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Rocket launch company Astra isn’t starting out with the best track record, after its latest mission for NASA ended in failure — just a few months after its last rocket carrying payloads for the agency failed to reach orbit. The TROPICS mission included two CubeSats intended to join NASA’s existing constellation by the same name. […]
Apple’s payment options offer for Dutch dating apps is compliant, says ACM 
Welcome back to Max Q. In this issue: NASA sees a future for nuclear energy on the moon; Epsilon3 closes funding for space industry OS; News from AWS, SpaceX and more
Update: Aaaaand we have lift-off! As I write, Starliner is making its way over Ireland and heading towards space. Update 2: Orbital insertion burn complete! The previous test flight failed before it could successfully perform this maneuver, so it’s a big feat. See you on ISS, Starliner! After years of setbacks and technical snafus, Boeing’s Starliner orbital […]
NASA is deepening its relationship with the commercial space industry, announcing $278.5 million in funding for six American satellite communications providers — though it expects the companies to make some investments of their own as well. The agency’s Communications Services Project (CSP) will help the private companies develop their near-Earth communications services that could potentially […]