A U.S. Air Force F-35 stealth fighter jet went missing on Monday when its transponder ceased functioning, according to official statements. Now the US military is asking the public to help find its missing $80M jet. Fortunately, the pilot safely ejected […]
The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) filed a discrimination lawsuit against Elon Musk-owned rocket and satellite company SpaceX on Thursday for allegedly refusing to hire refugees and asylum seekers. “The lawsuit alleges that, from at least September 2018 to May […]
In September 2021, Apple co-founder Steve Wozniak launched Privateer, a space tech startup that aims to clean up space debris, defunct artificial objects in space—principally in Earth orbit—which no longer serve a useful function. Co-founded by Ripcord founder Alex Fielding, the […]
Chinese space startup Landspace made history this week after beating Elon Musk’s SpaceX and NASA to become the first company in the world to successfully launch a liquid methane-powered rocket into orbit. The groundbreaking moment in aerospace took place on […]
Popular fact-checking website Snopes found itself in hot water on Tuesday after publishing an article titled “Was the Missing Titanic Submersible Using Satellites from Elon Musk’s Company?” In what many considered a hit piece, Snopes took a jab at Elon […]
Pixxel, a Bengaluru, India-based Pixxel satellite-image startup, announced Thursday it has secured $36 million in funding led by Alphabet’s Google, a new investor for the company. The startup did not specify the exact amount Google had invested in the company. […]
Branson, we have a problem. Richard Branson’s Virgin Orbit is finally shutting down after six years of operations. In an announcement yesterday, the bankrupt Virgin Orbit announced it was shutting down after the liquidation of most of its assets. Stratolaunch and […]
Jeff Bezos’ space company, Blue Origin, has won the highly-coveted NASA contract to build a spacecraft that will send astronauts to and from the moon’s surface. In an announcement on Friday, NASA’s chief said that a team led by Blue […]
Today, SpaceX conducted a test of its next-generation rocket intended for missions to the moon and Mars. However, the rocket exploded during the launch, prompting cheers from employees who had gathered to watch a live stream of the event. The […]
SpaceX is set to launch the most powerful rocket ever today. Less than an hour from now, Elon Musk’s rocket company will conduct its first integrated test flight for Starship today. The launch was originally scheduled to take off at […]
In an unsurprised announcement, British billionaire Sir Richard Branson’s rocket company Virgin Orbit on Tuesday filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection in the U.S. after failing to secure a funding lifeline. In a filing at the U.S. Bankruptcy Court in […]
Back in February, the US military shot down the alleged Chinese surveillance balloon over the Atlantic Ocean off the Eastern Seaboard of South Carolina at the order of President Joe Biden. Two months later, we now have more details about […]
British billionaire Sir Richard Branson’s rocket company Virgin Orbit announced it will shut down its operations and terminate nearly all its employees after the company was unable to secure funding. In an all-hands meeting on Thursday afternoon, CEO Dan Hart […]
OneWeb, the low Earth orbit (LEO) satellite communications startup, is planning to roll out coverage globally after its successful launch of the final batch of satellites needed for its broadband service this past weekend. On Sunday morning, the British space […]
Virgin Orbit is close to raising $200 million in new funding from Texas-based venture capital investor Matthew Brown via a private share placement, according to an exclusive report from Reuters. Although Virgin Orbit did not comment on the potential deal, […]
Good evening! Below are some of the top tech startup news stories for today, Thursday, February 9, 2023. SpaceX test-fires Starship booster engine in milestone for debut orbital launch Today, SpaceX test fires engines on Starship at its facilities in […]
Elon Musk’s SpaceX has disabled the Starlink Internet service to control Ukraine’s military drones, saying that the company’s product “was never intended to be used as a weapon,” Reuters reported. During a conference in Washington, D.C. on Wednesday, Gwynne Shotwell, […]
Earth & Beyond Ventures has launched a new early-stage venture fund with an initial funding commitment of $125 million to invest in Israeli tech startups in the emerging commercial space ecosystem. Earth & Beyond said it would invest between $500,000 […]
The US military has shot down the alleged Chinese surveillance balloon over the Atlantic Ocean off the Eastern Seaboard of the United States at the order of President Joe Biden, a US official said Saturday. On Saturday, President Joe Biden […]
Good evening and happy Friday! Below are some of the top tech startup news stories for today, Friday, February 3, 2023. Voyager Space raises $80M as it partners with Airbus to develop future Starlab Space Station for NASA Voyager Space, […]
