By Eric Berger, Published by arsTechnica, 3 November 2023 "It's definitely a money loser. Always has been." Virgin Galactic smoothly completed its sixth human spaceflight in six months on Thursday, continuing an impressive cadence of missions with its VSS Unity spacecraft. This performance has made the company the clear leader in suborbital space tourism.
Virgin Galactic's VSS Unity space plane lights its rocket motor during the Galactic 05 suborbital mission on Nov. 2, 2023. (Image credit: Virgin Galactic) By Nla Taylor Tillman, Published by Space.com, 2 November 2023 Galactic 05 was the company's sixth space mission in as many months. SPACEPORT AMERICA, New Mexico — Virgin
Lee Berger discovered the bones of Homo naledi in the Rising Star caves system in 2013. He has been called ‘irresponsible’ for allowing the space event. Photograph: Luca Sola/AFP/Getty Images By Robin McKie, Published by The Guardian, 22 October 2023 ‘Grand gesture’ condemned as an unethical publicity stunt that risked the
Horizon Technologies says its constellation will play a key role in detecting “dark vessels” engaged in activities including illegal fishing, smuggling, and those evading sanctions against countries such as Russia and Iran. Credit: Horizon Technologies By Jason Rainbow, Published by SpaceNews, 19 October 2023 TAMPA, Fla. — The U.K. is funding nearly
Horizon Technologies says its constellation will play a key role in detecting “dark vessels” engaged in activities including illegal fishing, smuggling, and those evading sanctions against countries such as Russia and Iran. Credit: Horizon Technologies By Jason Rainbow, Published by Space News, 19 October, 2023 TAMPA, Fla. — The U.K. is funding
Virgin Galactic's VSS Unity lands at Spaceport America Oct. 6 at the end of the Galactic 04 mission. Credit: Spaceport America By Jeff Foust, Published by SpaceNews, 6 October 2023 WASHINGTON — Virgin Galactic continued its monthly cadence of commercial suborbital spaceflights Oct. 6, carrying three customers that included the
Rocket Lab will use the former headquarters of Virgin Orbit for producing Rutherford and Archimedes engines. Credit: Rocket Lab/Austin Adams By Jeff Foust, Published by SpaceNews, 5 October 2023 LONG BEACH, Calif. — Rocket Lab has opened a new engine development center in a building that, six months earlier, was
By Daniel Boffey, Published by The Guardian, 21 September 2023 Sweden is leading in a battle to be the first European space base outside Russia to launch a satellite into orbit First place is “nice but it’s not necessary”, says Stefan Gustafsson, a senior official at the Sweden Space Corporation
