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The first sunlight reflecting space mirror has been cleared for launch

Reflect Orbital has been given the green light to launch its first space mirror that aims to redirect sunlight down to Earth at night. The US Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has authorized the California-based startup to build and operate a single prototype satellite in low-Earth orbit later this year, despite concerns over how the technology […]

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China just caught a rocket in a net, and SpaceX should be watching

SpaceX lands its rockets on legs. Blue Origin uses a platform. China just caught one in a giant net. China has recovered the first stage of an orbital rocket for the first time. The milestone pulls it into a club with only two other members. On Friday, the booster of a Long March-10B lifted off […]

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Bezos opens Blue Origin to outside investors for the first time in 26 years

Jeff Bezos is letting outside investors into Blue Origin for the first time since he founded it in 2000. The rocket company is seeking about $10bn in fresh capital at a $130bn pre-money valuation, according to CNBC. For 26 years, Bezos bankrolled the company himself, selling billions in Amazon stock rather than sharing ownership. That solo-funding […]

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Musk says he always wanted SpaceX staff to get rich, and thousands just did

Elon Musk says SpaceX’s blockbuster listing has probably made thousands of his employees millionaires. Asked on The Sean Hannity Show about a former welder whose stock topped $1m, he said the story was far from unique. “It’s not just one welder, it’s several thousand people who were working on the production line,” Musk said, adding […]

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A startup just 3D-printed kidney and liver tissue in space, a first

Auxilium Biotechnologies has bioprinted kidney and liver tissue aboard the International Space Station. It says that is the first time anyone has made either in space. The samples flew home last month on a SpaceX cargo capsule, and the company announced the results on Thursday. It was not a one-off. In the same mission, Auxilium’s […]

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SpaceX is on track for record-setting Starlink deployments

SpaceX is currently ahead of last year’s record-setting pace for Starlink satellite deployments. SpaceX launched 1,589 Starlink satellites into low-Earth orbit in the first half of 2026, according to launch data compiled by Jonathan McDowell’s satellite tracker, compared to 1,489 satellites deployed at the same point in 2025. 2025 was already a record year for […]

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Venus Aerospace raises $91M to build its ‘detonation’ rocket engine

A Texas startup has raised $91m to build a rocket engine most of the industry once wrote off as too hard. Venus Aerospace announced a $91m Series B to develop its Rotating Detonation Rocket Engine, or RDRE. Mercury Fund led the round. The backers read like a defence roll-call. Lockheed Martin Ventures joined, alongside MESH, […]

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