Tag: Space industry
Elon Musk’s SpaceX hires former NASA official Kathy Lueders
Kathy Lueders, formerly NASA associate administrator of the Space Operations Mission Directorate, before speaking to the media on May 30, 2020, follow [...]
Virgin Galactic Q1 earnings report
An aerial view of carrier aircraft VMS Eve, left, and spacecraft VSS Unity, at Spaceport America in New Mexico on Feb. 27, 2023.Virgin GalacticVirgin [...]
Rocket Lab (RKLB) Q1 2023 results
Electron rockets undergo preparation for launch.Rocket LabRocket Lab's revenue increased slightly in the first quarter, but losses grew as well, as th [...]
Firefly launching Space Force high-speed Victus Nox mission
The Alpha rocket for the Space Force's Victus Nox mission stands on the launchpad at Vandenberg Space Force Base, California.Firefly AerospaceThe name [...]
SpaceX’s Starship costing about $2 billion this year
The SpaceX Starship lifts off from the launchpad during a flight test from Starbase in Boca Chica, Texas, on April 20, 2023. Patrick T. Fallon | Afp | [...]
What’s next for SpaceX’s Starship after dramatic launch
Starship launches for the first time on its Super Heavy booster from Texas on April 20, 2023.SpaceXThe dust has settled in Texas, but the work to clea [...]
ispace moon landing: CEO assumes lander crashed
The Earth rises above the surface of the moon, as seen from the company's lander in lunar orbit in April 2023.ispaceJapanese lunar exploration company [...]
Space Force chief on ‘new era’ of threats beyond Earth
US Space Force General B. Chance Saltzman, Chief of Space Operations, testifies about the Fiscal Year 2024 Budget request during a Senate Armed Servic [...]
SpaceX cleared by FAA to launch first orbital Starship flight
A Starship prototype is seen stacked on top of a Super Heavy booster at the company's launch facility near Brownsville, Texas.SpaceXThe Federal Aviati [...]
Relativity ‘all in’ on Terran R rocket, shifting 3D-printing approach
An artist's rendition of a Terran R rocket launching.Relativity SpaceRelativity Space is shifting its strategy in an attempt to accelerate work on the [...]
Virgin Orbit COO email calls out company leadership for failures
The modified 747 aircraft "Cosmic Girl" lifts off from Mojave Air and Space Port in California carrying a LauncherOne rocket on June 30, 2021.Virgin O [...]
Virgin Orbit files for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection
The company's modified 747 jet "Cosmic Girl" in Mojave, California.Virgin OrbitVirgin Orbit on Tuesday filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection in t [...]
NASA unveils Artemis II astronauts flying around the moon in 2024
NASA Administrator Bill Nelson, center, stands with the crew of the Artemis II mission, from left: Jeremy Hansen, Victor Glover, Reid Wiseman, and Chr [...]
What went wrong with Richard Branson’s company
Virgin Orbit crew poses at the opening bell ceremony as a 70 foot model rocket with satellites is placed in front of the NASDAQ in Times Square of New [...]
Virgin Orbit fails to secure funding, will cease operations and conduct layoffs
The company's 747 jet "Cosmic Girl" releases a LauncherOne rocket in mid-air for the first time during a drop test in July 2019.Greg Robinson / Virgin [...]