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SpaceX's Starship explodes in flight test, forcing airlines to divert
WASHINGTON - A SpaceX Starship rocket broke up in space minutes after launching from Texas on Thursday, forcing airline flights over the...
Jan 173 min read


Exclusive-Power failed at SpaceX mission control before September spacewalk by NASA nominee
WASHINGTON - A September power outage at a California facility of SpaceX, the space venture of billionaire entrepreneur Elon Musk, caused...
Dec 21, 20245 min read


Dozens of Starlink systems deployed for Hurricane Helene by Biden administration
The White House said on Monday dozens of Starlink satellite systems that provide high-speed internet access were in use in North...
Oct 1, 20242 min read


Billionaire and engineer conduct first private spacewalk in SpaceX mission
WASHINGTON - Two astronauts - a billionaire and an engineer - completed the world's first private spacewalk in orbit on Thursday outside...
Sep 13, 20243 min read


Factbox-SpaceX's Polaris Dawn mission: Who are the astronauts doing the spacewalk?
The SpaceX Polaris Dawn mission carried out its spacewalk on Thursday with two astronauts emerging out of the capsule in Earth's orbit,...
Sep 13, 20243 min read


Explainer-What is helium and why is it used in rockets?
BENGALURU - Two NASA astronauts aboard Boeing's Starliner will stay on the International Space Station for months because of a faulty...
Sep 12, 20242 min read


SpaceX launches billionaire's private crew on milestone spacewalk mission
WASHINGTON - Four private astronauts blasted into space early on Tuesday in a modified SpaceX Crew Dragon capsule, kicking off the...
Sep 11, 20243 min read


Brazil watchdog moves to block access to Elon Musk's X after court order
SAO PAULO/BRASILIA - Brazil's telecommunications regulator said on Friday it was suspending access to Elon Musk's X social network in the...
Aug 31, 20243 min read


Crewed SpaceX mission delayed after leak in ground equipment
The launch of SpaceX's four-person Polaris Dawn mission will be delayed by at least a day because of a helium leak in ground equipment at...
Aug 27, 20242 min read


Analysis-Astronauts' plight piles pressure on Boeing's struggling space unit
WASHINGTON - NASA's decision to send Boeing's Starliner capsule home without astronauts follows years of missteps by the planemaker in...
Aug 27, 20244 min read


Factbox-SpaceX's Polaris Dawn mission: Who are the astronauts doing the spacewalk?
SpaceX's Polaris Dawn mission is poised to make history this week with the first privately managed spacewalk, a risky endeavour...
Aug 27, 20243 min read


Factbox-Who are the first astronauts to fly aboard Boeing's Starliner?
Two veteran NASA astronauts with a combined 500 days of previous spaceflight were the first crew launched into space on Boeing's...
Aug 25, 20243 min read
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