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SpaceX and Blue Origin must investigate this week’s big rocket tests, FAA says

Transportation /

The Federal Aviation Administration is requiring Elon Musk’s SpaceX and Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origin to investigate what went wrong on their respective mega-rocket test flights this week. The regulator said both companies must perform what’s known as a “mishap investigation.” These probes involve the companies and the FAA working together to understand what went wrong, […]

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NASA orders studies from private space companies on Mars mission support roles

Government & Policy /

Mars exploration has always been the exclusive purview of national space agencies, but NASA is trying to change that, awarding a dozen research tasks to private companies as a prelude to commercial support for future missions to the Red Planet. It’s the second time in a month that the agency has shown its desire for

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