Space investor Seraphim injects cash into two firms ahead of London float July 8, 2021 Space technology investor Seraphim Capital has invested into two UK satellite and AI companies ahead of its London IPO float tomorrow, as the UK cements itself within the latest space race. Investing £2m into firms Isotropic Systems, which operates satellite networks and Commodities AI, which deals with space data and artificial intelligence (AI), Seraphim is [...]
SpaceX to launch UK-built satellites into space to track climate change June 24, 2021 SpaceX is set to launch three UK-built satellites into space tomorrow, designed to monitor climate change and track endangered wildlife. The UK companies behind the environment tracking tech received a near £15m from the UK Space Agency, through the European Space Agency’s Pioneer Partnership Programme. “As we get ready to host the UN climate change [...]
LA firm raises £450m to 3D-print rockets to help us live on Mars (really) June 9, 2021 Blackrock and actor Jared Leto are among investors in a $650m (£450m) capital raise by a Californian firm which plans to 3D-print rocket boosters that the founder claims are part of efforts to live on Mars. Relativity Space, founded by Tim Ellis – a former engineer at Jeff Bezos’ space firm Blue Origin – is [...]
SpaceX and Nasa launch astronauts in recycled rocket April 23, 2021 SpaceX and Nasa have teamed up yet again to launch four astronauts into space onboard a recycled rocket. In a landmark flight, it is the first time a rocket from a previous flight has been re-launched into space successfully. Currently on-route to the International Space Station, the Crew-2 mission is the third trip SpaceX has [...]
SpaceX: Elon Musk’s Starship rocket crash lands after test flight March 30, 2021 Elon Musk’s SpaceX has suffered another failed test flight of its Starship rocket, which appears to have exploded during a landing attempt today. The uncrewed prototype was successfully launched from Boca Chica in Texas this morning for its fourth major test flight. But the Starship appears to have been destroyed during a crash landing, though [...]
Monkey business: Elon Musk has wired up a monkey to play video games with its mind February 1, 2021 Eccentric biliionaire and boss of Tesla and SpaceX Elon Musk can claim another first after he told an audience his company Neuralink has wired up a monkey's brain to " play video games with his mind"
Elon Musk to turn oil rigs into floating SpaceX launchpads January 21, 2021 It’s usual practice for astronauts to splashdown in the water on their return from space, but up until now they’ve at least been able to take off from solid ground. However, this could all be about to change, after it was reported that billionaire entrepreneur Elon Musk has bought two oil rigs to be converted [...]
SpaceX receives $2bn boost in latest funding round August 18, 2020 Elon Musk’s SpaceX has raised a further $1.9bn (£1.4bn) in funding, a regulatory filing on Tuesday revealed. It raises the equity value of the billionaire’s private rocket company to $46bn, Bloomberg reported ahead of the funding round last week. It is the largest single fundraising round conducted by SpaceX yet, according to PitchBook data. It [...]
SpaceX astronauts arrive at ISS in historic moment for private spaceflight May 31, 2020 The first US space mission since 2011 has reached its destination, the International Space Station, NASA has confirmed. Astronauts Doug Hurley and Bob Behnken entered the ISS at around 6pm UK time, having docked at the ISS a few hours earlier. In doing so, they have become the first astronauts to reach the station via [...]
SpaceX mission nears International Space Station after historic launch May 31, 2020 SpaceX’s Dragon astronaut capsule is due to dock at the International Space Station this afternoon after yesterday’s historic launch. At about 8:30 yesterday evening, NASA astronauts Doug Hurley and Bob Behnken blasted off from Florida’s Cape Canaveral launchpad in the US’ first manned space mission in nine years. The mission is also the first ever [...]