with 132 Falcon 9 launches, contributing to satellite deployments for Starlink and military purposes. Other nations, including Russia and China, also expanded their launch operations. In 2025, new rockets from Blu...
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Satellite Internet Boom Could Disrupt Earth's Magnetic Field, Warns Physicist
The problem is that space, contrary to popular belief, isn't really a giant, self-cleaning void.
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Watch: This Company Exploded Its Expandable Space Station Structure On Purpose
Sierra Space has conducted a series of explosive tests at NASA's Marshall Space Center in Alabama
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Nearly 400 Bodies Recovered From Sierra Leone Mudslide: Chief Coroner
Rescue workers have recovered nearly 400 bodies from a mudslide in the outskirts of Sierra Leone's capital Freetown, the chief coroner said on Tuesday, as rescue operations continued and morgues struggled to find space for all the dead.
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Newcomer Sierra Nevada to Supply ISS Alongside SpaceX, Orbital: Nasa
Each firm is contracted to launch at least six flights to the ISS between 2019 and 2024, Nasa said.
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NASA Splits Contract With Private Players To Supply International Space Station
NASA on Thursday split a multi-billion-dollar contract to resupply the International Space Station between three US firms: SpaceX, Orbital ATK and Sierra Nevada -- a newcomer with reusable spacecraft.
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NASA Adds Commercial Mini-Shuttle To Space Station Supply Fleet
NASA hired a third company to fly cargo to the International Space Station, adding an innovative space plane built by Sierra Nevada Corp to the fleet, the US space agency said on Thursday.
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Lawsuit Seeks to Stop Boeing, SpaceX Work on NASA Space Taxi
Privately owned Sierra Nevada Corp filed a federal lawsuit to stop NASA work on newly awarded space taxi development contracts while a bid protest is under way, the company's vice president said on Thursday.
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Boeing Says Completed Key Design Review for Space Taxi
Boeing is competing with SpaceX and Sierra Nevada Corp, to develop and build US commercial space taxis to transport astronauts.
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SpaceX Supply Capsule Heads Back to Earth
The unmanned Dragon capsule from US firm SpaceX undocked from the International Space Station on Sunday, on it's way back to Earth.
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NASA puts out call for commercial lunar landers
Under a new program called Lunar Catalyst, U.S. space agency NASA will provide free technical expertise, equipment, facilities and software to help selected companies develop lunar landers, officials said on Monday.
