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Boeing Demands Virgin Galactic Destroy All Data From Its Failed Space Tourism Venture
There’s new drama in the space industry. Boeing filed a lawsuit against Virgin Galactic, accusing it of retaining trade secrets that the two companies had exchanged while working to develop a new mothership, which never came to fruition. On Friday, Boeing asked a federal judge in Alexandria, Virginia, to issue a court order blocking Virgin…
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Piece Falls From Virgin Galactic’s Mothership During Latest Suborbital Flight
During its most recent flight, Virgin Galactic’s carrier aircraft dropped an alignment pin which helps in the mating process between the mothership and the spaceplane. The company is investigating the issue, which could potentially delay its upcoming mission. Virgin Galactic discovered that the pin had detached from the launch pylon of the mothership, VMS Eve,…
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How to Watch SpaceX Launch Space Force’s Spaceplane in Australia
For the first time, a SpaceX Falcon Heavy will attempt to deliver the Pentagon’s spaceplane to low Earth orbit. The mission marks the seventh for the mysterious spacecraft, aiming to expand the Space Force’s knowledge of the space environment and test new technologies. SpaceX aims to launch the Falcon Heavy and X-37B spaceplane payload on…
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Virgin Galactic Preps for Its Next Tourist Spaceplane…by Laying Off Staff
In an effort to cut cost for the sake of the development of its next generation spaceplane, Virgin Galactic will lay off a number of its employees and save on expenses in hopes of bringing in future profits from its commercial flights. Richard Branson’s private space venture announced on Tuesday a “strategic realignment of the…