Space Force

Elon Musk’s SpaceX, Amazon.com Inc. founder Jeff Bezos' Blue Origin, and Boeing Co. (NYSE:BA) and Lockheed Martin Corp.'s (NYSE:LMT) United Launch Alliance (ULA) have been awarded contracts by the U.S. Space Force. These contracts, valued at $13.5 billion, are intended for launching...

The U.S. Space Force has approved the Vulcan rocket, a rocket manufactured by the United Launch Alliance (ULA), a joint venture between Boeing Co. (NYSE:BA) and Lockheed Martin Corp. (NYSE:LMT), to launch national security satellites. What Happened: The Vulcan rocket, designed to replace the Atlas...

Space company Rocket Lab USA Inc (NASDAQ:RKLB) is expected to report record quarterly financial results when the company reports fourth-quarter financial results after market close Thursday. Here's a look at the analyst earnings estimates and key items to watch. Earnings Estimates: Analysts expect...

Elon Musk's SpaceX has secured a significant $733.6 million contract from the U.S. Space Force to execute at least nine national security launches. What Happened: This contract, part of the National Security Space Launch Phase 3 Lane 1, includes seven missions for the Space Development Agency (SDA...

SpaceX CEO Elon Musk on Sunday said that he would file a suit against the California Coastal Commission following reports that it rejected the Air Force’s plan to give SpaceX permission to launch up to 50 rockets a year from Vandenberg Air Force Base citing his political comments on social...

Elon Musk‘s SpaceX on Sunday launched the Space Development Agency's Tranche 0 mission to low-Earth orbit (LEO). What Happened: SpaceX launched the Space Development Agency's Tranche 0 mission to LEO from California on Sunday at 7:29 a.m. The launch is a part of the agency’s...

Cannabis use may no longer disqualify prospective applicants from joining the U.S. Air Force or U.S. Space Force as long as they stop consuming it once in the service. Recruits who otherwise qualified to serve but tested positive for THC at Military Entrance Processing Stations might be...

Amazon Inc’s (NASDAQ: AMZN) cloud-computing arm, Amazon Web Services (AWS), is establishing a specialized Aerospace and Satellite Solutions segment to better compete with rivals.  What Happened As the U.S. pursues dominance in space over China and Russia, the Congress is allocating...

Morgan Stanley hosted its second annual Space Summit on Tuesday in New York. Here are six key takeaways from the gathering of private and public space companies, regulators and investors, and discussion of the role of space in several private sector business opportunities as well as national...