US, Japan urge nations not to deploy nuclear weapons in orbit
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The United States and Japan on Monday proposed a U.N. Security Council resolution stressing that nations should comply with a treaty that …
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Virgin Orbit plans to move back deadline for bidders – source
By Joey Roulette (Reuters) – Satellite launch company Virgin Orbit is planning to move back the deadline for prospective bidders to buy its assets by …
Factbox-Virgin Orbit bankruptcy echoes Branson’s past troubled ventures
(Reuters) – Richard Branson’s Virgin Orbit Holdings filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy on Tuesday after the satellite launch company failed to secure long-term funding following …
Virgin Orbit to lay off about 85% of staff
By Joey Roulette (Reuters) -Rocket maker Virgin Orbit Holdings on Thursday said it was laying off about 85% of staff because it had not been …
Virgin Orbit extends worker furlough, continues funding talks -CEO
By Joey Roulette (Reuters) – Billionaire Richard Branson’s cash-strapped Virgin Orbit Holdings will extend an unpaid furlough for most of its employees as talks seeking …
Virgin Orbit says space startup in talks with potential investors
(Reuters) – Billionaire Richard Branson’s cash-strapped satellite launch company Virgin Orbit Holdings said on Thursday it is in talks with “interested parties” about an investment …
Elon Musk’s SpaceX expects first Starship launch to orbit this year -NASA
By Joey Roulette WASHINGTON (Reuters) -SpaceX is targeting early December to launch its giant Starship rocket system into orbit for the first time, a pivotal …
Space tech startups fall out of VC orbit
By Akash Sriram (Reuters) – Space technology startups are being forced to limit their sky-high ambitions, as their venture-capital backers turn to safer bets due …
SpaceX chief Elon Musk ‘highly confident’ his Starship will reach orbit this year
(Corrects typographical error in Tesla, adds RIC; paragraph 6) By Steve Gorman -Elon Musk said on Thursday he was “highly confident” his new SpaceX Starship, …