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Atlas V has lifted off from SLC-41 with the Starliner OFT-2 mission about 23 hours earlier than planned, due to an apparent mission elapsed time clock error onboard the spacecraft. Whether any mission objectives will be affected by the anomaly remains to be seen.

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SpaceX has revealed they only intend to use one gridfin on Booster 4 following major budget setbacks that were described by CEO Elon Musk as being "Due to the copious amounts of cocaine we bought to build Booster 4 and Ship 20 this fast."

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BREAKING: Blue Origin has announced that they are now targeting July 10th for the crewed launch of NS-16. Blue Origin founder Jeff Bezos will be among the 4 crew members on board.

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"Do you even lift, bro?!" says NASA engineer.

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Kuiper has ordered eight Falcon 9 launches from SpaceX, each on flight proven, expendable boosters. "This contract will not only accelerate our efforts to build our constellation but will also wipe out SpaceX's booster fleet in the process," said an Amazon spokesperson.

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In an embarrassing error, a SpaceX intern mistakenly added pictures of the Russian Zenit SL rocket to the company's website. This is the third time a non-SpaceX rocket has been added to the website, after Astra's Rocket 3 and the Soviet N1.

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Highest bid on first crewed New Shepherd mission plummets from $2.8 million USD to just $2,000 after it was announced the winner would have to fly with Jeff Bezos, CEO of Blue Origin.

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SpaceX has postponed the CRS-22 mission at the last minute, on the basis of it not being a Starlink launch

"At SpaceX we pride ourselves on doing the same, never ending Starlink launches over and over again. Now is not the time for variety," said SpaceX president Gwynne Shotwell

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Scandal at Blue Origin: A leaked email from CEO Jeff Bezos reveals that his favorite color is red, not blue. The company may change its name in the coming weeks in response to accusations of false advertising.
Below is an artist's rendition of Blue Origin's expected rebranding:

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Not to be outdone by Dogecoin and Bitcoin, the Daily Worm is excited to announce Wormcoin and the accompanying Worm-1 satellite, to be launched on ARCA's EcoRocket NET Q2 2022

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Not to be outdone by Dogecoin, Bitcoin announces the BIT-1 satellite.
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SpaceX announces agreement with China to catch uncontrolled CZ-5B core stage this weekend. "It will be great practice for us," said SpaceX CEO Elon Musk.

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"Well this is awkward," SpaceX CEO Elon Musk tweeted earlier today: "Honestly we didn't think it would land until SN20, we haven't figured out how to remove a Starship from the landing pad yet."

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BREAKING: NASA forced to destack solid boosters to make room for the SLS core stage in the VAB. This has caused Artemis I to slip to late 2024.

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LIFTOFF! Starship SN15 has lifted off on its 10km test flight!

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LIFTOFF! SpaceX has launched Test Nosecone #1 on its orbital flight test!

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Arianespace confirms silo-launched Vega on their webcast. The first launch of this variant is scheduled in Q4 2022.

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DEVELOPING: A member of Blue Origin's ground staff is refusing to leave the capsule after a crew ingress rehearsal, leading to an extended hold in the countdown. More details will be provided as they become available.

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60 years ago today, April 12, 1981, Yuri Gagarin became the first Soviet to fly into space, aboard his spacecraft Columbia. He landed 108 minutes later in the Kazakh steppe of California.

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Virgin Orbit has announced its next launch vehicle, LauncherTwo. "It's not the same as LauncherOne, we promise," said Virgin Orbit CEO Dan Hart. "See, it says LauncherTwo on the rocket!"