WARBIRDNEWS.COM: Starfighter Aerospace Performs Flight Tests to Evaluate Air-Launched Rocket Delivery System
Starfighters Aerospace’s TF-104G-M N991SA with CNR’s prototype rocket mounted on a pylon under the left wing. This test evaluated the test article’s mechanical and aeronautical properties to ensure that it is suitable for launch from the F-104 platform. (image via Starfighters Aerospace) Back in October, we reported that Starfighter Aerospace had ramped up its […]
ROBB REPORT: What It’s Like to Fly the 1,400 MPH Supersonic F-104 Starfighter Jet
“It was like a missile with a man on it,” says veteran pilot Evan Dick. With thousands of hours of flight time and a coveted ATP pilot’s rating, Evan Dick has flown many aircraft types, including classic fighter jets like the L-39. But even he wasn’t prepared for the raw uncontrollable, power of the F-104 […]
DAILY O: Jeff Bezos to Elon Musk, why are billionaires so obsessed with space?
Just a minute after taking off from West Texas on Monday, the New Shepard burst into bright yellow flames. The flames were coming up from the single-engine at the bottom. For Jeff Bezos’ space exploration company, Blue Origin, it was the first incident of its kind. Photo: Blue Origin Luckily enough, no one was onboard […]
BUSINESS INSIDER (INDIA): Kamala Harris announces space coalition including Elon Musk’s SpaceX and Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origin as the White House seeks to broaden the aerospace industry
Vice President Kamala Harris during a visit to Poland on March 10, 2022.Mateusz Wlodarczyk/NurPhoto via Getty Images US Vice President Kamala Harris announced on Friday the US is creating a coalition of major space firms in order to broaden the country’s aerospace sector, according to a White House statement. Reuters first reported the news. Jeff […]
THE STREET: Musk, Bezos, Branson Supply-Chain Solution Is Out of This World
Companies backed by Elon Musk, Jeff Bezos, Sir Richard Branson and others have some unusual ideas on how to move stuff around the world faster. Now here’s a novel way to solve the supply chain problem. The U.S. military is reportedly signing deals with commercial rocket companies to explore the idea of using rockets typically […]
CNBC: The space industry is on its way to reach $1 trillion in revenue by 2040, Citi says
Citi expects the space industry to reach $1 trillion in annual revenue by 2040, with launch costs dropping 95% to unlock more services from orbit. The global space economy’s value reached $424 billion in 2020, having expanded 70% since 2010. Despite the optimistic outlook on the space economy’s future, Citi emphasized that much about the […]