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SPACE


ROCKET REPORT: ULA HAS A WILD IDEA; STARLINER CREW WILL STAY IN ORBIT EVEN
LONGER

ULA's Vulcan rocket is at least several months away from flying again, and Stoke
names its engine.

Stephen Clark – 20.12.2024 | 156


WE’RE ABOUT TO FLY A SPACECRAFT INTO THE SUN FOR THE FIRST TIME

"Quite simply, we want to find the birthplace of the solar wind."

Eric Berger – 20.12.2024 | 140


THE NEW GLENN ROCKET’S SEVEN POWERFUL ENGINES MAY LIGHT UP AS SOON AS TODAY

"Maybe, maybe, maybe today, maybe soon. I think it's very soon."

Eric Berger – 19.12.2024 | 89


RUSSIAN SPACE CHIEF SAYS COUNTRY WILL FLY ON SPACE STATION UNTIL 2030

"Space is an area of activity where there is never a 100 percent guaranteed
result."

Eric Berger – 18.12.2024 | 55



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REPORT: ELON MUSK FAILED TO REPORT MOVEMENT REQUIRED BY SECURITY CLEARANCE

No federal agencies have accused Musk of disclosing classified information.

Eric Berger – 17.12.2024 | 487


CHINA ORBITS FIRST GUOWANG INTERNET SATELLITES, WITH THOUSANDS MORE TO COME

China launched the first 10 spacecraft in a planned constellation of 13,000
Internet satellites.

Stephen Clark – 17.12.2024 | 88


THE US MILITARY IS NOW TALKING OPENLY ABOUT GOING ON THE ATTACK IN SPACE

"We have to build capabilities that provide our leadership offensive and
defensive options."

Stephen Clark – 13.12.2024 | 270


ROCKET REPORT: CHINESE NATIONAL FLIES DRONE NEAR FALCON 9, TROUBLE DOWN UNDER

"I am convinced that a collaboration between Avio and MaiaSpace could be
established."

Eric Berger – 13.12.2024 | 303
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IN AN ODD BIT OF PROPAGANDA, BELARUS CLAIMS TO HAVE ITS OWN STARLINK TECHNOLOGY

Mom, can we have a Starlink? Mom: We have a Starlink at home.

Eric Berger – 12.12.2024 | 65


NASA’S BOSS-TO-BE PROCLAIMS WE’RE ABOUT TO ENTER AN “AGE OF EXPERIMENTATION”

"You can get into a rhythm of using all of these providers to get things up very
quickly."

Stephen Clark – 12.12.2024 | 141


NASA BELIEVES IT UNDERSTANDS WHY INGENUITY CRASHED ON MARS

Engineers are already beginning to plan for possible follow-on missions.

Eric Berger – 11.12.2024 | 145


RANKING THE 25 COOLEST THINGS IN SPACE SO FAR DURING THE 21ST CENTURY

Taking stock of spaceflight one-quarter of the way through the 2000s.

Eric Berger – 11.12.2024 | 137


IN A NOT-SO-SUBTLE SIGNAL TO REGULATORS, BLUE ORIGIN SAYS NEW GLENN IS READY

Blue Origin needs to fly the New Glenn rocket to identify where the vehicle has
margin.

Eric Berger – 10.12.2024 | 173


AFTER CRITICS DECRY ORION HEAT SHIELD DECISION, NASA REVIEWER SAYS AGENCY IS
CORRECT

"If this isn’t raising red flags out there, I don’t know what will."

Eric Berger – 6.12.2024 | 183


ROCKET REPORT: NASA DELAYS ARTEMIS AGAIN; SPINLAUNCH SPINS A LITTLE CASH

A report in which we read some tea leaves.

Eric Berger – 6.12.2024 | 311




TWO EUROPEAN SATELLITES LAUNCH ON MISSION TO BLOT OUT THE SUN—FOR SCIENCE

This will all happen nearly 40,000 miles above the Earth, so you won't need your
eclipse glasses.

Stephen Clark – 6.12.2024 | 54


HOW DID THE CEO OF AN ONLINE PAYMENTS FIRM BECOME THE NOMINEE TO LEAD NASA?

Expect significant changes for America's space agency.

Eric Berger – 5.12.2024 | 311


TRUMP NOMINATES JARED ISAACMAN TO BECOME THE NEXT NASA ADMINISTRATOR

"We will never again lose our ability to journey to the stars and never settle
for second place."

