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...
06 March 2017
Virgin Galactic announces its new space venture - Virgin Orbit
... Galactic has announced the creation of a new commercial space company, Virgin Orbit, a satellite launching service that will complement the company’s growing suite of space ventures. Previously conducted as a division of Virgin Galactic, Virgin...
25 March 2016
Airbus Spaceplane May Be the Future of Space Tourism
... 2006, when Astrium, then a subsidiary of EADS (European Aeronautic Defence and Space Company) began developing the vehicle. Development slowed down in 2011, but the company has continued to work on the project in spite of the global economic crisis...
