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The low-budget attempt to restore NASA's gamma ray-hunting Swift space telescope into an operational orbit was canceled due to attitude control issues with the servicing spacecraft, the agency said Aug. 19.

Following reports in May that SpaceX was interested in acquiring land in Louisiana for its Starship program, Louisiana Gov.

SALT LAKE CITY—Small satellites have been moving off dedicated small launch vehicles and increasingly turning to shared rides on medium- and heavy-lift rockets, an analysis of the industry shows.

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SALT LAKE CITY— NASA is looking to scale down and standardize a flight-proven inflatable heat shield for small satellite operators.

SALT LAKE CITY—While Katalyst Space was unable to boost a NASA space telescope back into an operational orbit, the $30 million mission, which remains

SALT LAKE CITY— NASA is in the early stage of setting up a headquarters-level office to oversee launch service procurements agencywide, including rideshares.

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SpaceX plans to begin construction next year on a massive new spaceport in Louisiana that includes 10 launch and landing complexes for its Starship-Super Heavy launch system.

SALT LAKE CITY— NASA is loaning its two Orbiting Carbon Observatory (OCO) science missions to the California Institute of Technology (Caltech) which will operate them for the next four years.