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☆ Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origin Space Company Chosen to Develop Moon Lander for NASA
  + stars: | 2023-05-19 | by ( Micah Maidenberg | ) www.wsj.com   time to read: 1 min
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☆ Virgin Galactic Aims for Space Tourism Launch After Years of Delays
  + stars: | 2023-05-07 | by ( Micah Maidenberg | ) www.wsj.com   time to read: 1 min
WSJ explains what led to the Virgin spinoff’s collapse. Illustration: Jordan KranseIn July 2021, to much fanfare, Virgin Galactic Holdings flew founder Richard Branson and three other crew members to the edge of space. The company’s next flight—a test operation—occurred last month, nearly two years later. Over that time, challenges have mounted for the company.
☆ Elon Musk Expects SpaceX to Spend Around $2 Billion on Starship Rocket This Year
  + stars: | 2023-04-30 | by ( Micah Maidenberg | ) www.wsj.com   time to read: 1 min
SpaceX’s Starship lifting off on its inaugural test mission earlier this month from its launchpad in southern Texas. Photo: patrick t. fallon/Agence France-Presse/Getty ImagesSpaceX anticipates spending about $2 billion on its Starship rocket program this year and might not need to raise additional outside funding as that work unfolds, according to founder and Chief Executive Elon Musk. Mr. Musk outlined SpaceX’s plans Saturday during an audio chat on Twitter about Starship, the powerful rocket the company launched for the first time earlier this month. The inaugural test mission ended after about four minutes when a flight-termination system on the vehicle destroyed it as the rocket began to tumble.
☆ SpaceX Is Pushing to Quickly Launch Another Starship, NASA Says
  + stars: | 2023-04-28 | by ( Micah Maidenberg | ) www.wsj.com   time to read: 1 min
Illustration: Jordan KranseSpaceX believes it can repair damage to the launchpad used for its first Starship flight and will be ready to fly a second rocket by early summer, the leader of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration said. “It blew a hole in that launchpad,” Bill Nelson, the agency’s administrator, told lawmakers at a House Science Committee hearing on Thursday, referring to SpaceX’s inaugural Starship flight on April 20.
☆ Abortion Access: Where It Stands After Supreme Court Allows Mifepristone
  + stars: | 2023-04-22 | by ( Wall Street Journal | ) www.wsj.com   time to read: 1 min
Starship Launch: Here Are the Challenges Elon Musk’s SpaceX Faces Previous dates Elon Musk has discussed for flying Starship have come and gone, and on Monday SpaceX scrubbed a flight. WSJ’s Micah Maidenberg explains the challenges the company faces getting Starship off — and back on — the ground. Photo: Reginald Mathalone/Zuma Press
☆ After SpaceX’s Starship Rocket Explosion—Debris, Data and Analysis
  + stars: | 2023-04-21 | by ( Micah Maidenberg | ) www.wsj.com   time to read: 1 min
Photo: @LabPadre via StoryfulSpaceX on Friday is taking stock after the company’s Starship rocket exploded a few minutes after lifting off the day before in southern Texas. So are several local officials, regulatory and environmental agencies. Regulators said they were analyzing what the launch meant for nearby natural areas and public safety. Environmental groups and some local residents have raised concerns about the impact of SpaceX’s activities on and around its base.
☆ Elon Musk’s SpaceX to Make Second Attempt to Launch Starship Rocket
  + stars: | 2023-04-20 | by ( Micah Maidenberg | ) www.wsj.com   time to read: 1 min
Photo: Reginald Mathalone/Zuma PressSpaceX is set to try for the second time this week to blast off its massive Starship rocket, a flight test that Elon Musk has said poses steep challenges and risks. The company is preparing to ignite the vehicle as soon as 9:28 a.m. ET Thursday from a site in South Texas. SpaceX has said it would have a bit more than an hour to attempt the launch, the first for the rocket, and plans to live stream proceedings on its website.
☆ SpaceX’s Starship Explodes Shortly After Launching Uncrewed Test Flight
  + stars: | 2023-04-20 | by ( Micah Maidenberg | ) www.wsj.com   time to read: 1 min
Photo: SpaceXSpaceX’s Starship exploded a few minutes after launching an initial, uncrewed test flight Thursday morning, abruptly ending the inaugural flight of a vehicle that Elon Musk wants to use one day for pioneering deep-space missions. The company launched the rocket at roughly 9:30 a.m. ET from a launchpad in South Texas, according to a SpaceX live stream. A trail of flames poured out of the engines installed on the booster used for the first stage of the flight.
☆ SpaceX Postpones Starship Rocket Launch Attempt After Technical Problem
  + stars: | 2023-04-17 | by ( Micah Maidenberg | ) www.wsj.com   time to read: 1 min
SOUTH PADRE ISLAND, Texas—SpaceX postponed trying to launch Starship on Monday, delaying the initial launch of the immense rocket the company has been pushing to start testing in flight. The company faced a pressure-related problem as it was trying to fuel up the large booster designed to power Starship off the launchpad, according to a SpaceX live stream and Elon Musk, the company’s founder.
