Virgin Galactic’s VSS Unity flew into suborbital space and back on June 8, bringing an end to the company’s commercial flight services until its Delta-class spacecraft debuts.
With 32 of its 33 Raptor engines firing, the Super Heavy booster lifted off from SpaceX’s Boca Chica Beach, Texas, spaceport at after a trouble-free countdown.
Nara Space Technology, a South Korean manufacturer of small satellites, announced on May 31 that it had raised $14.5 million in a Series B fundraising.
A second attempt to launch two astronauts on a shakedown cruise of Boeing’s CST-100 Starliner spacecraft was called off 3 min. 50 sec. before liftoff on June 1.
Terran Orbital has replaced its chief operating officer (COO) and acting chief financial officer (CFO) with executives from outside the aerospace industry.
