SpaceX Granted FAA Permission for Second Starship Test Flight

The water deluge system during tests in Boca Chica, Texas.Photo: SpaceX By George Dvorsky, Published by Gizmodo, 15 November 2023 Having cleared all regulatory hurdles, SpaceX is set for a re-launch of its megarocket on Friday. The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service has finalized its environmental assessment of SpaceX’s new water

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SpaceX Rival Rocket Lab Is Cleared to Launch Again After September Anomaly

A view of the doomed Electron fairing.Photo: Rocket Lab By George Dvorsky, Published by Gizmodo, 26 October 2023 Following an in-flight anomaly during an Electron launch in September, Rocket Lab has been granted FAA authorization to resume its launch operations, with an anticipated return this quarter. Rocket Lab, headquartered in

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SDA gets OK to begin limited testing of data satellites Link 16 nodes

Link 16 is a tactical military data network, used by US and NATO air-, sea- and land-base platforms. (Viasat image.) By Theresa Hitchens, Published by Breaking Defense, 26 October 2023 WASHINGTON — The Space Development Agency (SDA) finally can begin testing Link-16 signals from its Transport Layer of data relay satellites in low Earth

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The Space-Based Drug Factory That Can’t Come Home

Varda Space Industries’ Winnebago 1 satellite now orbits, awaiting the go-ahead to return to earth. VARDA SPACE INDUSTRIES By Mark Harris, Published by IEEE Spectrum, 24 October 2023 Orbiting lab pioneers space-made medicines—and the red tape needed to land Five hundred kilometers above the Earth, a small spacecraft is waiting patiently

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SpaceX’s Starlink Internet Faces Grave Safety Allegations from FAA

Published by hocmarketing, 11 October 2023 Editor: Diem My SpaceX has requested federal regulators to rectify a report that erroneously implies that the Starlink satellite constellation could potentially endanger individuals on Earth. The Federal Aviation Administration, responsible for granting licenses for commercial spacecraft launch and reentry, presented the report to

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