Based in Washington, Michael Bruno is Aviation Week Network’s Executive Editor for Business. He oversees coverage of aviation, aerospace and defense business issues, and is editor in chief of Aviation Week Executive Intelligence newsletters. Beyond reporting, Bruno helps organize related Aviation Week conferences, hosts podcasts and webinars, and speaks publicly as a subject matter expert on industry issues. Since joining Aviation Week in 2005, he has won several Jesse H. Neal and Aerospace Media awards. He has a master's degree from Syracuse University and a bachelor's from Vanderbilt University.
Space-based cellphone connectivity provider AST SpaceMobile, which went public last year after a deal with a special purpose acquisition company (SPAC), will raise $75 million by selling more stock.
Maritime Launch Services, which aims to establish Canada’s first indigenous space launch from Nova Scotia, and rocket manufacturing startup Reaction Dynamics of Quebec are partnering for a 2023 debut.
Virgin Galactic is slipping its forecasted start of revenue-generating commercial operations to the first quarter of 2023 instead of this year, executives announced May 5 while revealing the space tourism provider’s latest quarterly loss.
