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Photo: Is SpaceX Ready for Liftoff?

With another “rapid unscheduled disassembly,” the second Starship test in November was a mixed success.

Reason

Jeff Bezos and Elon Musk are shaping our future in space. ‘Beff Jezos’ says the billionaires have earned the right

Bezos and Musk have unlocked the ability “to allocate capital to goals that take us much further,” says Guillaume Verdon.

Fortune

SpaceX test fires giant Starship booster — and spaceship — for 3rd test flight (video)

SpaceX closed out 2023 with a fiery double test of its next Starship megarocket booster and spacecraft on Friday (Sept. 29).

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Morning Digest | South Africa files ICJ case against Israel for ‘genocidal acts’; Budget session only window for CAA implementation ahead of LS polls, and more

The Hindu Morning Digest gives a select list of stories to start the day. Read the top news today on December 30, 2023

The Hindu

SpaceX wows with a double header of final 2023 rocket launches (photos, video)

SpaceX ended 2023 with not 1 but 2 rocket launches. Within hours on Dec. 28, it sent a Falcon Heavy rocket loaded with the X-37B space plane, and a Falcon 9 carrying Starlink satellites.

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SpaceX's Falcon Heavy launches secret military spacecraft, sparking speculation

SpaceX's Falcon Heavy rocket successfully launched a secret military spacecraft, the X-37B, sparking speculation about its purpose and destination. This mi...

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Comeback King Elon Musk's Turbulent Year Still Ends With $100 Billion (£78 Billion) Profit

With 2024 around the corner, Elon Musk has cemented his position as the world's richest man.

International Business Times UK

US military’s X-37B robot spaceplane blasts off on secret mission aboard SpaceX rocket

Launch of plane, which will carry out classified experiments, marks another development in US-China space rivalry

The Guardian - AU

SpaceX Falcon Heavy rocket launches mysterious X-37B space plane for US Space Force after delays

A SpaceX Falcon Heavy rocket launched the U.S. Space Force's X-37B space plane to orbit tonight (Dec. 28), kicking off the robotic vehicle's seventh mission.

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NASA astronauts test SpaceX Starship elevator for future moon landings

NASA astronauts practiced using a SpaceX Starship elevator to send cargo and other items into the spacecraft. Starship is targeted to land humans on the moon in the 2020s.

Space

SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launches 23 Starlink satellites into orbit in final flight of 2023

SpaceX launched 23 new Starlink satellites from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida on Thursday (Dec. 28).

Space

10 exhilarating spaceflight missions to watch in 2024

From long-awaited rocket launches and lunar landers to crewed flights around the moon, here are a few exciting spaceflight missions to look forward to in 2024.

Space

History-making SpaceX Falcon 9 booster mostly destroyed in post-flight topple

The first commercial rocket to launch astronauts has met its end after being destroyed during its latest post-flight recovery. The SpaceX Falcon 9 first stage tipped over after a record 19th flight.

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International Space Station astronauts hang stockings and light a menorah for the holidays (images, video)

Astronauts aboard the International Space Station celebrated Christmas and Hannukah this festive season with the hanging of stockings and "lighting" a felt menorah.

International Business Times UK

Elon Musk Cannot Stop Thinking About Joe Biden Even On Christmas

There has been a tug-of-war going on between Musk and the Biden administration for quite a while now.

Inverse

The 8 Most Epic Space Fails of 2023

Despite the best efforts of humans, the natural entropy of the space environment and the persnickety nature of rockets still occasionally prevail.

The Hindu

Bezos hopes Amazon strategy will help Blue Origin top SpaceX

Amazon veteran Dave Limp tapped by Jeff Bezos to lead Blue Origin, accelerating development of New Glenn rocket & BE-4 engine to compete with SpaceX.

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Artemis 2 moon crew invited to visit SpaceX to talk Starship (exclusive)

Artemis 2 commander Reid Wiseman, a NASA astronaut commanding the first human moon crew in half a century, sat down with Space.com to talk about SpaceX, meeting movie moon astronaut Tom Hanks and what to expect on his historic mission.

Fortune

Elon Musk says at SpaceX 'we never think about the quarter'—and he's in no rush to spin off Starlink given the 'tremendous distraction' of being public like Tesla

Musk highlighted the upside of SpaceX being private versus Tesla being public, which he said "drives me crazy" at times.

Space

SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launches 2 German military satellites

A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launched two radar reconnaissance satellites for the German military on Sunday morning (Dec. 24).

Space

SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launches Starlink satellites on record-breaking 19th mission

A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket lifted off for a record-setting 19th time on Saturday (Dec. 23), sending 23 Starlink internet satellites to orbit.

Fortune

Elon Musk warns, ‘If you need encouragement to start a company, don’t do it’

The Tesla and SpaceX CEO also offered practical advice for entrepreneurs who are going to launch a startup no matter what.

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Dragon spacecraft returns laden with supplies after successful ISS mission!

Get ready to bid farewell to SpaceX's mighty Dragon cargo spacecraft as it embarks on its return journey from the International Space Station back to Earth...

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Chinese startup LandSpace poised to begin reusable rocket landing tests

Chinese launch startup Landspace appears ready to test launching and landing rockets from China's Gobi Desert.

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