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The 2023 SpaceNews Icon Awards: Winners

Aerospace December 5, 2023

SpaceNews established the awards in 2017 to recognize and celebrate the people, programs and institutions shaping a rapidly evolving global space economy. Chosen by...

Virgin Galactic lays off staff as it focuses on next-generation suborbital vehicle

Aerospace November 7, 2023

Pathways to the Stars: Creating a talent pipeline in New Mexico

Aerospace October 14, 2023

Argentina signs Artemis Accords

Aerospace July 27, 2023

Regulatory uncertainty as commercial human spaceflight takes off

AerospaceJuly 5, 2023

WASHINGTON — As two companies prepare to begin or resume commercial suborbital human spaceflights, they are facing uncertainty about how the safety of the...

SpaceShipTwo to demonstrate research capabilities on first commercial flight

AerospaceJune 28, 2023

SPACEPORT AMERICA, N.M. — Virgin Galactic is set to conduct its first commercial SpaceShipTwo suborbital spaceflight June 29, one that will demonstrate the readiness...

Virgin Orbit Pauses Operations, Seeks Funding

IOTMarch 17, 2023

It looks as though things may have gone from bad to worse at Virgin Orbit, the satellite carrying spin-off of Richard Branson’s space tourism...

NASA shifts focus of suborbital crew program

AerospaceMarch 6, 2023

BROOMFIELD, Colo. — A NASA program originally intended to fly astronauts on commercial suborbital vehicles has evolved into a broader effort to enable flights...

Virgin Galactic in final phases of return to flight

AerospaceMarch 1, 2023

BROOMFIELD, Colo. — Virgin Galactic is in the final phases of returning its suborbital spaceplane to commercial service as it ramps up development of...

Virgin Galactic aircraft returns to flight

AerospaceFebruary 16, 2023

WASHINGTON — The carrier aircraft for Virgin Galactic’s suborbital spaceplane made its first flight in more than a year Feb. 15 as the company...

Virgin Galactic restructures leadership as it prepares to resume flights

AerospaceJanuary 12, 2023

SEATTLE — As Virgin Galactic moves closer to resuming flights of its SpaceShipTwo suborbital vehicle, the company is reorganizing its leadership and parting ways...

Virgin Galactic on schedule to start commercial human suborbital flights this year

AerospaceFebruary 22, 2022

Virgin Galactic executives said Feb. 22 that they remain on schedule to begin commercial human suborbital missions before the end of the year but acknowledged it will take several years for the company to become profitable.

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Blue Origin to increase New Shepard launches in 2022

AerospaceFebruary 18, 2022

Blue Origin expects to more than double the number of people it flies on its New Shepard suborbital system this year while adding another vehicle to its fleet.

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Proposed NTSB commercial space regulation criticized by industry and FAA

AerospaceJanuary 24, 2022

A proposal by NTSB that would give the agency a greater role in investigating failures of commercial launches is facing strong opposition from both the industry and the FAA.

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