☆ Elon Musk Lowers Expectations for SpaceX’s First Starship Launch Attempt
  + stars: | 2023-04-17 | by ( Micah Maidenberg | ) www.wsj.com   time to read: 1 min
Spectators gather to see the SpaceX Starship. BROWNSVILLE, Texas—Elon Musk sought to lower expectations for SpaceX’s inaugural launch attempt of Starship, the immense rocket that his space company is preparing to try to fly on Monday morning. Mr. Musk told listeners Sunday evening during a Twitter discussion that the company faces serious challenges pulling off the operation, pointing to potential hazards that could stem from the dozens of engines that would power the rocket off a launchpad.
☆ Elon Musk’s Towering SpaceX Rocket Set for Test Flight
  + stars: | 2023-04-14 | by ( Micah Maidenberg | ) www.wsj.com   time to read: 1 min
The rocket Elon Musk wants to one day use for a Mars mission is poised for an initial flight attempt to space, a landmark test for the vehicle and Mr. Musk’s SpaceX. The company plans to blast off Starship, as the rocket is called, on the demonstration launch as soon as Monday, SpaceX said in a tweet not long after air-safety regulators said they issued a license permitting the flight. Liftoff might happen at 8 a.m. Eastern time, starting what the company has said would be a roughly 90-minute flight under its best-case scenario.
☆ NASA Names Artemis II Crew for Mission to Fly by Moon in 2024
  + stars: | 2023-04-03 | by ( Micah Maidenberg | ) www.wsj.com   time to read: 1 min
NASA and the Canadian Space Agency selected four astronauts to fly around the moon on a mission that would take people deep into space for the first time in decades. Americans Christina Koch , Victor Glover , and Reid Wiseman , and Canadian Jeremy Hansen , are the quartet chosen for the flight, officials from the two agencies said.
☆ Lockheed Martin Bets on Moon Missions
  + stars: | 2023-03-28 | by ( Micah Maidenberg | ) www.wsj.com   time to read: 1 min
Lockheed Martin Corp. said it is launching a lunar-infrastructure division that would provide communications services for moon missions. Crescent Space Services LLC, a subsidiary of the aerospace giant, will begin operations by developing a satellite network for the moon, according to Joe Landon , its chief executive. That network would allow people and hardware on the lunar surface or in orbit around the moon to communicate back to Earth and provide navigation information, akin to GPS, he said.
☆ Biden Nominee to Run FAA Withdraws After GOP Criticism
  + stars: | 2023-03-26 | by ( Micah Maidenberg | Lindsay Wise | ) www.wsj.com   time to read: 1 min
The Biden administration’s nominee for the top job at the Federal Aviation Administration has taken himself out of the running for the position following criticism from Republicans over his credentials for the job. Phil Washington , currently chief executive of Denver International Airport, withdrew his name from consideration to serve as FAA administrator, a White House official said Saturday.
☆ SpaceX Cleared for Space-Station Crew Launch After Delay
  + stars: | 2023-03-02 | by ( Micah Maidenberg | ) www.wsj.com   time to read: 1 min
Preparing for the launch of SpaceX’s Falcon 9 rocket and Crew Dragon spacecraft in Cape Canaveral, Fla., on Wednesday. SpaceX is slated to launch a crew to the International Space Station early Thursday, a makeup date for a mission that the company and NASA scrubbed earlier this week due to a technical issue. The delay was a rare hiccup in SpaceX’s work handling high-profile human space flights for the National Aeronautics and Space Administration. The Elon Musk-led rocket company has conducted six of those missions for NASA since 2020, when it blasted off the first astronauts from the U.S. in close to a decade.
☆ Biden Pick for FAA Chief to Field Questions on Aviation Experience
  + stars: | 2023-03-01 | by ( Micah Maidenberg | Andrew Tangel | ) www.wsj.com   time to read: 1 min
Phil Washington, the nominee for FAA chief, is a retired U.S. Army command sergeant major and current CEO at Denver International Airport. The Biden administration’s pick to run the Federal Aviation Administration is slated to face questions from senators Wednesday in a long-delayed effort to confirm a new leader for the air-safety regulator. The White House last year nominated Phil Washington, a retired U.S. Army command sergeant major who is currently chief executive at Denver International Airport, to lead the FAA for a five-year term.
☆ SpaceX Mission to International Space Station Postponed
  + stars: | 2023-02-27 | by ( Micah Maidenberg | ) www.wsj.com   time to read: 1 min
SpaceX and NASA postponed the company’s planned launch of crew to the International Space Station early Monday because of an issue related to an ignition fluid, the agency said. The Elon Musk-led company had been scheduled to send four people to the research laboratory for the National Aeronautics and Space Administration at 1.45 a.m. ET from the Kennedy Space Center in Florida.
