Boeing scrubs its space capsule launch and blames the Russians
Otherworldly investors will have to wait a little longer for the next dramatic step in commercial space travel: Boeing had to push back Friday’s… Read More »
Northrop lifts outlook as countries ramp up space exploration
Defense contractor Northrop Grumman Corp raised its full-year forecast on Thursday and beat quarterly estimates, propped up by high demand… Read More »
Anuvu partners with Astranis on MicroGEO satellite constellation
Anuvu and Silicon Valley-based Astranis are to launch the first two MicroGEO High Throughput Satellites (HTS) in the Anuvu Constellation… Read More »
Bezos offers NASA $2 billion in exchange for moon mission contract
Fresh off his trip to space, billionaire businessman Jeff Bezos on Monday offered to cover up to $2 billion in… Read More »
SpaceX lands NASA launch contract for mission to Jupiter’s moon Europa
Elon Musk’s private rocket company SpaceX was awarded a $178 million launch services contract for NASA’s first mission focusing on… Read More »
Former Virgin Galactic CEO to fly to space
Former chief executive officer of Virgin Galactic Holdings, George Whitesides, will fly to space on the aerospace company’s next test… Read More »
Bezos thanks Amazon customers who ‘paid’ for space flight, sparking criticism from Sen. Warren and AOC
Soon after Amazon (AMZN) chairman and founder Jeff Bezos returned to Earth from space on Tuesday, the billionaire received sharp… Read More »
Blue Origin says space tourist flight sales are ‘approaching $100 million’ already
Jeff Bezos’ space company, Blue Origin, has sold nearly $100 million worth of tickets for future passenger flights to the… Read More »
Blue Origin brings space tourism to tiny Texas town
For years, the official letterhead for the small town of Van Horn, tucked neatly among the foothills of the Guadalupe… Read More »
Lockheed Martin opens advanced manufacturing facility to expand Orion Spacecraft production
Lockheed Martin [NYSE: LMT] opened its Spacecraft Test, Assembly and Resource (STAR) Center today. The STAR Center features business and digital transformation… Read More »
Space startup Momentus hires former U.S. defense official as CEO
Momentus named former U.S. Under Secretary of Defense for Policy John Rood as chief executive officer, a day after the… Read More »
NASA and ESA partner to address global climate change
NASA and ESA (European Space Agency) have formed a first-of-its-kind strategic partnership to observe Earth and its changing environment. The… Read More »
Billionaire Richard Branson buys stake in space tech fund Seraphim
British billionaire Richard Branson has bought a stake in space tech fund Seraphim Space Investment Trust as part of a… Read More »
Virgin Galactic shares slipped after the company filed to sell up to $500 million in common stock
Shares of Virgin Galactic slipped on Monday after the company filed to sell up to $500 million in common stock. This follows… Read More »
Virgin Galactic rocket plane soars to space with Billionaire Branson aboard
British billionaire Richard Branson on Sunday soared more than 50 miles above the New Mexico desert aboard his Virgin Galactic… Read More »
Sir Richard Branson’s Virgin Galactic historic flight opens space tourism
With company owner and uber-adventurer Sir Richard Branson on board, Virgin Galactic today announced that VSS Unity successfully reached space,… Read More »
Richard Branson heading for space on Virgin Galactic’s rocket plane
After nearly two decades of overly optimistic forecasts, technical challenges, a tragic setback and a determined recovery, Richard Branson, the… Read More »
What Virgin Galactic’s historic flight means for the future of tourists in space
More than 46,000 feet above the stark New Mexico desert, a white and silver space plane rocketed toward the edge… Read More »
SpaceX cargo capsule splashes down in Gulf of Mexico
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Northrop to build homes on moon orbit under $935 mln NASA contract
Northrop Grumman Corp won a NASA contract worth $935 million to develop living quarters for the U.S. space agency’s planned… Read More »
U.S. FAA begins use of system to reduce impact of launches on airspace
The Federal Aviation Administration has started to use a new tool intended to better integrate commercial launches and reentries into… Read More »
China picks up the launch pace with three space missions in four days
China appears to be returning to its pre-pandemic pace of launching back-to-back space missions. Various Chinese sources indicate the country… Read More »