Tag: VOX Space

Defense Innovation Unit seeks proposals to ship cargo using rockets

Defense July 3, 2023

WASHINGTON — The Defense Innovation Unit is seeking pitches from commercial space companies to provide “novel” launch capabilities for delivering cargo around the globe,...

SpaceX mission may herald era of low-cost, reliable space transport

Defense March 9, 2023

Investors in space startups see hurdles in defense market

Aerospace March 6, 2023

VC firm Embedded Ventures signs cooperative agreement with U.S. Space Force

Aerospace October 13, 2021

Virgin Orbit eyes growth in military ‘responsive’ launch

AerospaceSeptember 2, 2021

VOX Space expects to compete for future Space Force tactically responsive launch contracts WASHINGTON — After completing two successful missions this year, Virgin...

Mark Baird named president of VOX Space

AerospaceAugust 17, 2021

Virgin Orbit CEO Dan Hart said Baird will help “design entirely new ways to think about launch and resilient, responsive space" WASHINGTON —...

Virgin Orbit’s first operational mission deploys military CubeSats

AerospaceJuly 1, 2021

Virgin Orbit’s air-launched rocket aced its first operational mission Wednesday, firing...

Virgin Orbit planning to launch seven small satellites Wednesday

AerospaceJune 29, 2021

On the heels of its first successful orbital launch in January,...

Military building an appetite for commercial space services

AerospaceJune 25, 2021

The U.S. Space Force is eager to tap into the vibrant commercial market for space services enabled by increasingly capable small satellites and...

Pegasus rocket successful in responsive launch demonstration

AerospaceJune 13, 2021

A Northrop Grumman Pegasus rocket dropped from the belly of a...

Hush-hush military satellite ready to ride Pegasus rocket into orbit

AerospaceJune 12, 2021

A small U.S. military satellite named Odyssey, designed and built in...

Virgin Orbit schedules next LauncherOne mission for June

AerospaceMay 7, 2021

WASHINGTON — Virgin Orbit has scheduled its next LauncherOne mission for June, carrying a mix of defense and commercial cubesats. Virgin Orbit said May...

Virgin Orbit’s LauncherOne is returning to space in June

AerospaceMay 6, 2021

Orbital launch company Virgin Orbit has scheduled its next mission to space. Virgin Orbit will be returning its LauncherOne rocket to orbit in June...