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India launches its 1st reusable hybrid rocket 'RHUMI-1'

India launched its first reusable hybrid rocket 'RHUMI- 1', developed by the Tamil Nadu-based start…

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How riding rockets going 4,000 mph into suborbital space could slash international flight times from 22 hours to 2

Companies like SpaceX, Blue Origin, and Rocket Lab are exploring the possibility of using rockets t…

Kelly Burch   


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This space startup wants to slingshot rockets into orbit

This will be different from the traditional way of launching fuel-based rockets vertically, and …

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Blue Origin is launching the TV star William Shatner on Tuesday, but employees say they wouldn't fly on that rocket

William Shatner said he's "thrilled" and "a little frightened" to fly on Blue Origin's rocket. Some…

Morgan McFall-Johnsen   


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Virgin Galactic just flew billionaire founder Richard Branson and 3 crewmates to the edge of space

The SpaceShipTwo space plane had never carried more than one passenger to the edge of space before.…

Morgan McFall-Johnsen   


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Virgin Galactic aims to fly its first human mission from Spaceport America in November, and NASA's sending some science experiments along for the ride

A successful test flight is crucial if the company wants to start serving its well-heeled customers…

Susie Neilson,Dave Mosher   


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Elon Musk mocks Jeff Bezos' Blue Origin flight by saying 'your rocket can be shorter' for suborbital launches

Musk took a swipe at Bezos' recent suborbital flight when asked by interviewer Kara Swisher about t…

Tyler Sonnemaker,Kali Hays   


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Riding into the sun: Indian-origin NASA scientist to lead rocket mission into 2023 solar eclipse

An Indian-origin scientist at NASA is helming a mission that aims to launch three rockets during th…

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Virgin Galactic just hired a Disney theme park executive to be CEO and run its space tourism business

Outgoing CEO George T. Whitesides will step into a new position — Chief Space Officer — and try to …

Dave Mosher   


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Virgin Galactic and Jeff Bezos' Blue Origin may soon be rocketing NASA scientists to the edge of space

NASA's push to privatize space travel has the agency seeking companies that can rocket its scientis…

Dave Mosher   


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Elon Musk hints Starship rocket may explode on first orbital launch, predicting 50% chance of success and 'guaranteeing excitement'

SpaceX is preparing to launch its Starship rocket to orbit as soon as Monday, April 17. Starship co…

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Virgin Galactic unveiled its newest spacecraft that will take tourists to suborbital space - check out the VSS Imagine

The company's newest spacecraft lays the foundation for the way its future vehicles will be built, …

Tim Levin   


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Now you can own a replica of the rocket that sent Jeff Bezos into space for just $69

You don't have to be the richest man in the world to own the rocket that propelled the richest man …

Ben Gilbert   


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See how NASA's new lunar mega-rocket sizes up to past and future astronaut launch systems

NASA's Space Launch System is built to return astronauts to the moon. Photos and one chart show how…

Morgan McFall-Johnsen   


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SpaceX's new Starship rocket prototype soared 6 miles above Texas, but exploded during a landing attempt

The roughly 16-story rocket soared tens of thousands of feet above Boca Chica, Texas, but hit the g…

Morgan McFall-Johnsen   


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Jeff Bezos' rocket company just flew TV star William Shatner to the edge of space - watch the video

Shatner explored the fictional galaxy as Star Trek's Captain James T. Kirk. Now Blue Origin is send…

Morgan McFall-Johnsen   


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SpaceX posted a jaw-dropping video of its Starship prototype belly flopping, flipping, and exploding into smithereens

A robotic tracking camera caught the explosive yet wildly successful experimental flight of Starshi…

Dave Mosher   


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Jeff Bezos and Blue Origin launched a rocket that could make way for space tourism flights this year

The 14th launch of a New Shepard rocket will send a space capsule past the edge of space to test th…

Dave Mosher   


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There are very solid engineering reasons why Jeff Bezos' rocket looks exactly like, you know, that

The billionaire and Blue Origin founder went to space in a very phallic rocket. Experts said the de…

Aylin Woodward   


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Jeff Bezos left planet Earth and returned victorious, completing Blue Origin's first passenger spaceflight

Bezos skimmed the edge of space for just three minutes, but the New Shepard launch is a major step …

Morgan McFall-Johnsen