by Victoria Tozer-Pennington | Editorial Comment, Space
Boeing is investing $20 million in Virgin Galactic, a vertically integrated human spaceflight company. The companies will work together to broaden commercial space access and transform global travel technologies. Brian Schettler, senior managing director of Boeing...
by Victoria Tozer-Pennington | Technology
German startup Volocopter has released the VoloCity, the fourth-generation eVTOL vehicle that Volocopter has created as the race for an on-demand air taxi service based around electric vertical take-off and landing aircraft takes off. The first three VoloCity were...
by Victoria Tozer-Pennington | Technology
A new IDTechEx report has heaped praise upon new technologies in the aerospace industry. The “Manned Electric Aircraft 2020-2030” highlights manufacturers such as Bye Aerospace for “walking before they try to run”. Like Tesla with cars, the...
by Victoria Tozer-Pennington | Technology
Virgin Orbit, Sir Richard Branson’s small satellite launch company, has successfully completed a key drop test of its LauncherOne vehicle, the last major step in the development program of the company’s novel launch service. Virgin Orbit has completed a steady...
by Victoria Tozer-Pennington | Technology
EmbraerX is leading the way to enable a world where electric vertical take-off and landing vehicles (eVTOL) will be part of everyday human lives. “Urban air mobility will evolve to become a significant mode of transportation in the next decade and will require a truly...
