Varda’s first manufacturing satellite and reentry vehicle attached to a Rocket Lab Photon bus. Rocket Lab Space startup Varda received long-awaited approval from the Federal Aviation Administration to bring its first spacecraft back to earth after a stint manufacturing drugs in space. Varda’s small W-Series 1 capsule, or W-1, has been stuck in orbit since … Read more
Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origin and Sierra Space are navigating a potential end to the Orbital Reef space station partnership, according to three people who spoke to CNBC about the situation. Discussions are ongoing and CNBC sources described the situation as fluid. Shortly after unveiling the Orbital Reef project in 2021, Blue Origin won a $130 … Read more
On site at the 2023 edition of the World Satellite Business Week conference in Paris, France. Michael Sheetz | CNBC CNBC’s Investing in Space newsletter offers a view into the business of space exploration and privatization, delivered straight to your inbox. CNBC’s Michael Sheetz reports and curates the latest news, investor updates and exclusive interviews on … Read more
A man reads a daily Hindi newspaper with front page reporting on successful landing of ISRO’s Chandrayaan-3 spacecraft on the south pole of the Moon, in New Delhi on Aug. 24, 2023. Arun Sankar | AFP | Getty Images A lunar rover slid down a ramp from the lander of India’s spacecraft within hours of … Read more
CNN — In a defiant speech to the UN Security Council, North Korea insisted its efforts to launch a spy satellite into space are transparent and within “its legitimate right as a sovereign state.” Pyongyang’s ambassador to the UN Kim Song defended his country during a rare address to the UN on Friday, denying that … Read more