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Virgin Galactic completed a successful space trip on Saturday, a sign of progress for the space tourism company founded by Richard Branson following a series of delays in its flight schedule. Virgin Galactic’s VSS Unity reached an altitude of 89.2 kilometers before returning two pilots to a runway in New …

Text size Virgin Spaceship Unity and Virgin Mothership Eve Courtesy of Virgin Galactic Virgin Galactic Holdings The stock has been going through a rough patch over the past few weeks which has prompted investors to seek sacks of air sickness. But an announcement on Thursday spikes stocks: flight tests are …

By Pushkala Aripaka and Paul Sandle Britain’s competition regulator on Thursday cleared a $ 44 billion merger between broadband company Virgin Media and UK mobile network Telefonica O2, after a months-long review. The owner of Virgin Liberty Global and Spain’s Telefonica agreed to the merger a year ago, creating a …

TAMPA, Fla .– A UK company that equips spy planes and drones to track satellite phones has raised capital to launch a handful of tiny surveillance spacecraft to listen for signals from covertly operating ships. Horizon Space Technologies, a recently establishedsubsidiary of Berkshire, Based in England, Horizon Technologies is the …

The existing company building on the left, with a rendering of the planned expansion on the right. York Space Systems York Space, which builds spacecraft for customers wishing to operate satellites in orbit, on Tuesday announced an expansion of its production facilities at the company’s headquarters in Denver, Colo. “This …

Blue Origin, the rocket company of billionaire Jeff Bezos, is set to open ticket sales for suborbital tourist travel aboard its New Shepard spacecraft on Wednesday, a historic moment as U.S. companies work towards a new era of private commercial space travel. Blue Origin is expected to announce details of …

Image source: Virgin Orbit “The Launcher One’s first flight since installation would transform Alcântara into the second orbital-class spaceport in all of South America, and only the fifth in the entire southern hemisphere,” notes Virgin Orbit. “The people of Brazil have been working patiently and diligently on the orbital launch …

Pfizer (NYSE: PFE) and Moderna (NASDAQ: ARNM) have been close rivals in the COVID-19 vaccine race since they announced the start of their Phase 3 vaccine trials – the same day in July. But Pfizer was ahead on the way to the finish line. The large pharmaceutical company obtained the …

Space attorney Robert Jacobson, former director of the Space Angels Network and founding member of consultancy firm Space Advisors, has spent the past decade advising investors and entrepreneurs on the potential of “space” as a. that field of activity. Last week I was able to sit down with Jacobson by …

Virgin Orbit’s LauncherOne rocket – carrying a payload of 10 small satellites – deploys from Cosmic Girl, the company’s modified 747, on January 17, 2021. Photo courtesy of Virgin Orbit. The Brazilian space agency and the Brazilian Air Force have called on Virgin Orbit to bring orbital launch capabilities to …

Stratolaunch’s Roc carrier plane flies over California’s Mojave Desert. (Stratolaunch via Twitter) Stratolaunch, the aerospace company founded by the late Seattle billionaire Paul Allen, put the world’s largest plane through its second flight test today, two years after the first flight. “We are in the air!” Stratolaunch reported in a …

The Alcântara launch center in Brazil, which will soon host the launch services of Virgin Orbit. Brazil is a further step towards establishing national orbital-class launch capabilities. Wednesday, the Brazilian space agency (AEB) and Brazilian Air Force signed a contract with Virgin orbit to establish commercial launch services at the …

Virgin Orbit Selected to Bring Orbital Launch Capabilities to Brazil Press release from: Virgin orbit Posted: Wednesday April 28 2021 The Brazilian Space Agency (Agência Espacial Brasileira; AEB) and the Brazilian Air Force (Força Aérea Brasileira, FAB) announced today that Virgin Orbit has been selected to bring orbital launch capability …

For many people, the work of test pilots has the same fascination as that of BASE jumpers and free soloists. We want to make up stories in our heads about the kind of person who embraces the motivation, the risk and even the recklessness that the activity involves, and we …

Rocket return barge after recent launch – SpaceX photo (CC BY-NC 2.0) Through The maritime executive 04/28/2021 07:03:41 Less than a year after canceling its second agreement with the Port of Los Angeles, Elon Musk’s SpaceX now plans to set up its West Coast operations at the Port of Long …

After making a deal to lease space at the Port of Los Angeles, then scrapping that plan – twice – SpaceX has a new deal: to use a waterfront facility at the Port of Long Beach for the salvage of its thrusters from rocket. The Long Beach Harbor Board of …

A satellite produced by South African company Dragonfly Aerospace is seen in an undated illustration. MaxPolyakov.space/Handout via REUTERS Max Polyakov, an ultra-rich entrepreneur who aspires to build a space transportation empire, has acquired South African satellite maker Dragonfly Aerospace, he told Reuters. The deal gives Polyakov a foothold in the …

What happened Actions of the space tourism company Galactic Virgo (NYSE: SPCE) suddenly pulled and pulled higher Monday morning, picking up speed as the day wore on, and ended the day up 4.7%. In the absence of more substantial news, I am forced to conclude that Virgin Galactic received a …

Enlarge / NASA and Boeing are working to remove the center stage of the SLS rocket from its test bed in Mississippi. NASA Welcome to Rocket Report edition 3.42! This week we have an update on Virgin Orbit, which has signed a multi-launch deal for its LauncherOne vehicle. Additionally, NASA …

Virgin Orbit has been selected by geospatial analytics firm HyperSat to launch a series of six low-earth orbit satellites in the coming years, the Long Beach-based small satellite launch company said on Wednesday. The constellation of hyperspectral satellites will be able to capture and process images across the entire reflecting …

Virgin Galactic’s VSS Unity arrives for a landing after its suborbital test flight on December 13 … [+] 2018, in Mojave, California. – Virgin Galactic marked a milestone Thursday as its spacecraft climbed to a maximum height, or apex, of 82.7 kilometers, after taking off strapped to a plane from …