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Astra investigating ‘potential illegal short selling’ as delisting deadline looms
Astra CEO Chris Kemp speaks inside the company’s headquarters during the company’s “Spacetech Day” on May 12, 2022. Brady Kenniston / Astra Spacecraft engine manufacturer and small rocket builder Astra announced on Friday that the company is investigating “potential illegal short selling” among shareholders of its common stock. The company said it hired financial software […]
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Biden budget seeks $27.2 billion for NASA, with increases for moon and Mars programs
Vice President Kamala Harris meets with NASA astronauts Shannon Walker and Joe Acaba at Kennedy Space Center in Florida during a tour on Aug. 29, 2022. Bill Ingalls / NASA President Joe Biden is seeking to increase the budget for the National Aeronautics and Space Administration to $27.2 billion next year, according to a proposed […]
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Watch Relativity attempt the first launch of its 3D-printed rocket Terran 1
[The company’s livestream is slated to begin at noon ET. Please refresh the page if you do not see the video player above.] 3D-printing specialist Relativity Space is attempting its first rocket launch on Wednesday, a mission that marks the most significant test yet of the company’s ambitious manufacturing approach. The company’s Terran 1 rocket […]
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Satellite imagery company BlackSky sees quarterly losses slow as it adds another military contract
BlackSky at New York Stock Exchange, September 13, 2021. Source: NYSE Satellite imagery specialist BlackSky announced fourth-quarter results on Tuesday that show the company further trimming losses and securing an additional military contract. “2022 was a foundational year for BlackSky,” CEO Brian O’Toole said in a statement, adding that “this high level of execution has […]
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SpaceX launches Crew-6 mission for NASA, sending four more astronauts to the space station
A long-exposure photograph shows SpaceX’s Falcon 9 rocket carrying the Crew-6 mission in the company’s Joel Kowsky / NASA SpaceX launched four people to the International Space Station from Florida as Elon Musk’s company begins the final of the original six missions awarded by NASA. Known as Crew-6, the mission for NASA will bring the […]
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Rocket Lab quarterly revenue stays steady as space company doubles order backlog
Electron rockets undergo preparation for launch. Rocket Lab Rocket Lab said Tuesday it has doubled its order backlog — from about $241 million in contracts at the end of 2021 to $503.6 million at the end of 2022 — and made progress on the Neutron rocket it’s developing. The space company also reported fourth-quarter revenue […]
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Virgin Galactic completes lengthy upgrade process ahead of resuming spaceflights
An aerial view of carrier aircraft VMS Eve, left, and spacecraft VSS Unity, at Spaceport America in New Mexico on Feb. 27, 2023. Virgin Galactic Virgin Galactic said on Tuesday it remains on track to resume spaceflights in the coming months after completing upgrades to its carrier aircraft and spacecraft. The update came alongside the […]
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SpaceX begins launching second-generation Starlink satellites with four times the network capacity
A Falcon 9 rocket launches a Starlink mission from Florida on Feb. 27, 2023. SpaceX Elon Musk’s SpaceX has launched the first batch of its next-generation Starlink internet satellites as the company upgrades and further builds out its orbiting network. A Falcon 9 rocket carried 21 of the satellites, known as “V2 Mini” satellites, into […]
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Space Force is taking a ‘mutual fund approach’ to buying rocket launches
The headquarters of Space Systems Command in Los Angeles, California. U.S. Space Force / Jose Lou Hernandez The U.S. military is preparing to buy another round of rocket launches from companies next year, and Space Force leadership says they’re taking a new “mutual fund approach” to the acquisition strategy. “As opposed to picking a single […]
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Terran Orbital stock surges after winning $2.4 billion contract to build satellites for Rivada
The company’s banner above the New York Stock Exchange on March 28, 2022. Terran Orbital Terran Orbital shares surged in early trading on Wednesday, after the company announced a $2.4 billion contract to build communications satellites for Rivada Space Networks. The spacecraft builder will design, manufacture and deploy 288 satellites for Rivada out of Terran’s […]
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