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Raptor production nightmare, Starship at LC-39A, Neutron rocket details & more top stories

Seth Kurkowski - Dec. 5th 2021 10:13 am PT @SethKurk

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This week we saw new contracts from NASA, Rocket Lab’s groundbreaking design for Neutron, SpaceX pizza, and oh yeah there was an email from Elon Musk about Starship. Catch up on this week’s top stories below.

Blue Origin partners up with Sierra Space, Boeing, and others to build a fully commercial space station

Seth Kurkowski - Oct. 25th 2021 10:50 am PT @SethKurk

Spaceflight Boeing Blue Origin Sierra Space Orbital Reef Commercial Spaceflight

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Blue Origin announced on Monday official plans to build a commercial space station named Orbit Reef.

Scoop: Space Florida to construct an Astronaut Training Complex at Kennedy Space Center

Jared Locke - Jul. 30th 2021 10:24 am PT @baserunner0723

NASA Commercial Spaceflight Space Florida Exploration Park

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New information found shows that Space Florida, Florida’s spaceport authority, will be building a new complex for astronaut training near Blue Origin’s factory.

Who makes the cut for FAA Astronaut Wings?

Seth Kurkowski - Jul. 21st 2021 3:59 pm PT @SethKurk

FAA Commercial Spaceflight

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Over the last two weeks, we saw the first two private commercial space flights. Both companies pinned their participants with their versions of “Astronaut Wings” but are they real astronauts? The FAA just released their requirements for the title of astronaut.