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  SpaceX says it’s fixed the Falcon 9 and will resume launches tomorrow

  The Verge - Andrew Liszewski

  The FAA has approved a plan to remove a redundant sense line and sensor responsible for a July 11th failure, allowing the Falcon 9 to fly again. SpaceX has completed its investigation into what caused an engine failure during a Falcon 9 launch on July 11th. The company has submitted a “mishap …

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  3 days ago

  NASA blew up this inflatable space station structure on purpose

  The Verge - Umar Shakir

  Watch Sierra Space’s inflatable space habitat undergo its second ‘ultimate burst pressure’ test. NASA and Sierra Space blew up another space habitat in June, and everyone is smiling about it. That’s because the full-size inflatable structure in this “ultimate burst pressure” test only failed after …

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  4 days ago

  NASA fired its space lasers to communicate with the ISS

  The Verge - Umar Shakir

  NASA is testing 4K video streaming using lasers so that it can provide live coverage of the Artemis Moon landing. NASA researchers have successfully tested laser communications in space by streaming 4K video footage originating from an airplane in the sky to the International Space Station and …

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  NASA cancels its VIPER rover that would’ve searched for water on the Moon

  The Verge - Emma Roth

  NASA reportedly already spent $450 million on the mission, and VIPER’s ride is still going to the Moon, but without a rover onboard. NASA isn’t moving forward with its VIPER program — short for Volatiles Investigating Polar Exploration Rover — which aimed to put a rover on the far side of the Moon …

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  Elon Musk is moving X and SpaceX to Texas

  The Verge - Emma Roth

  Musk says he is moving the headquarters of X and SpaceX out of California after Governor Gavin Newsom signed a bill intended to provide support for LGBTQ+ students. Elon Musk says he plans to move X and SpaceX’s headquarters from California to Texas. “Because of this law and the many others that …

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  SpaceX’s Falcon 9 rockets are grounded after an in-flight failure

  The Verge - Jay Peters

  The FAA needs to sign off on SpaceX’s investigation before the Falcon 9 can fly again. SpaceX’s Falcon 9 rocket experienced an engine failure after it launched late Thursday night from the Vandenberg Space Force Base in California. The mission, Starlink Group 9-3, was carrying Starlink satellites …