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Ending an era, final Delta 4 Heavy boosts classified spy satellite into orbit

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Ending an era in U.S. rocketry, United Launch Alliance fired off its 16th and final triple-core Delta 4 Heavy Tuesday, launching a classified spy satellite in the last hurrah of a storied family of rockets dating back to the dawn of the space age. The Heavy’s three hydrogen-fueled RS-68A first stage engines ignited with a…

Blue Origin launches New Shepard capsule, resuming sub-orbital flights in wake of 2022 mishap

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Blue Origin, the rocket company owned by Amazon-founder Jeff Bezos, successfully launched an unpiloted New Shepard capsule to the edge of space and back Tuesday, the first flight of the sub-orbital spacecraft since a booster failure last year triggered a dramatic abort. No passengers were on board for the 2022 flight and while the booster…