Boeing may sell part of space business, reports say
After selling a small defense subsidiary to France’s Thales Group, Boeing is now exploring selling part of its…
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Super Heavy rocket launch failed ‘successfully’
Test launches of SpaceX rockets follow a logic quite different from what we are used to with state…
Virgin Orbit lays off 675 staff after cash injection fails
Virgin Orbit announced the layoff of 675 employees on March 30. They represent about 85% of the workforce…
Virgin Orbit rocket fails to launch in UK
Virgin Orbit’s Launcher One rocket failed to reach orbit during its launch on Monday in the United Kingdom…
Virgin Orbit ready for historic space launch from Western Europe
Virgin Orbit is about to make space exploration history starting Monday, January 9th. The company that launches small…
Boeing subsidiary to produce two new ‘motherships’ for Virgin Galactic
Virgin Galactic has contracted with Aurora Flight Sciences, a Boeing subsidiary, to produce two new motherships that will…
Virgin Orbit performs final rehersal before first LaunchOne rocket flight
Virgin Orbit completed this Sunday another stage of the launch program for small satellites by completing a captive…
With a new mission, Stratolaunch wants to return to the skies in September
Close to completing a year of its first and only flight, the massive ROC aircraft, with its six…
Founded by Steve G. Allen, Stratolaunch has mysterious new owner
Not flying since April, the giant two-fuselage, six-engine turbofan aircraft created by Stratolaunch received good news last week.…
Stratolaunch may close operations soon
If Reuters is right, it will be a sad end to one of the most challenging aerospace projects.…
World’s largest aircraft, Stratolaunch Completes First Flight
It was not long before Paul Allen, founder of Stratolaunch, could see the first flight of the incredible…
Stratolaunch discontinues plan for new rockets and launch vehicles
In an astonishing decision, the Stratolauch Company, founded by Microsoft co-founder Paul Allen, has decided to discontinue its…
SpaceShipTwo makes its first flight in “space”
Richard Branson, the eccentric British billionaire owner of the Virgin company, celebrated on Tuesday 13 December a milestone…
Largest airplane in the world, Stratolaunch performs first test with engines
Revealed to the world in June, Stratolaunch, the world’s largest future aircraft, carried out the first tests with…