Stephen Clark – 4.12.2024 | 399


ESA WORKERS FACE A MAZE OF NON-COMPETE CLAUSES AND SERVICE CONTRACTS

Contracts limit mobility and career advancement, and ESA policy limits local
laws.

Tereza Pultarova – 4.12.2024 | 44


OVER THE WEEKEND, CHINA DEBUTED A NEW ROCKET ON THE NATION’S PATH TO THE MOON

Depending on how you count them, China now has roughly 18 types of active space
launchers.

Stephen Clark – 2.12.2024 | 38


FALCON 9 REACHES A FLIGHT RATE 30 TIMES HIGHER THAN SHUTTLE AT 1/100TH THE COST

The Falcon 9 rocket is truly delivering on the promise of rapid, reusable
launch.

Eric Berger – 2.12.2024 | 449


ROCKET REPORT: A GOOD WEEK FOR BLUE ORIGIN; ITALY WANTS ITS OWN LAUNCH
CAPABILITY

Blue Origin is getting ready to test-fire its first fully integrated New Glenn
rocket in Florida.

Stephen Clark – 28.11.2024 | 312




NASA AWARDS SPACEX A CONTRACT FOR ONE OF THE FEW THINGS IT HASN’T DONE YET

This was the first time ULA's Vulcan rocket was eligible to compete for a major
NASA contract.

Stephen Clark – 26.11.2024 | 253


AFTER RUSSIAN SHIP DOCKS TO SPACE STATION, ASTRONAUTS REPORT A FOUL SMELL

Cosmonauts aboard the Russian segment of the station donned protective
equipment.

Eric Berger – 25.11.2024 | 253


A FORMER ORION MANAGER HAS SURPRISINGLY CREDIBLE PLANS TO FLY EUROPEAN
ASTRONAUTS

"I know it's super hard, and I know it was crazy."

Eric Berger – 22.11.2024 | 123


RUSSIAN BALLISTIC MISSILE ATTACK ON UKRAINE PORTENDS NEW ERA OF WARFARE

This is the first time an IRBM, once restricted by a Cold War arms treaty, has
been used in combat.

Stephen Clark – 22.11.2024 | 1.3k


ROCKET REPORT: NEXT VULCAN LAUNCH SLIPS INTO 2025; STARSHIP GETS A GREEN LIGHT

"Constellation companies and government satellite operators are desperate."

Eric Berger – 22.11.2024 | 284


NASA IS STACKING THE ARTEMIS II ROCKET, IMPLYING A SIMPLE HEAT SHIELD FIX

NASA expects it to take about four months to fully assemble the main parts of
the SLS rocket.

Stephen Clark – 21.11.2024 | 150


AS NASA INCREASINGLY RELIES ON COMMERCIAL SPACE, THERE ARE SOME TROUBLING SIGNS

"The government's really got to look at itself."

Eric Berger – 21.11.2024 | 215




SPACEX JUST GOT EXACTLY WHAT IT WANTED FROM THE FAA FOR TEXAS STARSHIP LAUNCHES

"All pertinent conditions and requirements of the prior approval have been met."

Eric Berger – 20.11.2024 | 256


THE KEY MOMENT CAME 38 MINUTES AFTER STARSHIP ROARED OFF THE LAUNCH PAD

SpaceX wasn't able to catch the Super Heavy booster, but Starship is on the cusp
of orbital flight.

Stephen Clark – 20.11.2024 | 240


SPACEX WILL TRY SOME NEW TRICKS ON STARSHIP’S SIXTH TEST FLIGHT

"An additional objective for this flight will be attempting an in-space burn
using a single Raptor engine."

Stephen Clark – 19.11.2024 | 258


THE ISS HAS BEEN LEAKING AIR FOR 5 YEARS, AND ENGINEERS STILL DON’T KNOW WHY

"This is a an engineering problem, and good engineers should be able to agree on
it."

Stephen Clark – 18.11.2024 | 149


SPACEX PRESIDENT PREDICTS RAPID INCREASE IN STARSHIP LAUNCH RATE

"It's going to be hard to catch us, but I certainly hope people try."

Eric Berger – 18.11.2024 | 209


A LOT OF PEOPLE ARE MISTAKING ELON MUSK’S STARLINK SATELLITES FOR UAPS

"We were able to assess that they were all in those cases looking at Starlink
flares."

Stephen Clark – 15.11.2024 | 194


AS ABL SPACE DEPARTS LAUNCH, THE 1-TON ROCKET WARS HAVE A CLEAR WINNER

"Our path to making a big contribution as a commercial launch company narrowed
considerably."

Eric Berger – 15.11.2024 | 104

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