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@lemmy.dbzer0.comhttps://spacenews.com/small-launch-vehicles-press-ahead-despite-market-setbacks/
Despite stiff competition from SpaceX rideshare services and some high-profile failures, ventures are still pursuing small launch vehicles.
https://spacenews.com/abl-space-systems-lays-off-staff/
Launch vehicle developer ABL Space Systems has laid off a significant portion of its workforce, citing the need to reduce costs after a static-fire failure.
https://www.nasa.gov/news-release/nasa-awards-intuitive-machines-lunar-south-pole-research-delivery/
A new set of NASA science experiments and technology demonstrations will arrive at the lunar South Pole in 2027 following the agency’s latest CLPS (Commercial
https://www.bnnbloomberg.ca/business/company-news/2024/08/21/bezos-blue-origin-suffers-fiery-setback-building-new-rocket/
Blue Origin LLC sustained failures in recent weeks of testing including a factory mishap that damaged a portion of a future New Glenn rocket, the long-awaited centerpiece of the Jeff Bezos-backed startup’s push to take on SpaceX.
https://spacenews.com/terran-orbital-york-space-win-u-s-military-satellite-contracts/
Terran Orbital, York Space win U.S. military satellite contracts
https://www.reuters.com/business/aerospace-defense/boeing-lockheed-martin-talks-sell-ula-sierra-space-2024-08-16/
https://payloadspace.com/falcon-9s-grounding-ripples-through-the-space-industry/
SpaceX’s Falcon 9 rocket remains grounded while the company investigates the cause behind a rare failure on their July 11 launch. The Falcon 9 is the workhorse of the space industry, already launching nearly 70 times so far this year. With it temporarily out of service, a number of high-profile missions have been put on […]
https://spacenews.com/exoterra-raises-8-million-to-boost-propulsion-system-production/
ExoTerra raises $8 million to boost propulsion system production