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Back to news homeRocket Companies buys Truebill for $1.275B
Hear us out, though: Why wasn’t the deal more expensive? Alex Wilhelm 9 hours Rocket Companies announced this morning that it will purchase Truebill for $1.275 billion in cash. Rocket […]
Astra successfully reaches orbit for the first time with latest rocket launch
There’s another launch company newly able to count itself among the small (but growing) group that has reached orbit: Astra. The Alameda-based rocket startup notched that achievement late Friday night, […]
SpaceX stacks the full Starship launch system for the first time, standing nearly 400 feet tall
[embedded content] SpaceX has achieved another major milestone in its Starship fully reusable launch system: It stacked the Starship spacecraft itself on top of a prototype of its Super Heavy […]
Rocket Lab’s 20th Electron launch ends in failure with the loss of its payload
Rocket Lab flew its 20th Electron mission on Saturday morning, but the launch ran into a significant issue just after its second stage engine ignited. The engine appeared to shut […]
SpaceX’s Starship prototype flies to 32,000 feet and sticks the landing in third flight test
SpaceX has launched SN10 — the tenth iteration of its current prototype series of Starship, the heavy-lift reusable spacecraft it’s developing. Starship SN10 took off from Boca Chica, Texas, where […]
Firehawk Aerospace extends seed funding to $2.5 million with $1.2 million from Harlow Capital
Rocket fuel technology startup Firehawk Aerospace has added $1.2 million to its existing seed financing, bringing the full amount invested in the round to $2.5 million. The new tranche comes […]