Rendering of a 'rocket cargo' vehicle set to launch and deliver supplies for the U.S. military. Credit: Air Force Research Laboratory

Elon Musk’s SpaceX rocket project suspended by US Air Force as it would harm bird population

Rendering of a 'rocket cargo' vehicle set to launch and deliver supplies for the U.S. military. Credit: Air Force Research Laboratory Story by TOI Science Desk, Published by MSN, 7 July 2025 The US Air Force has suspended a proposed hypersonic rocket cargo delivery project developed in partnership with Elon

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US Air Force cancels plans to build Starship landing pads on island bird sanctuary

SpaceX's Starship rocket launches from Starbase during its second test flight in Boca Chica, Texas, on November 18, 2023.Photograph: TIMOTHY A. CLARY/Getty Images By Josh Dinner, Published by Space.com, 7 July 2025 The Air Force's Rocket Cargo Vanguard program will apparently look for a new place for rockets to land.

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Moon mining is getting closer to reality: Why we need global rules for extracting space resources

NASA has awarded funds to Austin, Texas-based ICON, to develop construction technologies that could help build landing pads, habitats, and roads on the Moon using local lunar resources. (Image credit: ICON/BIG-Bjarke Ingels Group) By Martina Elia Vitoloni, Published by The Conversation, 2 July 2025 In science-fiction stories, companies often mine

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