10 July 2019
Virgin Galactic to become the first publicly traded commercial human spaceflight company
... approximately $80 million in total collected deposits and $120 million of potential revenue. Having reached a number of significant milestones, Virgin Galactic board members believe that the additional capital provided by the merger – the company...
24 July 2019
LightSail 2 unfurls its sails and soars through space
... flight controllers successfully commanded the spacecraft into solar sailing mode. "We're very excited to be past this huge milestone," Jennifer Vaughn, Chief Operating Officer at The Planetary Society said during a livestream of the deployment from...
20 September 2019
Russia and China to cooperate on future Moon missions
... built since the Saturn V that sent Apollo astronauts to the Moon. “NASA has achieved a historic first milestone by completing the final join of the core stage structure for NASA’s Space Launch System, the world...
22 November 2019
NASA and Boeing celebrate roll out of Starliner despite dispute over costs
... Mann who are assigned to fly Starliner on its first crewed mission next year, helped commemorate the milestone in Starliner's journey. Starliner now sits atop its ride to space, the United Launch Alliance Atlas V rocket...
