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Update: Aaaaand we have lift-off! As I write, Starliner is making its way over Ireland and heading towards space. Update 2: Orbital insertion burn complete! The previous test flight failed before it could successfully perform this maneuver, so it’s a big feat. See you on ISS, Starliner! After years of setbacks and technical snafus, Boeing’s Starliner orbital […]
Neon triples revenue in quest to become the biggest bank for Brazil’s working class 
Intuitive Machines is going public. The company, which is developing lunar landers and other tech to enable exploration of the moon, said Friday it would list on the NASDAQ after merging with a special purpose acquisition company (SPAC). Intuitive Machines, which was founded over nine years ago and is based in Houston, will merge with […]
Welcome back to Max Q. In this issue: Rocket Lab launches NASA’s CAPSTONE mission; the first images from James Webb Space Telescope are almost here; news from AWS, SpaceX and more.
In a time when every rocket launch is livestreamed on YouTube, millions of people get a front row seat to a space company’s successes and failures. Astra, a rocket startup-turned-public company, has had a few of both. But according to CEO Chris Kemp, perfection is not the point. “The expectation I think that a lot […]