An uncaptioned image posted on the company's website appears to show Starshield technology in orbit.SpaceXThe Pentagon has awarded Elon Musk's SpaceX its first confirmed contract for the Starshield network it's developing, a military-specific version of the company's Starlink satellite internet system, the defense agency said Wednesday.A Space Force spokesperson...
The moment of the anomaly during the New Shepard cargo mission NS-23, in which the booster's engine failed.Blue OriginThe Federal Aviation Administration closed its investigation into last year's failed flight of a cargo mission by Jeff Bezos' Blue Origin, the regulator announced Wednesday.Blue Origin is required by the FAA...
Artist's rendering of Sierra Space's Dream Chaser space plane in this undated handout obtained March 25, 2022.Sierra Space | via ReutersSierra Space, the subsidiary of private aerospace contractor Sierra Nevada Corporation, is finalizing a raise of nearly $300 million, CNBC has learned.The round values the space company at about...
SpaceX headquarters in Los Angeles, California.AaronP/Bauer-Griffin | GC Images | Getty ImagesElon Musk's SpaceX sued the U.S. Department of Justice in a Texas federal court, as the company aims to stop the DOJ's hiring discrimination case on constitutional grounds.The countersuit comes after the DOJ sued the company last month,...
The company's Electron rocket carrying the CAPSTONE mission lifts off from New Zealand on June 28, 2022.Rocket LabRocket Lab stock fell in premarket trading after the company suffered its first launch failure in over two years early Tuesday morning.The company confirmed its 41st Electron rocket launch – lifting off...
On site at the 2023 edition of the World Satellite Business Week conference in Paris, France.Michael Sheetz | CNBCCNBC's Investing in Space newsletter offers a view into the business of space exploration and privatization, delivered straight to your inbox. CNBC's Michael Sheetz reports and curates the latest news, investor updates...
A Starlink satellite terminal, also known as a dish, setup in front of an RV.SpaceXPARIS — Elon Musk's SpaceX is no longer absorbing the cost of the Starlink antennas it sells with its satellite internet service, a company executive said Wednesday, a key step to the company improving its...
Vikram Nidamaluri, Managing Director of Telecom, Media, and Entertainment at Lazard, speaks during a panel at the World Satellite Business Week conference on Sept. 11, 2023.Michael Sheetz | CNBCPARIS – A Lazard investment banker sounded the alarm about the dominance of Elon Musk's SpaceX in the rocket launch market,...
A rendering of Telesat's low earth orbit broadband constellation.TelesatPARIS – Competitors or not, SpaceX continues to be willing to launch for other satellite internet companies.Elon Musk's SpaceX signed a hefty deal with satellite operator Telesat, the companies announced Monday. The agreement covers 14 launches of the Canadian venture's Lightspeed...
A Falcon Heavy rocket launches the Viasat-3 "Americas" satellite on May 1, 2023.SpaceXPARIS – The U.S. export credit agency is working through a $5 billion pipeline of applications related to the space industry, as companies look to fund projects in orbit in a tighter capital market.The Export-Import Bank of...