[ad_1] Carrier aircraft VMS Eve releases spacecraft VSS Unity before firing its rocket engine during the Unity 25 spaceflight on May 25, 2023. Virgin Galactic Virgin Galactic plans to pause…
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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…
Satellite imagery company BlackSky ekes out first quarterly profit
[ad_1] The company’s banner on the front of the New York Stock Exchange. BlackSky Satellite imagery venture BlackSky delivered its first quarterly profit on Wednesday, as the company works to…
Astra defaults on debt agreement, warns it may not be able to raise needed cash
[ad_1] The company’s LV0010 rocket stands on the launchpad at Florida’s Cape Canaveral ahead of the NASA TROPICS-1 mission. Astra Struggling space company Astra disclosed in a securities filing late…
Elon Musk says SpaceX’s Starlink business ‘achieved breakeven cash flow’
[ad_1] The upper stage of a Falcon 9 rocket deploys a stack of Starlink “V2 Mini” satellites in orbit. SpaceX SpaceX CEO Elon Musk announced Thursday that the company’s Starlink…
Space Force awards $2.5 billion in rocket contracts to SpaceX and ULA for 21 launches
[ad_1] A SpaceX Falcon Heavy rocket launches on its mission with a classified payload for the U.S. Space Force at Cape Canaveral, Florida, on Nov. 1, 2022. Steve Nesius |…
Pentagon awards $1.3 billion in contracts to Northrop Grumman and York for 100 satellites
[ad_1] An artist illustration shows the functions of the Space Development Agency’s satellite constellation. Space Development Agency The Pentagon’s Space Development Agency on Monday announced about $1.3 billion in contracts…
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…
SpaceX, Blue Origin, Virgin Galactic executives urge senators to improve the FAA
[ad_1] A SpaceX Falcon Heavy rocket with the Psyche spacecraft launches from NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, Florida, on October 13, 2023. Chandan Khanna | AFP | Getty…
Space sector investors followed government contracts in the third quarter, report says
[ad_1] SpaceX’s Crew Dragon capsule, named Freedom, is seen docked with the International Space Station in May 2023 during the Axiom Ax-2 mission. NASA Investment in the space sector, especially…