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fromFast Company
1 week agoWhat's going on with AST SpaceMobile? Blue Origin mishap sends ASTS stock tumbling
The New Glenn's payload was AST SpaceMobile's BlueBird 7 satellite, which is part of a constellation the space-based internet provider is building to deliver broadband internet to smartphones on Earth.
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fromwww.independent.co.uk
1 month agoTiny UK island's residents first in line to watch rocket launches
SaxaVord Spaceport on Unst is gearing up for its inaugural test launch in the coming months, featuring a rocket developed by German firm RFA. The Shetland Islands facility has confirmed a limited number of viewing passes for a designated remote area, which will first be offered to Unst's approximately 600 inhabitants.
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fromTechCrunch
6 months agoStoke Space's $510M round shows the future of launch belongs to defense | TechCrunch
Just a few years ago, space startups were selling investors on visions of a rapidly expanding commercial market for weather monitoring, broadband, and remote-sensing satellites. Astra, for example, told investors in its 2021 SPAC deck that it would eventually launch hundreds of rockets per year to serve a growing small satellite market. Relativity Space pitched investors on a 3D printing revolution that would make rockets cheap enough to unlock large commercial demand.
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