According to Kshatriya, SpaceX will perform a Starship-to-Starship cryogenic propellant transfer test in 2025.

True Anomaly has laid off 25% of its workforce in sweeping reductions. scoop-

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Anduril announced the acquisition of Blue Force Technologies in Sept 2023; less than a year later, the company is moving forward in major Pentagon programs based on the tech.

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If you're wondering what's going on with ABL' Flight 2, the team encountered an anomaly during ground testing, TechCrunch learned. Quote from ABL's chief engineer Kevin Sagis:

“There is no significant delay. During ground testing designed to screen the vehicle for…

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The story has been updated with comment from AnySignal’s CEO.

New: CesiumAstro is suing a former exec and a competitor startup, ANYSIGNAL, over allegations of trade secret misappropriation.

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“Our system, that we hope to build and start begin operating in 2029…”

Speaking of Starlink, old SpaceX balance sheets from 2018 & 2019 show the degree to which the company was hanging its hat on bringing that business unit online:

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some important reporting from Loren Grush et. al at Bloomberg about Starlink's profitability, or lack thereof: bnnbloomberg.ca/elon-musk-s-st…

.True Anomaly has ambitious plans to provide on-orbit RPO capabilities to bolster national security. The first mission didn't go according to plan – but they're not cowed.

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my most unpopular opinion is that I hated the eclipse, felt cursed

I’m sorry, what?!

At Starbase, @ElonMusk provided an update on the company’s plans to send humanity to Mars, the best destination to begin making life multiplanetary

.Varda Space Industries brought their first pharma manufacturing capsule home in Feb. Now, they’re gearing up to do it again, and again, and again, and again…

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Hold on, folks -- only one of these companies will ultimately win the demonstration task order to finish development of the LTV and land it on the moon prior to the Artemis V crew

Congrats to Intuitive Machines, Lunar Outpost, & Astrolab! Intuitive Machines Lunar Outpost Astrolab

Some clues as to the NASA LTV contract winners here...