spaceflight, to SpaceX
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• $175 billion 💰
• $125 bn
• $125 bn
• $102 bn
• $85 bn
• $67.51 bn
• $24.7 bn
• $11.85 bn
• $5.3 bn
• $4.2 bn
• $3.21 bn
• $2.73 bn
• $1.79 bn
• $1.5 bn
• $1 bn
• $767 million
• $680 mn
• $610 mn
• $500 mn
• SpaceMobile $435 mn 💵
https://www.insidermonkey.com/blog/20-most-valuable-space-companies-in-the-world-1259496/

spaceflight, to random
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#DreamChaser time-lapse consisting of over 1 million still images https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TesrNdfbMJ8&t=3s

#SierraSpace

itnewsbot, to space
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Sierra Space is blowing up stuff to prove inflatable habitats are safe - Enlarge / Sierra Space's 300 cubic meter inflatable habitat burst at 77... - https://arstechnica.com/?p=1998174

65dBnoise, (edited ) to space
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An orbital reef.

Interesting inflatable space technology by Sierra Space.

Video showing spectacular burst at 77psi. Boring ending (for the good of humanity, cure leukemia, longevity for all 🙄 etc) can be ignored as old school & unnecessary hype/BS.

https://www.youtube.com/embed/_7NiBD3KqkQ

itnewsbot, to space
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After decades of dreams, a commercial spaceplane is almost ready to fly - Enlarge / Sierra Space's Dream Chaser spaceplane is almost ready to lea... - https://arstechnica.com/?p=1980010

spaceflight, to random
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With in a payload fairing, it will sit on top of the rocket which will help protect the vehicle from . ’s 👨‍🚀 variant will be launched in a similar configuration but without a fairing, which will still offer protection from debris since the will be located below the vehicle. https://www.sierraspace.com/newsroom/blog/dream-chaser-vs-space-shuttle

vs

spaceflight, to space
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, a official says fixed-price contracts do the agency “no good” 🤦‍♂️ https://arstechnica.com/space/2023/06/weirdly-a-nasa-official-says-fixed-price-contracts-do-the-agency-no-good

spaceflight,
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📆 Jun 15, 2023 #NASA #LEO partnerships

• #BlueOrigin
• #NorthropGrumman
• #SierraSpace
• #SpaceX
• #SpecialAerospace
• #ThinkOrbital
• #VastSpace

“It is great to see companies invest their own capital toward innovative #commercial #space capabilities, and we’ve seen how these types of partnerships benefit both the private sector and NASA” https://www.nasa.gov/press-release/seven-us-companies-collaborate-with-nasa-to-advance-space-capabilities

#SpaceCompany #SpacePolitics

spaceflight, to space
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Apr 25, 2023 production on the 🌙. The reactor is ready to be tested in 🌌. Carbothermal reactor developed by . https://www.nasa.gov/feature/nasa-successfully-extracts-oxygen-from-lunar-soil-simulant

spaceflight, to space
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📆 March 23 's first mission carrying to aboard its Starliner capsule has been delayed until at least the summer 🥱.

has overseen 's development under a $4.5 billion 💰 contract awarded in 📆 2014. Some 80 cut short an initial, uncrewed Starliner test flight in 📆 2019. The capsule made a successful repeat of that mission in 📆 2022 https://www.reuters.com/lifestyle/science/nasa-delays-boeing-starliners-debut-crewed-voyage-2023-03-23

Picture : https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Flight_Delayed_(76996953).jpg

Powerfromspace1,
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@spaceflight that the billion dollar question 🙋‍♂️ could of have 🫤

spaceflight, to instagramreality
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📆 1956 #SpaceStation vision about to become #reality https://youtu.be/5JJL8CUfF-o

#OrbitalAssembly https://orbitalassembly.com/voyager

#HumanSpaceflight #SpaceTourism #SpaceHotel

spaceflight, (edited )
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List of commercial and even larger . Last updated: 📆 2024-01-01. Entries: 37 https://www.factoriesinspace.com/space-stations




































https://www.factoriesinspace.com/space-stations

spaceflight, to random
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May the 4th be with you - certification mission planned for 📆 May 4. Second mission 's . "It will take a couple of years to actually be the engine." https://arstechnica.com/science/2023/02/after-vulcan-comes-online-ula-plans-to-dramatically-increase-launch-cadence/

📆 26 Dec, 2022 "More and more companies are shifting to at least partial within the ." https://thespacebucket.com/how-ula-plans-to-recover-reuse-vulcans-be-4-engines

Path to First Flight Infographic ©️ https://www.flickr.com/photos/ulalaunch/32854051607

10,800 – 27,200 kg to https://ula.bsshost.me/docs/default-source/rockets/vulcancentaur.pdf

video/mp4

spaceflight, to space
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📆 2023/02/16 Four 4️⃣ private planned

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"It's going to be a small percentage that is going to be funding these " so each project needs "to go out and raise 💰 to do this." https://www.cnbc.com/2023/02/16/investing-in-space-the-space-station-kingmaker.html

Several other in this article :

Pictures : "Langley engineers check out the interior of the 24-foot in 📆 1962.", , approaches Kibo laboratory https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Langley_engineers_inside_inflatable_a_24-foot_spacestation_mock-up.jpg https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Bigelow_Aerospace_facilities.jpg https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Crew-2_dragon_approach.jpg

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spaceflight,
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#ElPais 📆 06 Mar 2023 "The #inflatable🎈structures https://youtu.be/pGcdrxB2Qow are not as fragile as they might seem. They are constructed of a fabric similar to the Kevlar material used in #bulletproof vests, and their multiple layers offer a good degree of #radiation protection. There are plans to use them to build small #hotels for #SpaceTourism." https://english.elpais.com/science-tech/2023-03-06/nasas-plans-for-the-end-of-the-iss-private-space-stations-and-hotels-with-an-earth-view.html

#SpaceHotel #Bigelow #SierraSpace #SpaceStation

spaceflight,
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📆 14th Jan 2024 has been granted an extra $42 million 💰, in addition to its $130 million grant, to work on developing the concept with the aid of several other companies, including , , and . has been granted an additional $57.5 million 💰 to its initial $160 million grant for designing the orbiting complex.
's goal is to commence operations before the is phased out in 📆 2030 https://orbitaltoday.com/2024/01/14/nasa-grants-an-additional-100-to-develop-private-space-stations/

spaceflight, to random
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    spaceflight,
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    📆 April 18, 2023 Despite potential delays ⏳ to United Launch Alliance’s () Centaur launch schedule, says preparations continue for lofting the on its debut by 📆 year’s end https://aviationweek.com/aerospace/commercial-space/sierra-still-tracking-year-end-dream-chaser-space-debut

    Picture (modified) : :cc_zero: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Dream_Chaser_pre-drop_tests.2.jpg

    spaceflight,
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    📆 October 2, 2023 reassigned a majority of its employees 👨‍💼👩‍🏭 working on , a commercial it had planned to build with https://www.reuters.com/technology/space/bezos-blue-origin-sees-split-space-station-partnership-sources-2023-10-02/

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