Tag: Space industry
DOJ sues SpaceX for hiring discrimination against refugees
A Falcon 9 rocket is displayed outside the Space Exploration Technologies Corp. (SpaceX) headquarters on January 28, 2021 in Hawthorne, California.Pat [...]
India Chandrayaan-3 moon landing came at low cost
The shadow of the Chandrayaan-3 spacecraft is seen on the moon's surface.ISROThe list is grim reading: Stuck, failed, missed, failed, failed, stuck, f [...]
India Chandrayaan-3 lunar mission lands on moon’s south pole
India staked new claim as a national superpower in space on Wednesday, landing its Chandrayaan-3 mission safely on the moon's unexplored south pole.Th [...]
Redwire, Sierra partner to make drugs on inflatable space habitat
An ADSEP with blue PIL-BOXs, hardware which will be delivered to Sierra Space for the LIFE habitat pathfinder mission.RedwireSpace infrastructure comp [...]
SpaceX reported a profit in the first quarter, WSJ says
A Falcon Heavy rocket launches the USSF-67 mission from NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida, Jan. 15, 2023.SpaceXSpaceX turned a profit during the [...]
BAE buys Ball Aerospace for $5.6 billion
The Ball Aerospace-manufactured Weather System Follow-on-Microwave (WSF-M) satellite for the U.S. Space Force.Ball CorporationBall Corporation agreed [...]
Telesat swaps internet satellite suppliers to save $2 billion
A rendering of Telesat's low earth orbit broadband constellationTelesatShares of Canadian telecommunications satellite operator Telesat surged on Frid [...]
Virgin Galactic launches first tourist flight to space, Galactic 02
Virgin Galactic flew its second commercial spaceflight on Thursday, its first carrying private-paying tourists.Called Galactic 02, the flight launched [...]
Viasat VSAT Q1 earnings report
Viasat offices are shown at the company's headquarters in Carlsbad, California, March 9, 2022.Mike Blake | ReutersViasat reported a jump in quarterly [...]
Charlie Ergen’s Dish and EchoStar merging to expand telecom empire
Billionaire Charlie Ergen is consolidating his telecommunications empire, merging his satellite and broadband services companies Dish Network and Echo [...]
Rocket Lab (RKLB) Q2 earnings report
Rocket Lab on Tuesday reported second-quarter results that largely met Wall Street's expectations, and the company said it added contracts for 10 more [...]
Boeing resets Starliner’s first crewed spaceflight target for March
Boeing's Starliner spacecraft is seen before docking with the International Space Station on May 20, 2022 during the uncrewed OFT-2 mission.BoeingBoei [...]
Redwire (RDW) space company Q2 earnings
A Redwire Corporation banner is displayed at the New York Stock Exchange, Sept. 8, 2021.Source: NYSESpace infrastructure company Redwire said Monday t [...]
Astra conducts layoffs, raises debt, shifts focus to survive
An Astra Spacecraft Engine during testing.AstraStruggling space company Astra is cutting 25% of its workforce, the company announced Friday, and restr [...]
Planet PL lays off about 10%, company restructures
Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) on December 08, 2021 in New York City.Spencer Platt | Getty ImagesSatellite-imagery an [...]