☆ SpaceX Prepares to Launch Crew to International Space Station
  + stars: | 2023-02-26 | by ( Micah Maidenberg | ) www.wsj.com   time to read: 1 min
The SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket and Dragon spacecraft being readied for Monday’s launch at the Kennedy Space Center. SpaceX is set to launch another crew to the International Space Station, the latest human flight the company has handled for NASA since bringing such missions back to the U.S. about three years ago. The Elon Musk-led company is scheduled to blast four people to the research laboratory at 1:45 a.m. ET on Monday from the Kennedy Space Center in Florida, the National Aeronautics and Space Administration said.
☆ Close Call at Airport Near Los Angeles Under Investigation
  + stars: | 2023-02-25 | by ( Alison Sider | Micah Maidenberg | ) www.wsj.com   time to read: 1 min
Federal air-safety investigators are probing the incident that occurred Wednesday between Mesa Air and SkyWest planes at the Burbank, Calif., airport. Aviation-safety officials said they are investigating a close call between two regional jets at an airport near Los Angeles this week, the latest in a series of similar incidents in recent weeks. Mesa Air Group Inc. pilots discontinued a landing Wednesday evening at Hollywood Burbank Airport in Burbank, Calif., after an air-traffic controller cleared another plane to depart ahead of it, according to the Federal Aviation Administration.
☆ Boeing-Lockheed Rocket Company Pushes First Launch of New Vehicle to May
  + stars: | 2023-02-24 | by ( Micah Maidenberg | ) www.wsj.com   time to read: 1 min
Vulcan Centaur is expected to serve as United Launch Alliance’s main rocket offering going forward. The launch company owned by Boeing Co. and Lockheed Martin Corp. is targeting late spring for the initial flight of a powerful new rocket it has been developing, a major test of the delayed vehicle. United Launch Alliance now plans to blast off Vulcan Centaur, as the rocket is called, for the first time in early May, ULA Chief Executive Tory Bruno said Thursday evening. The new time frame represents another slip for the flight, which the company had been targeting for the first quarter of this year.
☆ SpaceX Raises Starlink Prices for Some Subscribers
  + stars: | 2023-02-22 | by ( Micah Maidenberg | ) www.wsj.com   time to read: 1 min
Starlink uses a fleet of satellites to enable what are designed to be high-speed internet connections. SpaceX is adjusting prices for some subscribers of its Starlink satellite internet service, a move that will boost costs for some customers for the second straight year. Starting in April, the price for Starlink service will rise by 9% to $120 a month for residential subscribers in areas where its service capacity is limited, the company said in a new email to some users. New subscribers in locations with limited capacity will pay the higher rate immediately, according to the message, a copy of which was viewed by The Wall Street Journal.
☆ FAA Seeks to Fine SpaceX $175,000 Over Rocket Launch Data
  + stars: | 2023-02-18 | by ( Micah Maidenberg | ) www.wsj.com   time to read: 1 min
SpaceX has conducted hundreds of rocket flights over the years, including 61 in 2022. Aviation safety regulators proposed fining SpaceX $175,000 for allegedly failing to provide launch-related data before a satellite mission the company conducted last year. It is the first such penalty the FAA has sought from SpaceX, according to a spokesman for the agency. SpaceX has conducted hundreds of rocket flights over the years, including 61 in 2022. This year, SpaceX founder Elon Musk has said, the company has set a goal of launching to orbit 100 times.
☆ Why Planes Were Grounded for the First Time Since 9/11
  + stars: | 2023-02-15 | by ( Andrew Tangel | Micah Maidenberg | ) www.wsj.com   time to read: 1 min
The Federal Aviation Administration halted flights across America in early January, paralyzing air traffic for nearly two hours. It was the first nationwide ground stop since the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks and shook an industry struggling to cope with a postpandemic surge in travel. The FAA blamed a contractor for unintentionally deleting computer files in an alert system, which tells pilots about restrictions and hazards along their routes.
☆ The FAA Has a Classic Problem: Ancient Tech That’s Failing
  + stars: | 2023-02-14 | by ( Andrew Tangel | Micah Maidenberg | ) www.wsj.com   time to read: 1 min
The Federal Aviation Administration halted flights across America in early January, paralyzing air traffic for nearly two hours. It was the first nationwide ground stop since the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks and shook an industry struggling to cope with a postpandemic surge in travel. The FAA blamed a contractor for unintentionally deleting computer files in an alert system, which tells pilots about restrictions and hazards along their routes.
☆ American Airlines Pilots Involved in Near Miss at JFK Receive Subpoenas
  + stars: | 2023-02-10 | by ( Micah Maidenberg | ) www.wsj.com   time to read: 1 min
The National Transportation Safety Board subpoenaed pilots who flew the American Airlines Group Inc. plane that almost collided with another jet on a New York runway last month, the agency said. The transportation safety agency said it issued the subpoenas Friday to the three crew members for American Airlines Flight 106 after they declined to conduct recorded interviews about the incident.
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