by Victoria Tozer-Pennington | Apr 25, 2023 | Space
SpinLaunch, a space launch technology company committed to enabling the rapid, cost-effective deployment of small satellite constellations into Low Earth Orbit (LEO), has appointed Dómhnal Slattery as a strategic advisor to the company. Slattery joins the SpinLaunch...
by Victoria Tozer-Pennington | Apr 5, 2023 | Flight, Space
Space launch provider, Virgin Orbit Holdings its US subsidiaries has filed a voluntary proceeding under Chapter 11 of the US Bankruptcy Code in the United States Bankruptcy Court in the District of Delaware in order to effectuate a sale of the business. With the...
by Victoria Tozer-Pennington | Feb 6, 2023 | Space
Virgin Orbit and Poland-based satellite manufacturer SatRev have announced a follow-on launch services agreement for the latter’s satellites. The deal gives SatRev “the flexibility to launch 500 kg over multiple launches to a variety of different orbital...
by Victoria Tozer-Pennington | Jan 30, 2023 | Space, Technology
A second Airbus-built Inmarsat-6 geostationary telecommunications satellite (I-6 F2) has arrived at the Kennedy Space Center in Florida. The satellite was carried across the Atlantic Ocean on an Airbus Beluga ahead of it being launched in February 2023, the French...
by Victoria Tozer-Pennington | Oct 12, 2022 | Flight, Space
Having obliterated their previous record for zero gravity flights in a single year, Zero-G, which offers individuals the opportunity to experience true “weightlessness” without going to space onboard a modified 727-200, has doubled the amount of public zero gravity...
by Victoria Tozer-Pennington | Aug 24, 2021 | Editorial Comment, Space
Virgin Orbit, the responsive launch and space solutions company, through its parent company Vieco USA, and NextGen Acquisition Corp. II (NextGen), a special purpose acquisition company, have entered into a definitive merger agreement under which Virgin Orbit will...
