Virgin Galactic, Richard Branson’s space tourism company, is to go public by merging with the special purpose acquisitions company (SPAC) Social Capital Hedosophia. Virgin Galactic will raise around $800 million from the…
Don’t Mock the Space Force – It’s Good Science (and Business)
Predictably, in the two months since US Vice President Mike Pence announced White House plans to form a new “Space Force” to police the heavens, much online talk has focused on the…
For Yossi Yamin, Space Lab Technician, The Sky was Never the Limit
Many of the world’s most amazing experiments aren’t even carried out on earth. The International Space Station (ISS) is home to some striking research, including the creation of the universe’s coldest place;…
SpaceX Could Launch Next Week After Successful Test
SpaceX’s Falcon Heavy rocket could launch as early as next week, after a successful ‘static fire’ test. The rocket, which is the most powerful lift vehicle ever created, comprises 27 Merlin engines…
Israel’s Space Program Innovates to Beat Geopolitical Struggles
Israel has long had to combat politics with innovation. The nation, which in recent years has become known as ‘Silicon Wadi’, has spun out some of the world’s best high-tech firms in…
Musk’s Moon Ambitions Outpace Any Other
By the time Howard Hughes built his H-4 Hercules flying boat, also known as the ‘Spruce Goose’, he was an engineering prodigy, having leveraged a fortune and innovated radios, aviation and other…