Google Lunar X PRIZE awards milestone prizes Posted: Tue, Jan 27 8:05 AM ET (1305 GMT) The X PRIZE Foundation announced Monday that it has awarded $5.25 million in "milestone prizes" to five teams participating in the Google Lunar X... Planetary Society to launch solar sail demonstrator in May Posted: Tue, Jan 27 7:43 AM ET (1243 GMT) The Planetary Society announced Monday that it will launch a small spacecraft designed to test solar sail technology in May. The nonprofit organization said it... Air Force and SpaceX settle lawsuit Posted: Sat, Jan 24 10:57 AM ET (1557 GMT) The US Air Force and SpaceX have settled a lawsuit the company filed last year, leaving intact a controversial block buy contract between the service... Scientists release initial results from Rosetta Posted: Fri, Jan 23 8:10 AM ET (1310 GMT) Scientists working on ESA's Rosetta mission have released the initial analysis of data collected by the spacecraft as it studied comet 67P/Churyumov–Gerasimenko.... Russia plans to merge space agency with industry Posted: Thu, Jan 22 7:47 AM ET (1247 GMT) Russian president Vladimir Putin approved plans Wednesday to merge the Russian space agency Roscosmos with a new industry conglomerate, in the process removing the current... Atlas 5 launches military communications satellite Posted: Wed, Jan 21 7:30 AM ET (1230 GMT) The most powerful variant of the United Launch Alliance Atlas 5 rocket successfully launched a military communications satellite Tuesday night. The Atlas 5 551 rocket... Google and Fidelity to invest $1 billion into SpaceX Posted: Wed, Jan 21 7:18 AM ET (1218 GMT) SpaceX announced Tuesday that it has raised $1 billion from Internet search giant Google and financial firm Fidelity, funds that will likely support initial development... Planet Labs raises $95 million Posted: Wed, Jan 21 7:11 AM ET (1211 GMT) Planet Labs, a company developing a fleet of small satellites to provide daily images of the entire Earth, announced a $95-million investment round Tuesday.... NASA releases new Dawn images of Ceres Posted: Tue, Jan 20 7:44 AM ET (1244 GMT) NASA released on Monday new images of Ceres taken by its Dawn spacecraft as it approaches the dwarf planet. The images, taken last week, are... Reports: Google considering investment in SpaceX to support satellite system Posted: Tue, Jan 20 7:27 AM ET (1227 GMT) Google is reportedly considering a billion-dollar investment in SpaceX to support plans revealed recently by Elon Musk to develop a 4000-satellite constellation that... |
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