03 June 2019
Stratolaunch to close operations
... skies for the first time. The maiden flight was hailed as a huge success, but now the space company behind the aircraft is reported to be closing operations and Stratolaunch’s inaugural flight could end up being its last...
10 July 2019
Virgin Galactic to become the first publicly traded commercial human spaceflight company
... to buy directly into Virgin Galactic by buying shares of Social Capital Hedosophia. So, if the idea of owning shares in a prominent space company has ever appealed, you can do so now for the first time. “Virgin Galactic, along with its...
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...
