Jeff Bezos offers parting words as Richard Branson prepares space launch
Virgin Galactic CEO Richard Branson is set to leapfrog Blue Origin CEO Jeff Bezos to become the first billionaire in space when the British entrepreneur launches into space Sunday, nine days ahead of Bezos's first planned ascent.
Richard Branson's daughter reveals how billionaire space traveler is spending final hours before lift off
As billionaire Richard Branson braces to fly to the edge space Sunday, his daughter took to social media to reminisce about watching her father prepare for past adventures.
Blue Origin swipes at Virgin Galactic ahead of historic flight
Blue Origin took shots at competitor Virgin Galactic on Twitter Friday night, comparing offerings to customers using a recent Aerospace Research Central study.
Kudlow: Climate change extremism will do this great country of ours enormous harm
Fox Business host Larry Kudlow slammed President Biden and the Democrats' green agenda claiming they are putting Russia ahead of America on “Kudlow.”
Tropical Storm Elsa delays SpaceX Dragon undocking from International Space Station
The planned undocking of SpaceX's Dragon cargo spacecraft from the International Space Station has been delayed due to Tropical Storm Elsa.
Elon Musk takes aim at ULA, says parent company Lockheed 'darkened the skies with lobbyists'
SpaceX founder and CEO Elon Musk is continuing his criticism of the United Launch Association for accepting government money.
Jeff Bezos picks female aerospace pioneer, 82, to launch into space with him
Jeff Bezoses, Amazon CEO and founder of aerospace company Blue Origin, has selected an 82-year-old female aerospace pioneer to travel to space with him on July 20.
Virgin Orbit releases rocket from Boeing 747 in mid-air to send satellites to space
Richard Branson's Virgin Orbit successfully used its unique mid-air launch system to send commercial satellites into orbit for the first time on Wednesday morning.
After delayed SpaceX launch, Musk says reform needed for humanity to 'become a spacefaring civilization'
SpaceX was seconds away from sending dozens of satellites into orbit aboard its Falcon 9 rocket on Tuesday when the launch was called off because an airplane entered its safety zone.
GAO urges NASA to step up cybersecurity efforts
NASA's Office of the Inspector General warned in a May report that "attempts to steal critical information are increasing in both complexity and severity," with phishing attempts against NASA doubling and malware attacks increasing "exponentially" during the COVID-19 pandemic.
World's third-largest diamond unearthed in Botswana
A 1,098-carat diamond believed to be the third-largest gem-quality stone ever to be mined has been discovered in Botswana, according to a joint venture between Anglo American's (AAL.L) De Beers and the government.
Bidding for Blue Origin's first passenger flight notches $3.2M
The aerospace company kicked off the three-phase online auction in early May, offering one seat on the first flight of its New Shepard spacecraft which has already had over a dozen successful flights to and from space, according to Blue Origin.
Oreo offers free cookies to aliens
Maybe aliens like cookies too.
Hawley, Sanders decry $10B 'bailout' to Jeff Bezos tucked into bill to rebuff China
Sens. Josh Hawley and Bernie Sanders are speaking out against a $10 billion corporate “bailout” to Blue Origin, a space flight company founded by Amazon’s Jeff Bezos.
Phantom Space startup announces world's first 100% US-based satellite supply chain after acquiring StratSpace
The race is on to democratize the rocket-launch industry, and Phantom Space Corp., a roughly two-year-old startup, continued its warp-speed flight toward that goal Tuesday, announcing the acquisition of StratSpace, a major U.S. aerospace firm.
Virgin Galactic reveals new flight date after setback
Billionaire Richard Branson's Virgin Galactic announced Thursday morning that the next rocket-powered test flight of SpaceShipTwo "Unity" is targeted for Saturday.
Bill Gates talks COVID-19 risks in first remarks after divorce disclosure
Bill Gates discussed COVID-19 in his first public remarks made after announcing his divorce from Melinda Gates.
ULA sucessfully launches first Atlas V rocket of 2021
The rocket is carrying the Department of Defense's fifth Space Based Infrared System Geosynchronous Earth Orbit (SBIRS GEO) missile warning satellite for the U.S. Space Force's Space and Missile Systems Center.
NASA successfully launches rocket meant to study energy transport in space
NASA's KiNet-X mission is designed to study how energy and momentum are transported between different regions of space that are magnetically connected.
Space Force officer lost leadership post after denouncing critical race theory, Marxism
A Space Force commander was reportedly relieved from his post for making comments denouncing Marxist ideology in the military.



















