Virgin’s Richard Branson, tech investor Steve Case distance themselves from Saudi Arabia over alleged Khashoggi killing, Washington Post “Branson said he was suspending his work as a director of two […]
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That #MadeInAmerica Spacecraft Thing Had A Few Flaws
Orion Spacecraft at the White House for the Made in America Showcase “NASA’s Orion spacecraft that flew Exploration Flight Test-1 on Dec. 5, 2014 is seen on the South Lawn […]
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What's With All The Commercial Space News?
Keith’s note: A lot of people in the private space sector are annoyed (some are angry) with the Trump folks since they directed NASA to look into the government side […]
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Virgin Orbit Announced To Operate LauncherOne
Virgin Galactic Announces New Commercial Space Company Virgin Orbit “Sir Richard Branson and Virgin Galactic are pleased to announce Virgin Orbit, a new commercial space company, and the appointment of […]
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Dueling Space Barons
Rocket men: why tech’s biggest billionaires want their place in space, Guardian “Bezos and Musk have developed an intense personal rivalry, says Ashlee Vance. “As time has gone on and […]
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Virgin Galactic Gets Operator License For SpaceShipTwo
FAA-AST Awards Virgin Galactic Operator License For SpaceShipTwo “The U.S. Federal Aviation Administration’s Office of Commercial Space Transportation (FAA-AST) has awarded Virgin Galactic an operator license for SpaceShipTwo. The license […]
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More Solid Rocket Food Fights
Industry Jockeys Over ICBM Motors For Commercial Space Launch, Defense News “Newer companies generally use liquid-fuel rocket technology, considered more cost-effective for certain missions. It only makes financial sense to […]
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Virgin Galactic Adds 747 For LauncherOne
Virgin Galactic Announces 747 Carrier for LauncherOne Orbital Vehicle (with video) “Virgin Galactic has introduced a 747 to its fleet of vehicles as part of a technical update on its […]
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Has The Promise of Space Tourism Started to Fade?
Virgin Galactic boldly goes into small satellites, telling future astronauts ‘you have to wait’, Telegraph “Before the crash in November last year, there were around 750 “future astronauts” signed up […]
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NTSB SpaceShipTwo Accident Cause Determination
The end of NTSB’s investigation and the future of Virgin Galactic, Richard Branson’s blog “This photo shows pilot Pete Siebold as he parachutes safely down to earth, with his arm […]