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SpaceX pulls off technical feat in catching Starship rocket with mechanical arms while landing
Visitors arrive at Starbase near Boca Chica, Texas, on October 12, 2024, ahead of the Starship Flight 5 test. The test will involve the return of Starship's Super Heavy Booster to the launch site. (Photo by Sergio FLORES / AFP) (Photo by SERGIO FLORES/AFP via Getty Images)
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Stuck NASA astronauts welcome SpaceX capsule that’ll bring them home next year
A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket, with a crew of two astronauts, lifts off from launch pad 40 at the Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Cape Canaveral, Fla., Saturday, Sept. 28, 2024. (AP Photo/Chris O'Meara)
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SpaceX launches rescue mission for two NASA astronauts who are stuck in space until next year
NASA astronaut Nick Hague, left, and Roscosmos cosmonaut Aleksandr Gorbunov leave the Operations and Checkout building for a trip to the launch pad 40 Saturday, Sept. 28, 2024, at the Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, Fla. (AP Photo/Chris O'Meara)
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SpaceX plans to send five uncrewed Starships to Mars in two years, Musk says
FILE - Elon Musk arrives before a joint meeting of Congress at the Capitol in Washington, July 24, 2024. (AP Photo/Julia Nikhinson, File)
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Tech billionaire returns to Earth after first private spacewalk
This image made from a SpaceX video shows the start of the first private spacewalk led by tech billionaire Jared Isaacman Thursday Sept. 12, 2024. (SpaceX via AP)
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Stuck-in-space astronauts make first public comments since Boeing capsule left without them
In this still image taken from a NASA TV broadcast, NASA astronauts Butch Wilmore (R) and Suni Williams hold a news conference from the International Space Station (ISS) on September 13, 2024. Wilmore and Williams, who arrived at the ISS aboard Boeing's Starliner, will return home with rival SpaceX in February 2025, NASA has said. (Photo by Handout / NASA TV / AFP) / RESTRICTED TO EDITORIAL USE - MANDATORY CREDIT "AFP PHOTO / NASA TV" - NO MARKETING NO ADVERTISING CAMPAIGNS - DISTRIBUTED AS A SERVICE TO CLIENTS (Photo by HANDOUT/NASA TV/AFP via Getty Images)
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Billionaire and engineer conduct first private spacewalk in SpaceX mission
This handout picture courtesy of SpaceX and Polaris taken on September 12, 2024, shows an orbital sunset from the SpaceX Dragon capsule with a hatch structure called "Skywalker", ahead of the first private spacewalk performed by the crew of the SpaceX Polaris Dawn mission. After trekking deeper into space than any humans in the last half-century, a pioneering private crew is set to make history September 12, 2024, with the first-ever spacewalk by non-professional astronauts. The SpaceX Polaris Dawn mission, led by fintech billionaire Jared Isaacman, launched early Tuesday from the Kennedy Space Center in Florida, reaching a peak altitude of 870 miles (1,400 kilometers). (Photo by Polaris Program / AFP) / RESTRICTED TO EDITORIAL USE - MANDATORY CREDIT "AFP PHOTO / SpaceX / Polaris" - NO MARKETING NO ADVERTISING CAMPAIGNS - DISTRIBUTED AS A SERVICE TO CLIENTS (Photo by -/Polaris Program/AFP via Getty Images)
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Spacewalking is the new domain of the rich as billionaire attempts first private spacewalk
Commander Jared Isaacman of Polaris Dawn, a private human spaceflight mission, speaks at a press conference at the Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, Florida, U.S. August 19, 2024. Launch aboard a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket is scheduled for August 26. REUTERS/Joe Skipper
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SpaceX launches billionaire to conduct the first private spacewalk
A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket lifts off with Polaris Dawn, a private human spaceflight mission with two crew members expected to attempt the first-ever private spacewalk, at the Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, Florida, U.S. September 10, 2024. REUTERS/Joe Skipper
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Two astronauts are left behind in space as Boeing’s troubled capsule returns to Earth empty
This photo provided by NASA shows Boeing's Starliner spacecraft which launched astronauts Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams to the International Space Station docked to the Harmony module's forward port on July 3, 2024, seen from a window on the SpaceX Dragon Endeavour spacecraft docked to the adjacent port. (NASA via AP)
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Trump says he’d create a government efficiency commission led by Elon Musk
FILE - President Donald Trump, right, talks with Tesla and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk at the White House in Washington, Feb. 3, 2017. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci, File)
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Boeing to attempt to return empty capsule from International Space Station this week
This photo provided by NASA shows Boeing's Starliner spacecraft which launched astronauts Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams to the International Space Station docked to the Harmony module's forward port on July 3, 2024, seen from a window on the SpaceX Dragon Endeavour spacecraft docked to the adjacent port. (NASA via AP)
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SpaceX’s Falcon 9 grounded after failing landing attempt, U.S. FAA says
FILE PHOTO: A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket is prepared for launch of Polaris Dawn, a private human spaceflight mission, at the Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, Florida, U.S. August 26, 2024. REUTERS/Joe Skipper/File Photo
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Elon Musk’s SpaceX testing breakthrough tech in risky spacewalk
FILE PHOTO: Anna Menon, Scott Poteet, commander Jared Isaacman and Sarah Gillis, crew members of Polaris Dawn, a private human spaceflight mission, attend a press conference at the Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, Florida, U.S. August 19, 2024. REUTERS/Joe Skipper
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Boeing’s Starliner astronauts might return on SpaceX capsule in Feb. 2025, NASA says
FILE PHOTO: NASA astronauts Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams pose ahead of the launch of Boeing's Starliner-1 Crew Flight Test (CFT), in Cape Canaveral, Florida, U.S., April 25, 2024. REUTERS/Joe Skipper/File Photo
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China launches first satellites of constellation to rival Starlink, state media says
Chinese national flag is raised at the Chinese embassy in London, Monday, Sept. 11, 2023. Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has chastised China's premier for what he called unacceptable interference in British democracy after a newspaper reported that a researcher in Parliament was arrested earlier this year on suspicion of spying for Beijing. (AP Photo/Kin Cheung)
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NASA says no return date yet for astronauts and troubled Boeing capsule at space station
FILE - This photo provided by NASA shows the Starliner spacecraft docked to the Harmony module of the International Space Station, orbiting 262 miles above Egypt's Mediterranean coast, on June 13, 2024. (NASA via AP, File)
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WestJet partners with Telus to give rewards members free satellite internet service
WestJet and Telus Corp. are partnering up to provide free internet service aboard flights for members of the airline's loyalty program starting this December. The sign on the front of the Telus head office is shown in Toronto on Thursday, February 11, 2021. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Frank Gunn
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China state media slam U.S. over SpaceX satellites
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China’s military, state media slam U.S. after Reuters report on SpaceX spy satellites
FILE - The SpaceX logo is displayed on a building, May 26, 2020, at the Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, Fla. On Wednesday, Jan. 3, 2024, a U.S. labor agency accused SpaceX of unlawfully firing employees who penned an open letter critical of CEO Elon Musk and creating an impression that worker activities were under surveillance by the rocket ship company. (AP Photo/David J. Phillip, File)