Space industry
Watch live: SpaceX readies to launch Starship rocket to space, with under 15 minutes to liftoff
SOUTH PADRE ISLAND, Texas — Elon Musk’s SpaceX is attempting to launch its towering Starship rocket to space for the first time Monday from a private facility in Texas along the Gulf Coast. The current launch target is 9:20 a.m. ET. It’s the culmination of several years of regulatory work and technological tests. Company leadership […]
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Virgin Orbit was a promising organization that could under no circumstances come across a performing enterprise design
Virgin Orbit commenced as a application of Richard Branson’s Virgin Galactic in 2012, just before being spun off into a separate business 5 yrs later. In the private space race, Virgin Orbit contended its technique of launching its rockets — recognised as “air start” — was additional versatile than standard start pads used by competition […]
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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. SpaceX The Federal Aviation Administration issued a Starship launch license to Elon Musk’s SpaceX, a crucial final regulatory step that clears the company to attempt an orbital launch of its towering rocket for the […]
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Relativity goes ‘all in’ on larger reusable rocket, shifting 3D-printing approach after first launch
An artist’s rendition of a Terran R rocket launching. Relativity Space Relativity Space is shifting its strategy in an attempt to accelerate work on the reusable rocket it’s developing, the company announced on Wednesday. Chief among the changes: adjusting its manufacturing approach to blend its 3D-printing-first approach with traditional metal-bending techniques. The company is going […]
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South Korea to conduct initially launch of commercial-grade satellite
In this picture delivered by Korea Aerospace Analysis Institute, a area rocket Nuri (KSLV-Ⅱ) launches at the Naro Room Centre on June 21, 2022 in UGoheung-gun, South Korea. Korea Aerospace Study Institute | Getty Illustrations or photos South Korea programs to carry out its initial launch of a commercial-grade satellite aboard a domestically created rocket […]
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Virgin Orbit COO calls out company leadership for failures in goodbye memo. Read the full email
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 Orbit With Virgin Orbit now under bankruptcy protection, departing Chief Operating Officer Tony Gingiss had some choice words for the company’s leadership, as well as a lengthy and detailed apology […]
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Virgin Orbit information for Chapter 11 individual bankruptcy protection in the U.S.
The firm’s modified 747 jet “Cosmic Lady” in Mojave, California. Virgin Orbit Virgin Orbit on Tuesday filed for Chapter 11 personal bankruptcy safety in the U.S. following failing to protected a funding lifeline. The California-based mostly satellite start organization lodged the filing in the U.S. Bankruptcy Court in the District of Delaware and is looking […]
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NASA unveils the four astronauts who will fly on the Artemis 2 mission 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 Christina Koch. NASA TV The National Aeronautics and Space Administration on Monday announced the four astronauts who will fly on the agency’s upcoming mission around the moon, currently scheduled for late 2024. […]
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Here’s what went wrong with Virgin Orbit
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 York City, United States on January 7, 2022. Tayfun Coskun | Anadolu Agency | Getty Images Not too long ago, Virgin Orbit was in rarified air […]
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Virgin Orbit fails to secure funding, will cease operations and lay off 90% of workforce
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 Orbit Virgin Orbit is ceasing operations “for the foreseeable future” after failing to secure a funding lifeline, CEO Dan Hart told employees during an all-hands meeting on Thursday […]
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