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US company to use giant spinning cannon to blast hundreds of pancake-like 'microsatellites' into space

Rocket start-up SpinLaunch wants to catapult hundreds of flattened "microsatellites" into space at once, using a cannon-like machine that accelerates objects by spinning them. The first orbital demonstration is scheduled for next year.

LiveScience

Rocket Lab Stock: Weathering the Storm, Time for a Comeback?

Rocket Lab shows relative strength, holding above its 200-day SMA despite a sharp 2025 selloff, suggesting potential leadership in a future market rebound.

MarketBeat

The New Space Age Takes Off

From fast broadband to SOS texting, space has never been more embedded in peoples’ lives. The future is even more exciting for rockets, satellites and emerging space tech.

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Why Are White House Insiders Asking That 'Crazy Uncle' Elon Musk Take A Drug Test?

White House insiders are raising concerns about Elon Musk's behavior, with some even suggesting he undergo drug testing.

International Business Times UK

See gorgeous green auroras dance over Earth in dazzling ISS astronaut video

NASA astronaut Don Pettit captured two amazing videos of the auroras from his unique perch above Earth last week.

Space

USC Follows Amazon and Musk’s SpaceX in Calling Labor Board Unconstitutional

To block a union that would represent 2,500 faculty members, the private university echoed a corporate argument.

Capital & Main

Trump’s nomination for NASA leader boasts business and commercial spaceflight experience during a period of uncertainty for the agency

Jared Isaacman, billionaire, CEO and nominee to become the next NASA administrator, faced questions on April 9, 2025, from members of the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation during his confirmation hearing for the position.

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Senator grills Jared Isaacman, Trump's pick for NASA chief, about Elon Musk's involvement in his job interview (video)

Sen. Ed Markey asked Jared Isaacman multiple times whether Elon Musk was in the room during his interview with Donald Trump, but Isaacman declined to answer directly.

Space

Amazon scrubs first launch of space internet satellites

Kuiper satellite network is Jeff Bezos’s attempt to take on Elon Musk’s Starlink

The Independent UK

Launch of Amazon's 1st Kuiper internet satellites delayed by bad weather

A United Launch Alliance Atlas V rocket will launch Amazon's first big batch of Project Kuiper broadband satellites today (April 9), and you can watch it live.

Space

SpaceX to launch new Intuitive Machines moon lander, lunar satellites in 2027

Space

SpaceX's next Dragon cargo ship launch for NASA will lift off on April 21

A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket will launch an uncrewed Dragon cargo ship packed with tons of supplies to the International Space Station on April 21.

Space

Elon Musk Statue 'Destroyed' Near SpaceX in Texas as Backlash Against Tesla CEO Continues

A nearby mural of Elon Musk was also graffitied in February.

Latin Times

Trump's pick for NASA chief tells Senate he's aiming for the Red Planet. 'We will prioritize sending American astronauts to Mars'

Billionaire entrepreneur Jared Isaacman, Donald Trump's pick to be the next NASA chief, shares the president's ambitious Mars goals.

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Conservationists raise alarm over Air Force plan to land SpaceX Starships on bird sanctuary atoll

“Installing rocket landing pads on Johnston Atoll cannot occur without significantly disrupting wildlife..."

The Guardian - US

Next Nasa leader says he would prioritize US missions to Mars if confirmed

Billionaire Jared Isaacman has funded his own journeys into space and insists he would not abandon moon missions

Fortune

Canada is duking it out with SpaceX, insisting Starlink doesn't need millions in subsidies: 'We should not be giving one cent of public money to an unaccountable imperialist like Elon Musk'

There has been an apparent Canada-wide rebuke of the world's richest man since joining Donald Trump's administration.

International Business Times

Trump's NASA Chief Pick Says Will 'Prioritize' Mars Mission

NASA will prioritize sending astronauts to Mars, President Donald Trump's pick to lead the US space agency said Wednesday, shifting focus beyond a long-planned return to the Moon -- but insisting both were achievable.

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The Guardian - US

US senator introduces conflict of interest bill aimed at Elon Musk

Exclusive: Democrat Jeanne Shaheen of New Hampshire seeks to set limits on special government employees in response to Musk’s White House role

The Independent UK

Billionaire spacewalker highlights Mars trip for astronauts in his bid to become NASA's next chief

The nominee for NASA's top job is outlining his vision for space exploration

Space

How to watch Jared Isaacman's NASA chief confirmation hearing in the Senate today

Trump officially nominated Isaacman, a billionaire private astronaut to lead NASA, shortly after taking office.

Space

Russia and China are threatening SpaceX's Starlink satellite constellation, new report finds

SpaceX's Starlink internet satellite constellation has become a prime target for Russia and China, according to a new report assessing the counterspace capabilities of a dozen countries over the past year.

The Guardian - US

Musk reportedly made several pushes for Trump to back off global tariffs surge

Musk’s unsuccessful attempts may be sign of growing rift between US president and tech billionaire

TechRadar

What is Amazon's Project Kuiper? The Starlink rival explained as its first internet satellites launch

Amazon is launching a low-cost satellite internet service and you'll be able to access it later this year. What is Project Kuiper and how can you get online?

The Independent UK

House Dems launch conflict-of-interest probe into $525m in new NASA contracts to Musk’s SpaceX

A letter from two Democratic congressmen described the billionaire’s influence over the Trump administration as “a textbook example of corruption”

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