Pentagon awards $2.5 billion in satellite contracts to L3Harris, Lockheed Martin and Sierra Space

[ad_1] 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…

Investing in Space: Where to look for progress in the sector this year

[ad_1] Over the past few years, the space industry has gone through a phase of hyper growth followed by belt-tightening. There are exceptions, depending on which company or subsector you’re…

Rocket Lab pushes to get launch business back on track, with 22 Electron missions booked next year

[ad_1] Rocket Lab is pushing to get its launch business back on track by the end of the year, reporting on Wednesday third-quarter results that saw continued strength in its…

Rocket Lab expects to resume Electron launches before year-end after September failure

[ad_1] An Electron rocket launches the Baby Come Back mission from New Zealand on July 17, 2023. Rocket Lab Rocket Lab expects to resume launches of its Electron vehicle before…

Rocket Lab stock drops 25% after first launch failure in over two years

[ad_1] The company’s Electron rocket carrying the CAPSTONE mission lifts off from New Zealand on June 28, 2022. Rocket Lab Rocket Lab stock fell in premarket trading after the company…

Investing in Space: Industry enters new era with tight funding and SpaceX dominance

[ad_1] On site at the 2023 edition of the World Satellite Business Week conference in Paris, France. Michael Sheetz | CNBC CNBC’s Investing in Space newsletter offers a view into the…

Why startups are investing millions to make drugs and semiconductors in space

[ad_1] In-space manufacturing may sound like science fiction but it’s happening already, albeit on a very small scale. It’s a fledgling market that analysts and several startups are projecting will…

Rocket builder Firefly takes on high-speed Space Force mission for crucial next launch

[ad_1] The Alpha rocket for the Space Force’s Victus Nox mission stands on the launchpad at Vandenberg Space Force Base, California. Firefly Aerospace The name says it all: Victus Nox,…

Space Force chief says U.S. is facing a ‘new era’ of threats beyond Earth

[ad_1] US Space Force General B. Chance Saltzman, Chief of Space Operations, testifies about the Fiscal Year 2024 Budget request during a Senate Armed Services Subcommittee on Strategic Forces hearing…

Virgin Orbit was a promising company that could never find a working business model

[ad_1] Virgin Orbit started as a program of Richard Branson’s Virgin Galactic in 2012, before being spun off into a separate company five years later. In the private space race,…