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Doge cuts spark questions as employees supporting Musk space launches spared

Department of Transportation employees who provide support for Starlink and SpaceX launches safe amid job cuts

The Guardian - US

Trump news at a glance: president takes aim at Harvard, threatening tax-exempt status

The IRS is reportedly planning to revoke Harvard’s tax exemption, a move that would cost the university millions – key US politics stories from Thursday 17 April at a glance

The Guardian - US

Elon Musk Admits ‘My Companies Are Suffering’ From Work at DOGE, Says ‘It’s Disadvantageous’

Elon Musk revealed that his advisory role in the Department of Government Efficiency is negatively impacting his companies while limiting his ability to lobby and advocate for their interests.

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Rocket Lab's Growth Potential Gains Altitude on Defense News

RKLB announced on Monday that it had been selected for two major hypersonic defense programs, opening the door to multi-billion-dollar contracts.

MarketBeat

Putin praises Musk's Mars plans and compares tech billionaire to Soviet icon

The Russian president made the comments speaking to students at the Bauman Moscow State Technical University.

Euronews

Elon Musk’s SpaceX frontrunner to build Trump’s ‘Golden Dome’ missile shield

Elon Musk has been a close ally of US president Donald Trump since backing him on the campaign trail in 2024

The Independent UK

Exclusive: Revel emerges from stealth with $30 million to prevent your critical hardware from exploding—literally

Revel, a startup that builds software for controlling critical hardware, launches from stealth with $30 million in funding.

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Putin Praises Musk, Compares Him To Soviet Space Hero

Russian President Vladimir Putin praised Elon Musk on Wednesday, telling university students he was a pioneer comparable to legendary Soviet rocket engineer Sergei Korolev.

International Business Times

Putin praises Elon Musk as visionary: ‘Such people rarely appear in the human population’

The Russian president compared the SpaceX founder to a Soviet space hero

The Independent UK

Germany's military wants its own Starlink-like satellite constellation

Germany's armed forces are planning to build their own constellation of satellites, to avoid becoming reliant on SpaceX's Starlink or other orbiting communications networks.

Space

How much does space travel cost? Price estimates for SpaceX, Blue Origin and Virgin Galactic

Naturally, a trip to space will set you back far more than your average plane ticket — but how much are we talking?

Evening Standard

Katy Perry launched into space on Blue Origin rocket with first all-female crew since 1963

The last all-female crew sent to space was in 1963 by the Russians. Among the crew on Monday's flight was singer Katy Perry and TV host Gayle King.

Euronews

Blue Origin launches an all-female celebrity crew with Katy Perry, Gayle King and Lauren Sanchez

Blue Origin is launching Jeff Bezos' fiancee Lauren Sanchez to space with an all-female celebrity crew that includes Katy Perry and Gayle King

The Independent UK

3 big hunks of space junk crash to Earth every day — and it's only going to get worse

At least three old satellites or rocket bodies fall to Earth every day, a new report reveals. Some experts think it's a worrying trend.

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SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launches 27 Starlink satellites to orbit on record-breaking 27th flight (photos)

SpaceX broke its rocket-reuse record yet again early Monday (April 14), launching a batch of Starlink internet satellites atop a Falcon 9 rocket that flew for the 27th time.

Euronews

SpaceX launches 21 Starlink satellites into low Earth orbit

Starlink is a satellite internet project developed by billionaire Elon Musk's aerospace company SpaceX. Its goal is to provide high-speed internet access to users around the world.

The Guardian - UK

Lauren Sanchez’s all-female space flight is about to blast off – and will challenge Elon Musk’s SpaceX

Jeff Bezos’s Blue Origin rocket blasts off on Monday, with his fiancee, Katy Perry and three others on board. But is it more than just a stunt?

Dynamite News

SpaceX Lights Up the Night: Falcon 9 Launches 21 Starlink Satellites in Milestone 400th Flight

SpaceX’s Falcon 9 rocket soared into a moonlit Florida sky, deploying 21 Starlink satellites, 13 with game-changing Direct-to-Cell tech to kill dead zones. The historic 400th SpaceX mission reused a veteran booster on its 10th flight, capping a delayed but dazzling liftoff. Read more at Dynamite News.

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SpaceX launches 21 Starlink satellites on Falcon 9 rocket, lands booster on ship at sea (video)

A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket lifted off from NASA's Kennedy Space Center on Saturday (April 12), carrying 21 Starlink satellites to orbit.

Space

This Week In Space podcast: Episode 156 — Rocket Blast

On Episode 156 of This Week In Space, Rod Pyle and Tariq Malik welcome Phil Metzger to discuss the dangerous realities of rocket plumes.

Space

SpaceX launches 9th batch of 'proliferated architecture' spy satellites for US government (video)

SpaceX launched the ninth batch of "proliferated architecture" spy satellites for the U.S. National Reconnaissance Office from Calfornia's central coast today (April 12).

Salon

Falling space debris: A growing threat

You probably won't get hit by a chunk of falling satellite. But odds are rising that someone will

Space

Elon Musk's DOGE team given 'alarming degree' of access to NASA systems, House Democrats say

The latest in a series of letters from House Democrats to NASA officials claims that Elon Musk's DOGE staffers have been given "unrestricted physical access" to agency facilities. NASA has yet to respond.

Latin Times

Elon Musk Wants Control of a Public Beach in Texas Near SpaceX Starbase and He Might Just Get It

Musk seeks to tighten his grip on a remote stretch of coastline near the Texas-Mexico border where the billionaire wants to control access to Boca Chica beach.

LiveScience

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.

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