By Tim Fernholz, Published by qz.com, 19 March 2023 Rocket makers that emerged from the venture capital ecosystem recently spent an anxious weekend waiting on the outcome of Silicon Valley Bank’s failure, but their latest troubles have no connection to with the lender’s collapse. Astra Space (ASTR) is now fighting
By Jason Ranbow, Published by SpaceNews, 13 February 2023 TAMPA, Fla. — Canadian launch startup SpaceRyde has filed for bankruptcy just months after noise complaints put an end to rocket engine tests. The five-year-old company, which had been developing a rocket that would use a stratospheric balloon as its first
By Kevin Norquay, Published by Stuff, 15 January 20223 What makes a CEO? In this 12-part series Kevin Norquay talks to business leaders who buck the stereotype. Rocket Lab chief executive Peter Beck is not one to reflect on all he has achieved in life … it takes a full
By Matthew Field, Published by The Telegraph, 18 December 2022 Lee Rosen quits Skyrora less than six months after he joined A former SpaceX executive has quit British rocket start-up Skyrora less than six months after he joined. Lee Rosen, who had joined Edinburgh-headquartered Skyrora as its chief operating officer,
By Leonard David, Published by Space.com, 15 December 2022 Some scientists say nuclear fusion propulsion is inevitable. But how far away is it, given recent breakthroughs? The announcement this week of fusion ignition is a major scientific advancement, one that is decades in the making. More energy was produced than
By Vishwam Samkara, Published by yahoo!news, 28 November 2022 Japan’s space agency Jaxa has announced it successfully used steam to propel its spacecraft that was launched as one of the payloads aboard Nasa’s Orion spacecraft. “This is the world’s first successful orbit control beyond low Earth orbit using a water-fuel
By Richard Tyler, Published by The Times, 11 November 2022 Operation Get It Up, a tiny plasma-based power system providing propulsion to a small cube satellite, will sit on top of a Falcon 9 SpaceX rocket due to be launched next month. It has been designed by engineers at the
New models of the Long March 9 (center) and Long March 5G crew launcher (left) at the Zhuhai Airshow 2022. Credit: OurSpace By Andrew Jones, Published by SpaceNews, 9 November 2022 HELSINKI — Rocket designers with China’s main launch vehicle institute have scrapped plans for an expendable super heavy-lift launcher
