FAA clears SpaceX to launch second Starship flight
The SpaceX Starship lifts off from the launchpad during a flight test from Starbase in Boca Chica, Texas, on April 20, 2023. Patrick T. Fallon | Afp | Getty Images …
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SpaceX Starship second launch possible this week, CEO Elon Musk says
Starship launches for the first time on its Super Heavy booster from Texas on April 20, 2023. SpaceX SpaceX is pushing hard to launch the second spaceflight of its Starship …
SpaceX worker injuries rise as Elon Musk accelerates Mars mission: Report
SpaceX and Tesla CEO Elon Musk arrives for a U.S. Senate bipartisan forum on artificial intelligence at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, D.C., on Sept. 13, 2023. Andrew Caballero-Reynolds | …
The rapid rise of Elon Musk’s Starlink satellite internet business
Elon Musk’s SpaceX is known for its frequent launches, which now dominate the space industry. But the satellites that the rockets send to space are just as important for the …
Ron Baron expects SpaceX’s Starlink to go public around 2027
Billionaire investor Ron Baron told CNBC on Friday that he expects SpaceX to IPO its Starlink satellite internet service “in 2027 or so.” “We think that by the time they …
Iridium, Qualcomm end satellite-to-phone partnership
A Qualcomm sign is pictured at the Mobile World Congress in Shanghai. Aly Song | Reuters U.S. semiconductor giant Qualcomm ended its partnership with satellite communications company Iridium to provide …
Astra founders offer to take company private
Astra tests a rocket at its headquarters on the San Francisco Bay in Alameda, California. Astra The founders of struggling space company Astra have offered to take the company private …
Rocket Lab (RKLB) Q3 earnings report
Peter Beck, chief executive officer of Rocket Lab, speaks during the US Chamber of Commerce’s Global Aerospace Summit in Washington, D.C., Sept 14, 2022. Valerie Plesch | Bloomberg | Getty …
Virgin Galactic (SPCE) Q3 earnings report
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 spaceflight …
Satellite imagery company BlackSky ekes out first quarterly profit
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 keep …