Virgin Galactic leaders in front of the New York Stock Exchange, from left: CEO George Whitesides, founder Richard Branson and Chairman Chamath Palihapitiya. Virgin Galactic Virgin Galactic announced Friday that Chairman Chamath Palihapitiya is stepping down from the space tourism
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Bezos’ Blue Origin is building more rockets to meet ‘robust demand’ for space tourism, CEO says
A Blue Origin New Shepard rocket lifts off with a crew of six, including Laura Shepard Churchley, the daughter of the first American in space Alan Shepard, for whom the spacecraft is named, from Launch Site One in west Texas,
The James Webb Space Telescope takes a selfie and a big step towards its first ‘real’ image
An apparatus as complex as the James Webb Space Telescope takes a little while to get running, so while it entered its orbit late last month, it’s still working through its startup process. Today’s milestone is a big one, with
Steelers: 3 players new GM should sign with newfound cap space
The Pittsburgh Steelers could use its robust cap space to help get better in NFL free agency. With Kevin Colbert retiring as general manager in the coming months, the Pittsburgh Steelers look to be ushering in a new era for the franchise.
Fintech Roundup: Corporate spend just can’t be a winner-takes-all space
Welcome to my new weekly fintech focused column. I’ll be publishing this every Sunday, so in between posts, be sure to listen to the Equity podcast and hear Alex Wilhelm, Natasha Mascarenhas and me riff on all things startups! And
Understanding how space tech can help the world fight COVID pandemic
Michael Strahan, former football star and host of “Good Morning America,” will be taking off with a crew of five other passengers on Dec. 9, amidst a global pandemic and rising cases of the new omicron variant. Strahan won’t be the first civilian
Rams Cap Space: How much cap space does Los Angeles have after signing OBJ?
Apr 23, 2019; Thousand Oaks, CA, USA; Los Angeles Rams general manager Les Snead (left) and coach Sean McVay address the media at a press conference at Cal Lutheran University prior to the 2019 NFL Draft. Mandatory Credit: Kirby Lee-USA
Crew-2 astronauts return back to Earth after nearly 200 days in space
A team of astronauts safely splashed down off the Florida coast late Monday, setting the stage for the next NASA and SpaceX crew to launch from Kennedy Space Center this week. Crew-2 astronauts Shane Kimbrough, Megan McArthur, Akihiko Hoshide, and Thomas Pesquet
Harris to announce Biden administration’s first meeting of the National Space Council
The meeting will be held on December 1, according to a White House official, a full year after the council’s final meeting of the Trump administration. Friday’s event will mark the first time the vice president has delivered a speech
Emmanuel Acho is making space for the hard conversations
Two-time Emmy Award winner Emmanuel Acho reflects on the benefits he has received from ‘Uncomfortable Conversations with a Black Man’. George Floyd was murdered on May 25, 2020. At the time of this writing that was 500 days ago. It
Scarce asteroids close to Earth may possibly become targets for space mining
An artist’s rendering of asteroids in the asteroid belt. NASA Researchers just calculated that one of two metallic asteroids floating in Earth’s vicinity may possibly have precious metals value about $11.65 trillion. The highly-priced nugget, in point, could boast additional
Growing your own food at home when you don’t have a lot of space
Hydroponics can work at a large or small scale. Bridget Carey/CNET This story is part of Road Trip 2021, CNET’s coverage of the Biden administration’s push to grow American manufacturing and make more things in the USA. It was just
See Mercury up close as BepiColombo space mission beams back sweet image
Cruising past Mercury. © ESA/BepiColombo/MTM If Mars has gotten too crowded for you, what with all the rovers (and helicopters) buzzing about, why not take your vacation on Mercury? Or at least dream about it. A new image of the
Crew Dragon has flown four more people—all private citizens—into space
Enlarge / The Crew Dragon spacecraft separates from the second stage of a Falcon 9 rocket. SpaceX 8:30pm ET Wednesday update: As the Sun set over the Florida launch site on Wednesday evening, a Falcon 9 rocket soared into the
Storage galore: New PS5 update finally lets users add more space for games
Enlarge / A major new update to the PS5 firmware lets players upgrade the console’s internal storage via an M.2 SSD. Players will be able to add specific M.2 SSDs to the PS5 with a new system update rolling out