An agreement to be signed July 16 could lead to LauncherOne missions by Virgin Orbit flying out of Cornwall Airport Newquay, aka Spaceport Cornwall. Credit: Spaceport Cornwall WASHINGTON — Virgin ...

A 70-foot rocket blasted off from beneath the wing of a Boeing 747 over the Pacific Ocean Wednesday, marking the second successful orbital flight for rocket startup Virgin Orbit. The plane, nicknamed ...

SAN FRANCISCO – Los Angeles startup In Orbit Aerospace won a $1.8 million AFWERX contract to develop a novel method of spacecraft docking in partnership with the University of Colorado, Boulder. The ...

It’s now official—the launch company Virgin Orbit is being sold for parts. In a new filing as part of the bankruptcy process, Rocket Lab purchased the company’s main production facility in Long Beach, ...

Opinions expressed by Entrepreneur contributors are their own. Virgin Orbit officially filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy on Tuesday after failing to secure proper funding following a rocket launch ...

As a true milestone on the path to autonomous space systems, a research team at Julius-Maximilians-Universität Würzburg (JMU) ...

What does it truly mean to live in space? To wake up in microgravity, repair failing systems, and make sure there’s enough oxygen to breathe, while orbiting Ear ...

In the hunt for extraterrestrial life, we usually look for planets orbiting sun-like stars and icy moons. But there is another possible candidate—planets circling white dwarfs, the hot, dense remnants ...

March 19 (Reuters) - (This March 19 story has been corrected to change the company's description to satellite launch company, not aircraft engineering company, in paragraph 1) Sign up here. Richard ...

SpaceX has confirmed plans to build data centers in orbit, using its upcoming fleet of Starlink V3 satellites, according to Elon Musk. The idea, once speculative, now seems to be firming up, as the ...

Just over 50 years ago, US astronauts and Soviet Union cosmonauts met in space for a ceremonial handshake. This mission serves as the background for former Canadian astronaut Chris Hadfield’s latest ...

ISRO successfully launches the 4,410 kg GSAT-7R (CMS-03) satellite from Sriharikota, marking a major milestone in India’s defence and space self-reliance.