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Artemis II astronauts made most of professional photography training
By Evan Garcia HOUSTON, April 15 (Reuters) - The two professional photography instructors who trained Artemis II astronauts to take pictures of the moon and Earth during their historic lunar flyby sai...
Apr 15, 2026
Amazon's $11.6 billion Globalstar deal will not fix rocket launch bottleneck, analysts say
By Akash Sriram April 14 (Reuters) - Amazon's $11.6 billion deal to buy Globalstar bolsters its space ambitions with satellites and wireless airwaves, but will not fix the crippling shortage of rocket...
Apr 14, 2026
SpaceX, Blue Origin moon landers in focus after NASA's Artemis success
By Joey Roulette COLORADO SPRINGS, Colorado, April 14 (Reuters) - After the safe return of four astronauts from a historic flyby of the moon last week, NASA is shifting focus to its next challenge: pu...
Apr 14, 2026
Factbox-Global satellite internet companies at a glance
April 14 (Reuters) - Amazon.com said on Tuesday it would buy satellite company Globalstar in an $11.57 billion deal, as it looks to take on bigger rival SpaceX's Starlink. Satellite internet is taking...
Apr 14, 2026
Amazon to buy satellite firm Globalstar in $11.57 billion deal to take on Musk's Starlink
By Deborah Mary Sophia and Akash Sriram April 14 (Reuters) - Amazon.com said on Tuesday it will acquire Globalstar in an $11.57 billion deal, bolstering its fledgling satellite business as it tries to...
Apr 14, 2026
New Russian space launch vehicle undergoing final tests, top official says
April 11 (Reuters) - A new Russian launch vehicle, Soyuz-5, is undergoing its final tests and is "absolutely ready" for use in space projects, Russia's top space official said on Saturday. Dmitry Baka...
Apr 11, 2026
Circling the moon, a Black astronaut inspires millions
By David Hood-Nuo WASHINGTON, April 11 (Reuters) - At 12 years old, Naia Butler-Craig decided she wanted to be an astronaut. Each time she walked into St. Mark AME Church in Orlando, Florida, and saw ...
Apr 11, 2026
The unconventional logic behind SpaceX's $1.75 trillion price tag
By Echo Wang NEW YORK, April 10 (Reuters) - Wall Street is reaching for some unusual yardsticks to price Elon Musk's SpaceX. At least one of SpaceX's large institutional investors is privately benchma...
Apr 10, 2026
SpaceX begins installing equipment at Texas facility, eyes year-end production, sources say
By Wen-Yee Lee TAIPEI, April 10 (Reuters) - SpaceX has begun installing equipment at its advanced chip packaging facility in Bastrop, Texas, as the satellite and rocket company aims to begin productio...
Apr 10, 2026
Artemis II astronauts safely back on Earth after historic trip around moon
By Joey Roulette and Steve Gorman HOUSTON, April 10 (Reuters) - The Artemis II capsule and its four-member crew streaked through Earth's atmosphere and safely splashed down in the Pacific Ocean on Fri...
Apr 10, 2026
