Space industry
Pentagon awards $2.5 billion in satellite contracts to L3Harris, Lockheed Martin and Sierra Space
Lockheed Martin’s Tranche 0 Transport Layer satellites are seen in one of the company’s processing facilities. Lockheed Martin The Pentagon on Tuesday announced about $2.5 billion in contracts will go to L3Harris, Lockheed Martin, and Sierra Space to build satellites for an expanding military system. The U.S. Space Force’s Space Development Agency is having the […]
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Space investment rebounded in 2023 with heavy sector M&A, report says
A long exposure photo shows the company’s fourth Alpha rocket mission launching from California’s Vandenberg Space Force Base on Dec. 22, 2023. Sean Parker / Firefly Aerospace Investment in the space sector bounced back last year, rebounding closer to the record high of 2021, according to a report Tuesday by New York-based Space Capital. “Investment […]
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Space company Momentus, once valued at more than $1 billion, is running dangerously low on money
An artist’s rendering of a Momentus Vigoride transfer vehicle deploying a satellite in orbit. Momentus Space company Momentus warned shareholders in a securities filing on Friday that the company is running out of money and does not have a financial lifeline. Momentus, once valued at more than $1 billion before going public via a special […]
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SpaceX and T-Mobile send first texts via Starlink satellites
SpaceX founder Elon Musk and T-Mobile CEO Mike Sievert on stage during a T-Mobile and SpaceX joint event in Boca Chica Beach, Texas, on Aug. 25, 2022. Michael Gonzalez | Getty Images SpaceX successfully sent text messages via Starlink satellites using T-Mobile’s network, it announced Wednesday, as Elon Musk’s company aims to bring its direct-to-device […]
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NASA delays crewed Artemis moon missions into 2025 as companies navigate challenges
The crew members of the Artemis 2 mission of the U.S. space agency NASA, left to right, Reid Wiseman Victor Glover, Christina Koch and Jeremy Hansen, stand at a press event in the ArianeGroup building. Hauke-Christian Dittrich | Picture Alliance | Getty Images NASA is pushing back the schedule for upcoming missions of its flagship […]
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U.S. lunar company's inaugural mission falls short of moon landing after spacecraft malfunction
Astrobotic’s Peregrine lunar lander is seen during preparations for launch near NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida. United Launch Alliance Pittsburgh-based Astrobotic’s inaugural lunar mission suffered a malfunction shortly after launch, and the company is calling off the landing attempt. It would have been the first U.S. moon landing in more than 50 years. Astrobotic […]
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ULA's Vulcan rocket launches as the newest challenger to SpaceX
The brand new rocket, United Launch Alliance’s (ULA) Vulcan Centaur, lifts off from Space Launch Complex 41d at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Cape Canaveral, Florida, on January 8, 2024, for its maiden voyage, carrying Astrobotic’s Peregrine Lunar Lander. Chandan Khanna | AFP | Getty Images A new U.S. rocket reached orbit early Monday, […]
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To start with U.S. lunar lander in additional than 50 a long time rockets toward moon with commercial deliveries
The brand new rocket, United Start Alliance’s (ULA) Vulcan Centaur, lifts off from Area Launch Sophisticated 41d at Cape Canaveral Area Drive Station in Cape Canaveral, Florida, on January 8, 2024, for its maiden voyage, carrying Astrobotic’s Peregrine Lunar Lander. The mission, called Cert-1, will also carry on board the cremated remains of many persons […]
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SpaceX sues U.S. company that accused it of firing personnel vital of Elon Musk
Elon Musk, CEO of SpaceX and Tesla, seems to be on as he attends the Viva Technological innovation convention focused to innovation and startups at the Porte de Versailles exhibition centre in Paris on June 16, 2023. Gonzalo Fuentes | Reuters SpaceX on Thursday sued a U.S. labor board that experienced accused the rocket and […]
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SpaceX billed with illegally firing employees who spoke critically of Elon Musk — Examine the entire grievance
C.E.O. of Tesla, C.E.O. of SpaceX and C.T.O. of X Elon Musk speaks during the New York Situations yearly DealBook summit on November 29, 2023 in New York Metropolis. Michael M. Santiago | Getty Illustrations or photos The U.S. Nationwide Labor Relations Board has submitted a grievance towards SpaceX, alleging that Elon Musk’s defense contractor […]
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