IT総合 ‘Yikes’: While gaming, Musk inadvertently broadcasts ‘scary’ near-abort of Starship booster landing
Elon Musk occasionally posts clips of his video game plays to his social media platform X — but a recent clip includes b...
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IT総合 IT総合 Blue Origin certifies second capsule for suborbital space tourism flights
Blue Origin’s carried out a successful uncrewed certification mission of its second New Shepard ship on Wednesday, as th...
IT総合 Embattled Astra scores DOD contract to develop point-to-point cargo delivery from space
Don’t count out Astra Space just yet. The company, which was taken private again earlier this year for a sliver of its f...
IT総合 The Space Development Agency taps 19 companies for future defense demo missions
The Space Development Agency (SDA) has selected 19 companies to compete for future contracts under a new program designe...
IT総合 TechCrunch Space: Inverted
Hello, and welcome back to TechCrunch Space. We are insanely close to TechCrunch Disrupt — have you checked out th...
IT総合 SpaceX wins $733M Space Force launch contract
SpaceX was awarded an eight-launch, $733 million contract by the U.S. Space Force on Friday, as part of an ongoing progr...
IT総合 SpaceX sues California agency, alleging political bias against Musk and regulatory overreach
SpaceX has filed a lawsuit against a California agency this week after the body rejected a proposal to increase the comp...
IT総合 TechCrunch Space: SpaceX alums raising a massive new fund for deep tech and more
Hello, and welcome back to TechCrunch Space. The final agenda for the Space Stage at TechCrunch Disrupt is live and we&#...
IT総合 Constellation Technologies & Operations wants to work with telecom operators to deliver 5G internet from space
The telecom industry is undergoing its greatest period of disruption since the telegraph, as companies work to open up s...
IT総合 SpaceX successfully catches returning Starship booster
For the first time, SpaceX not only launched its mammoth Starship, but also returned the booster to the launch site and ...
IT総合 SpaceX will attempt historic catch of returning Starship booster on Sunday
Starship is ready to fly again — and for the first time, SpaceX is going to try to bring the booster back to the launch ...
IT総合 SpaceX alums are working to raise a hefty $550M first deep tech fund
Interlagos, the venture capital firm started by former senior SpaceX leaders, is looking to raise $550 million for its f...
IT総合 Bridgit Mendler’s Northwood makes ground station connection with Planet Labs in key test
Northwood Space, the startup founded by former Disney star Bridgit Mendler, nailed a key test last week when its ground ...
IT総合 Billionaire Robinhood co-founder launches Aetherflux, a space-based solar power startup
It’s been the stuff of science fiction for decades: to provide gigawatts of cheap, clean power anywhere on Earth, day or...
IT総合 TechCrunch Space: Feeling a little Impulse-ive
Hello, and welcome back to TechCrunch Space. The final agenda for the Space Stage at TechCrunch Disrupt is live and we&#...
IT総合 Impulse Space lands Space Force contract for “tactically responsive” orbital operations
Fresh on the heels of a massive funding round, Impulse Space has landed a $34.5 million contract from the Space Force fo...
IT総合 Argo Space’s plan to power orbital tugs with Moon water pulls in $7.9M
There are many hypotheses about what capabilities will need to come online for the growing space industry to flourish, b...
IT総合 Impulse bets shuttling satellites between orbits is big business, and raises $150M to scale up
Impulse Space has raised a massive new tranche of funding as big-name investors bet that moving satellites around in orb...
IT総合 Anduril speeds up launch of defense payloads by buying Apex satellite buses off the shelf
Anduril is expanding even further into the “ultimate high ground.” The company, which is best known fo...
IT総合 TechCrunch Space: The dawn of the space age
Hello and welcome back to TechCrunch Space. Flagging again that the final agenda for the Space Stage at TechCrunch Disru...
IT総合 After delivering astronauts to ISS, SpaceX’s Falcon 9 grounded after 3rd anomaly in 3 months
SpaceX’s Falcon 9 rocket is grounded again after the vehicle’s second stage did not come down in the expected area of th...
IT総合 After delivering astronauts to ISS, SpaceX’s Falcon 9 grounded after third anomaly in three months
SpaceX’s Falcon 9 rocket is grounded again after the vehicle’s second stage did not come down in the expected area of th...
IT総合 Starlink hits 4 million subscribers
SpaceX’s Starlink satellite internet network is expected to hit a new customer milestone this week, company President Gw...
IT総合 Longshot Space closes over $5M in new funding to build space gun in the desert
Why use a rocket when you could use a giant, miles-long “gun” instead? That’s the question posed by Longsho...
IT総合 Radian Aerospace completes ground tests of prototype space plane
Radian Aerospace has moved one step closer to achieving the “holy grail” of spaceflight: a reusable space plane that can...
IT総合 Sequoia’s first space investment since SpaceX is in sunlight-seller Reflect Orbital
Imagine a future where the diurnal cycle, at least in some parts of the world, is adjustable. Where humans are no longer...
IT総合 TechCrunch Space: SpaceX calls out ‘systematic challenges’ with FAA
Hello and welcome back to TechCrunch Space. I wanted to flag once again that the final agenda for the Space Stage at Tec...
IT総合 SpaceX disputes $633K FAA fine, citing “systematic challenges” with agency
SpaceX sent a letter to top Congressional leaders on Wednesday denying allegations that it violated its launch licenses ...
IT総合 Intuitive Machines lands $4.8B NASA contract to build Earth-moon communications infrastructure
NASA wants to establish a permanent human presence on the moon, but right now, astronauts have to be in direct line of s...
IT総合 TechCrunch Space: The dawn of Polaris
Hello and welcome back to TechCrunch Space. In case you missed it, the final agenda for the Space Stage at TechCrunch Di...