01 December 2021
SpaceX risks bankruptcy due to Raptor problems, says Musk
...vice president of propulsion Will Heltsley, who left the company due to lack of progress in developing and manufacturing the... satellites in large numbers every two weeks. The space company has already launched over 1,800 satellites using its Falcon...
03 June 2019
Stratolaunch to close operations
... skies for the first time. The maiden flight was hailed as a huge success, but now the space company behind the aircraft is reported to be closing operations and Stratolaunch’s inaugural flight could end up being its last...
01 May 2020
Blue Origin tops NASA funding awards for human lunar lander
... $1 billion in contracts to three private US space companies to design and develop human landing systems (HLS... demonstration missions first. Bridenstine said NASA will go with the company that has the highest probability of success by 2024, although...
26 July 2021
Israel’s Helios to ride on ispace lunar lander to make oxygen on the Moon
... will lead and be a key factor in this trend. The Israel Space Agency works to support and promote Israeli space companies," Avi Blasberger, Director of the Israel Space Agency adds. To try out its system before deployment to the lunar...
30 October 2017
Virgin Group and Saudi Arabia announce $1 billion deal
... the Saudi government. The investment into the Virgin group would also see Branson’s suit of space companies provide suborbital space tourism flights from the Saudi capital, along with satellite launches and ultra-fast transport...
01 October 2021
FAA investigating Blue Origin safety procedures after open letter from ex-employees
... known author is Blue Origin’s former head of employee communications Alexandra Abrams, accuses Jeff Bezos and his space company of creating a sexist, toxic working environment where employees are overworked and safety concerns are rife. “We are...
