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SpaceX’s new rideshare program
News from India’s space agency and more
SpaceX’s new Bandwagon program is a big threat to small launch providers
SpaceX is expanding its rideshare program with a new series of missions aimed at meeting the demand for launches to mid-inclination orbits. The new program, which was quietly announced at a space industry conference earlier this month, is the latest sign that SpaceX intends to take no prisoners in the small launch market.
Image Credits: Getty Images / NASA / Bill Ingalls
More news from across TC
Intuitive Machines set a November launch date for its first-ever lander mission to the moon.
Rocket Lab will launch a pair of climate satellites for NASA, which could help scientists better model the effects of a warming world on the massive ice sheets at the Earth’s poles.
The Pentagon is urging U.S. space companies to stay vigilant against foreign intelligence entities, which could access or exploit space tech via investments.
True Anomaly got the regulatory greenlight to perform key capabilities as it seeks to enable on-orbit satellite reconnaissance.
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