Chairman Frank LoBiondo (R-NJ)Subcommittee on AviationHearing on “FAA Oversight of Commercial Space Transportation” June 22, 2016Opening Statement(Remarks as Prepared) Today we will be examining the Federal Aviation Administration’s oversight of […]
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Spaceflight Industries raises $18 million to acquire software company
Spaceflight Industries announced June 21 that it has raised $18 million that the company will use to acquire a software company to support its plans for a constellation of Earth imaging satellites.
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Jeff Bezos Named Heinlein Prize Recipient
The Heinlein Prize Trust announced today that it is awarding its prestigious Heinlein Prize to Jeff Bezos, founder of Blue Origin, for his vision and leadership in commercial space activities […]
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Spaceflight Industries Closes $25 Million Financing Round Led by Mithril
Spaceflight Industries, a next-generation space company dedicated to democratizing access to space, today announced it has secured $18 million of Series B financing led by technology growth investor Mithril Capital […]
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Blue Origin flies New Shepard again
Blue Origin flew its New Shepard suborbital vehicle June 19, with the vehicle’s propulsion module making its fourth consecutive powered landing while its crew capsule tested its parachute systems.
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Antares return to flight likely to slip to August
The first launch of an Orbital ATK Antares rocket with a new first stage engine will likely be delayed from July to August, the company said June 16.
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NASA Glenn Successfully Ignites Largest Fire Experiment in Space
Engineers at NASA’s Glenn Research Center in Cleveland, Ohio and Orbital ATK in Dulles, Virginia successfully conducted the first remote Spacecraft Fire Experiment, or Saffire I, carried inside an Orbital […]
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Students and Educators Develop Their Rocket Skills at NASA Wallops
There’s the adage you have to crawl before you walk. First you learn the basics and then advance as your skills progress. It’s this approach for any career you learn, […]
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Spaceport Tucson construction underway despite opposition
Wednesday’s briefing begins with news that World View Enterprises’ new headquarters is undergoing construction in Arizona despite some opposition.
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Bezos suggests NASA pursue prizes and “gigantic” technology programs
As commercial spaceflight company Blue Origin prepares for another suborbital test fight, company founder Jeff Bezos said he thinks the next administration should assign NASA a mix of large-scale prizes and technology development programs.
