Firefly CEO leaves company Original Publication Date: 2024-07-18 09:05 Bill Weber was no longer the chief executive of the launch vehicle and lunar lander company. The company did not disclose the reason for his departure and whether Weber resigned or was fired. Weber took over as CEO in ...

Europe’s space funding gap threatens industry potential Original Publication Date: 2024-07-01 23:32 Europe averaged 96 investment deals annually for space companies over the past three years. The United States averaged 6.3 billion euros ($6.8 billion) in investments. More than 50% of venture ...

Chandrayaan-3 success to boost India’s space ambitions, global standing Original Publication Date: 2023-09-05 23:41 Chandrayaan-3 landed on the moon on Aug. 23. Indian space agency ISRO put the lander into sleep mode late Sept. 3. ISRO has not announced any formal plans for sample return or ...

Spiral Blue offers to run Your Code in Space Original Publication Date: 2023-08-31 00:33 Spiral Blue is inviting developers and researchers to run custom code on its SE-1 computer. Spiral Blue issued a call Aug. 31 to people interested in sending code to space. Applications for the initiative, ...

Falcon 9 launches ESA’s Euclid space telescope Original Publication Date: 2023-07-01 19:48 SpaceX Falcon 9 launches European space agency's Euclid mission. The 1.4-billion-euro ($1.5 billion) mission will spend six years in space. It will conduct a detailed survey of one third of the sky using ...

UK Space Agency prioritizes sustainability Original Publication Date: 2023-06-16 22:38 UK Space Agency encourages space sustainability, both domestically and internationally. UK plans to send a satellite to repair, replenish or refuel a UK spacecraft in 2028. By the end of the decade, the UK ...