Boeing prepares to bring Starliner home, as spaceship helps restore its reputation May 25, 2022 Aerospace giant Boeing is prepping to bring its Starliner capsule back to Earth today, following its successful docking at the International Space Station (ISS) five days ago. It will be the final step in the test flight, which will prove whether Boeing’s unmanned space vehicle will be a viable option for astronauts being ferried to [...]
When Musk met Bolsonaro: Brazilian President says Twitter takeover will be a ‘breath of hope’ May 20, 2022 Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro has said that Elon Musk’s proposed takeover of Twitter was “a breath of hope” for him. Bolsonaro said that he hoped the U.S. billionaire would show the world during Musk’s visit to Brazil how much the country does to protect the Amazon. The two will discuss a potential partnership on rural [...]
Elon Musk rejects ‘wild accusations’ SpaceX paid $250,000 to flight attendant over sexual misconduct claim May 20, 2022 Elon Musk has rejected “wild accusations” his SpaceX firm paid $250K to settle a claim of alleged sexual misconduct by a former flight attendant. The Tesla owner responded to a story first reported by Business Insider, which said that a claim was made in 2018 against him, by someone who previously worked for SpaceX. The [...]
China raises alarm over military capabilities of Elon Musk’s Starlink May 10, 2022 The official newspaper for China's military has taken aim at Elon Musk's Starlink satellites over concerns about their military capabilities.
Elon Musk’s $44bn Twitter takeover bid hit with lawsuit May 7, 2022 Elon Musk and Twitter have been sued by a US pension fund seeking to block the Tesla CEO's $44bn (£35.6bn) takeover of the platform.
Business of Space: The things you can do with a commercial hand May 6, 2022 City A.M.’s Millie Turner offers up a roundup of the most important news across the space industry, every Friday. This week: SpaceX deepens commercial ties with NASA Artemis: NASA latest stage in returning to the moon Space regulations race to catch up with technology SpaceX and satellite spin-off Starlink SpaceX brought four astronauts back down to Earth last night, as [...]
Virgin Galactic: Hopes higher than orbit? May 6, 2022 Virgin Galactic appears to have fallen behind in the space race renaissance, despite its ambitions. Richard Branson’s (below) space venture kicked off the year with the loss of its inaugural chairman, Chamath Palihapitiya, just one month after Palihapitiya was thrown into controversy for claiming “nobody cares” about human rights abuses against Uyghur Muslims in China. [...]
ApeCoin spiked because Elon Musk changed his Twitter profile pic to a BAYC ape May 4, 2022 ApeCoin, the native token of NFT platform BAYC, spiked after new Twitter boss Elon Musk changed his profile picture to an NFT ape collage.
Seraphim Space poaches Virgin Galactic veteran amid slow run for British launcher May 3, 2022 Seraphim Space has poached a Virgin veteran, who helped finance the group’s space ventures, Virgin Galactic and Virgin Orbit, to catch the stream of cash being poured into the industry. Patrick McCall, former senior partner at Virgin Group, is set to join the London-listed space tech fund as a venture partner, as the fund’s [...]
Business of Space: Space junk, a new Martian aurora and a boost for British tech April 29, 2022 City A.M.’s Millie Turner offers up a roundup of the most important news across the space industry, every Friday. This week: Space junk – an escalating issue A new Martian aurora Investment in British space tech Space junk is getting out of control The soaring number of satellite constellations planned by Elon Musk’s Starlink, taxpayer backed OneWeb and raft of [...]