Virgin Orbit, the satellite-launching subsidiary of Richard Branson's Virgin Group, has announced that it will lay off 85 percent of its workforce and is ceasing operations "for the foreseeable future...
[photo1]Morgan MeakerAs soon as Lars Ruiter steps out of his car, he is confronted by a Microsoft security guard, who is already seething with anger. Ruiter, a local councillor, has parked in the rain...
This month saw the announcement of one of the most exciting findings about Venus in decades: the first direct evidence of an active volcano there. But rather than jubilation, the mood in the planetary...
There are essentially three areas in the world where clusters of private companies have started to develop small launch vehicles.The first such cluster emerged in the United States nearly two decades ...
The long-awaited debut of a winged space plane will have to wait a little longer. This week NASA updated its internal schedule to show that Sierra Space's Dream Chaser spacecraft will now berth to the...
If you'd told me five years ago that I would be flying to Chicago in March to attend a supply chain and logistics show, you would have been greeted by a momentary blank stare, followed by the image of...
When you fire off an important email, you don't get to know when the recipient opens it. You have to sit in front of your computer like a dope waiting for their response. Some emailers out there, howe...
If you're struggling to find the motivation to clean your home, you can turn to specific methods, inspiration, and checklists--or you can look within yourself. Well, maybe not within yourself, but at...
Microsoft Loop, a Notion-like hub for managing tasks and projects that sync across Microsoft 365 apps and services, launched in public preview today.Loop is available to users with a Microsoft Account...
The Soviet Union created the Baikonur Cosmodrome in 1955 to serve as a test site for intercontinental ballistic missiles. A few years later it became the world's first spaceport with the launch of the...
Don't get too distracted by today's big "AI for Google Workspace" announcement, because this is also the day for a Google Workspace price increase. Last month, Google announced that prices for the mos...
Welcome back to Chain Reaction, a podcast diving deep into the stories, backgrounds and latest news with the biggest names in crypto.For this week's episode, Jacquelyn interviewed Jack Mallers, the fo...
Bethesda's highly anticipated space exploration game Starfield is now due to release on September 6, the publisher announced in a new trailer video Wednesday morning.
The US military recently released a rather mundane-sounding document titled "National Security Space Launch Phase 3 DRAFT Request for Proposals #1." That may be a mouthful of jargon, but it's still a ...
A Falcon 9 rocket blasted into the starry sky above Florida early on Thursday morning, sending four astronauts safely on their way into low-Earth orbit.This mission, flown by SpaceX for NASA, will del...
There's a new space billionaire, and this one is not interested in launching rockets. His name is Jed McCaleb, a US software developer who made his fortune in blockchain development and cryptocurrency...
With Starlink speeds slowing due to a growing capacity crunch, SpaceX said a launch happening as soon as today will deploy the first "V2 Mini" satellites that provide four times more per-satellite cap...
Big business opportunities are brewing in the cosmos. Morgan Stanley predicts the space economy will grow from EUR355 billion in 2020 to over EUR1 trillion by 2030 -- and competition for the rewards i...
[photo1]The first apartment I lived in with my future wife was an old railroad-style place that was heated by an ancient "gas on gas" stove in the kitchen. In the winter months, cranking up as far as ...
At the height of his fame as a member of the internationally famous boy band NSYNC, Lance Bass came within about two weeks of going to space in 2002.Bass had completed four months of rigorous training...