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Performance during supply chain disruptions
Virgin Orbit’s modified 747 jet “Cosmic Girl” releases the company’s LauncherOne rocket for a mission on January 13, 2022. Virgin Orbit Space companies reported results for the first quarter of the year over the past…
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Not reusing rockets is ‘a dead-end product’
A look at the company’s production floor shows a series of Electron boosters, with the typical black carbon fiber rockets in the foreground and a metallic-looking reusable booster in the center. Rocket Lab Rocket Lab…
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Astra stock surges after rocket builder reaches orbit successfully
The company’s rocket LV0007 lifts off from Pacific Spaceport Complex in Kodiak, Alaska on November 20, 2021. Astra Shares of rocket builder Astra surged in trading Monday after the company reached orbit for the first…
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Space companies ask FCC to approve 38,000 broadband satellites
Rocket 3.1 launches from Kodiak, Alaska. Astra / John Kraus A flurry of space companies filed requests with the Federal Communications Commission on Thursday for new or expanded broadband networks, asking the regulator for approval…
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Astra stock ASTR drops after Space Force launch attempt abort
[The livestream has ended. A replay of the webcast is available above.] Astra Space cut short its first launch attempt since the company went public, with the rocket’s engines firing for a moment and then shutting…
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Rocket Lab begins trading on Nasdaq as RKLB after SPAC merger
The 16th Electron launch in November 2020, when the company recovered the rocket after splashdown for the first time. Rocket Lab Rocket Lab began trading on the Nasdaq on Wednesday, becoming the latest space company…
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Richard Branson’s Virgin Orbit SPAC public at $3.7 billion valuation
The modified 737 aircraft “Cosmic Girl” lifts off from Mojave Air and Space Port in California carrying a LauncherOne rocket on June 30, 2021. Virgin Orbit Virgin Orbit, the satellite-launching spinoff off of Sir Richard Branson’s Virgin…
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Spire Global space company SPIR begins NYSE trading after SPAC merger
Spire CEO Peter Platzer rings the opening bell of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) during their listing in Manhattan, New York City, U.S., August 17, 2021. Andrew Kelly | Reuters Small satellite builder and…