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Boeing found guilty of stealing technology from electric airplane startup Zunum; fined $81 million

Nickie Louise Posted On June 5, 2024

In a legal blow to aerospace giant Boeing, a federal court jury in Seattle ruled in favor of electric airplane startup Zunum Aero after Boeing was found guilty of stealing Zunum technology. The jury also awarded the fledgling startup $81 […]

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NUAIR to Host Upcoming ASTM International Meeting at New York UAS Test Site

Nickie Louise Posted On May 17, 2022

The annual ASTM International meeting brings together international leaders in the uncrewed systems industry to collaborate and develop UAS standards. NUAIR will host the June meeting of ASTM International’s unmanned aircraft committee (F38) at the New York UAS Test Site […]

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German flying taxi startup Volocopter acquires DG Flugzeugbau to gain EU air safety production certification

Nickie Louise Posted On July 6, 2021

We last covered Volocopter back in September 2020 after the German flying taxi startup partnered with logistics group DB Schenker. The two companies teamed up together to deploy Volocopter’s heavy-lift drones, in a project that will gather vital practical flying experience […]

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Skyroot Aerospace tech startup lands $11 million in funding to provide affordable on-demand ride to space

Daniel Levi Posted On July 6, 2021

The new space age is emerging and the extraordinary opportunities in space depend on the transportation systems from Earth to Space. Today, space tourism is still for the extra rich. Going to space comes with a hefty price tag of […]

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Vermont-based eVTOL developer startup BETA Technologies raises $368M funding led by Fidelity and backed by Amazon’s Climate Pledge Fund

Nickie Louise Posted On May 18, 2021

BETA Technologies hasn’t announced a plan to go public yet but investors are pouring millions of dollars into the Vermont-based eVTOL manufacturer of electric vertical takeoff and landing (eVTOL) aircraft and recharging pad systems. Today, BETA announced it has raised $368 million […]

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Rocket Science Simply Explained By Elon Musk

Nickie Louise Posted On May 8, 2021

Have you heard the phrase, “It’s not rocket science?” When someone says this, they usually mean that something is not too difficult. Oftentimes, “rocket science” is used as a metaphor for something complex, complicated, arcane, or difficult. Rocket science is based on basic […]

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Is the world ready for World War 3 as Ukraine’s President signed a decree to retake Crimea from Russia? Russia warns NATO

Nickie Louise Posted On April 2, 2021

While Americans are preoccupied with coronavirus pandemic and internal infighting along identity lines, Russian forces are moving near Ukraine’s borders in what could lead to World War 3. The military tension between the two countries escalates in recent months as […]

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Elon Musk’s SpaceX did in 6 years and for less than $1 billion, what the U.S. government commission concluded would take 12 years and $26 billion

Nickie Louise Posted On February 11, 2021

Bureaucracy is one of those words that gets thrown around so frequently but no one seems to know the true meaning of it. As someone with knowledge of how the U.S. federal government works, the true meaning of the word can […]

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Rocket startup Astra to go public via SPAC at $2.1 billion valuation

Nickie Louise Posted On February 2, 2021

Last week, it was the electric-vehicle startup Faraday Future. This week, another tech startup is joining the SPAC craze. Astra, a San Francisco, California-based rocket launch startup that provides satellite delivery service and launch service, announced Tuesday it is going public through […]

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Aerospace / New Discovery

Is coronavirus a prelude to war? New video surfaces of China’s nuclear-capable H-6 bomber carrying a large hypersonic missile

Nickie Louise Posted On October 23, 2020

Is coronavirus a prelude to war? With this question, we’re not suggesting that coronavirus was engineered in a lab as a bioweapon or being used as a bioweapon. The point is more about the lack of preparedness and the fact that […]

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Forget about China and Russia hypersonic missiles, U.S. Air Force just reveals a new hypersonic missile that can hit 1,000 mile target in under 12 minutes and 3 times ahead of China and Russia

Nickie Louise Posted On October 18, 2020

Since World War II, speed has been a key factor in warfare. Toward the end of World War II in 1944, Nazi Germany developed the world’s first long-range guided ballistic missile called the V-2 rocket (or “Vengeance Weapon 2”). V-2 rocket later […]

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Billionaire and Virgin founder Richard Branson looking to raise $460 million for a new “blank check” company

Nickie Louise Posted On September 17, 2020

Blank-check companies are hot on Wall Street these days and rich investors are eager to jump right in and get their own piece of the pie. In a simple term, a blank-check company, sometimes called special purpose acquisition company (SPAC), is […]

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Pentagon awards Elon Musk’s SpaceX and United Launch Alliance $635M in military launch contracts; beating out Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origin, Northrop Grumman

Nickie Louise Posted On August 8, 2020

The U.S. Air Force announced on Friday it has awarded rocket builders United Launch Alliance (ULA) and Elon Musk’s SpaceX $653 million in combined military launch contracts to launch national security missions. The contract is under the Pentagon’s next-generation, multibillion-dollar launch capability program. […]

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“I’m not very religious, but I prayed for this one,” Elon Musk said after the historic SpaceX landing

Nickie Louise Posted On August 4, 2020

If you’ve been following our blog for some time now, you know that we’re obsessed with writing about Elon Musk. We admire him because of his tenacity and perseverance in the face of adversity and obstacles. Against all odds, Musk succeeds in […]

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Elon Musk’s SpaceX did in 6 years and for less than $1 billion, what the U.S. government commission concluded 11 years ago would take 12 years and $26 billion

Nickie Louise Posted On August 3, 2020

On August 2, two American astronauts return to Earth. Their launch was the first from the US in 10 years. Elon Musk SpaceX did in 6 years and for less than $1 billion, what the U.S. government commission concluded 11 years […]

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ABL Space Systems, a space startup founded by former SpaceX engineer, raises $93.5M funding to begin testing of its RS1 small satellite launch vehicle and rocket design

Nickie Louise Posted On August 3, 2020

ABL Space Systems, a Los Angeles-based tech startup that is developing low-cost launch vehicles for the small satellite industry, today announced it has been awarded two US DoD contracts and secured a large round of funding with a combined value of over $9o […]

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Defense technology startup Anduril secures $200M funding led by Andreessen Horowitz; now valued at around $1.9 billion

Nickie Louise Posted On July 2, 2020

Anduril Industries, a 3-year-old Southern California startup that builds technology for military agencies and border surveillance, today announced it has closed $200 million in fresh funding round led by Andreessen Horowitz, with participation from Peter Thiel’s Founders Fund and other VCs. […]

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Amazon Web Services launches new aerospace and satellite business as Jeff Bezos bets big on outer space

Nickie Louise Posted On June 30, 2020

In 2000, Amazon founder Jeff Bezos launced Blue Origin, an aerospace manufacturer and sub-orbital spaceflight services startup that’s now led by CEO Bob Smith. Blue Origin is developing technologies to enable private human access to space with the goal to dramatically […]

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Space tourism startup Space Perspective will send you to space in a balloon for only $125K

Nickie Louise Posted On June 22, 2020

Late last year, we told you about Virgin Galactic after the company unveiled spacesuits for the first Virgin Galactic’s space tourists. Now, space tourists will soon have one more option to enjoy space view from 100,000 feet in a ride aloft in […]

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SpaceX launches 58 Starlink satellites and 3 Planet Labs SkySats on Falcon 9

Nickie Louise Posted On June 14, 2020

SpaceX reached another milestone yesterday after it successfully launched its ninth Starlink mission, carrying 58 Starlink satellites and three of Planet’s SkySats. This mission marked SpaceX’s first SmallSat Rideshare Program launch, which aims to provide a flexible, low-cost method of […]