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Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen says U.S. government won’t bail out Silicon Valley Bank
Janet Yellen, US Treasury secretary, speaks during a Financial Stability Oversight Council (FSOC) meeting at the Treasury Department in Washington, DC, US, on Friday, Dec. 16, 2022. Ting Shen | Bloomb...
Meet K2 Space, a spacecraft startup leveraging SpaceX Starship
Cofounders and brothers Karan Kunjur, left, and Neel Kunjur. K2 Space A pair of brothers is aiming to challenge the way spacecraft are built, by going against the industry trend and designing massive ...
Astra investigates ‘potential illegal short selling’ as delisting deadline looms
Astra CEO Chris Kemp speaks inside the company’s headquarters during the company’s “Spacetech Day” on May 12, 2022. Brady Kenniston / Astra Spacecraft engine manufacturer and s...
Biden’s proposed NASA budget for 2024 increases funds to $27.2 billion
Vice President Kamala Harris meets with NASA astronauts Shannon Walker and Joe Acaba at Kennedy Space Center in Florida during a tour on Aug. 29, 2022. Bill Ingalls / NASA President Joe Biden is seeki...
Relativity first 3D-printed Terran 1 rocket launch
[The company’s livestream is slated to begin at noon ET. Please refresh the page if you do not see the video player above.] 3D-printing specialist Relativity Space is attempting its first rocket...
Slowing losses, new military contract
BlackSky at New York Stock Exchange, September 13, 2021. Source: NYSE Satellite imagery specialist BlackSky announced fourth-quarter results on Tuesday that show the company further trimming losses an...
SpaceX launches NASA Crew-6 mission
A long-exposure photograph shows SpaceX’s Falcon 9 rocket carrying the Crew-6 mission in the company’s Joel Kowsky / NASA SpaceX launched four people to the International Space Station fro...
Rocket Lab (RKLB) Q4 2022 earnings
Electron rockets undergo preparation for launch. Rocket Lab Rocket Lab said Tuesday it has doubled its order backlog — from about $241 million in contracts at the end of 2021 to $503.6 million at the ...
Virgin Galactic (SPCE) Q4 2022 earnings, spaceflights update
An aerial view of carrier aircraft VMS Eve, left, and spacecraft VSS Unity, at Spaceport America in New Mexico on Feb. 27, 2023. Virgin Galactic Virgin Galactic said on Tuesday it remains on track to ...
SpaceX begins launching V2 Mini Starlink satellites
A Falcon 9 rocket launches a Starlink mission from Florida on Feb. 27, 2023. SpaceX Elon Musk’s SpaceX has launched the first batch of its next-generation Starlink internet satellites as the com...
Space Force rocket launch acquisitions takes ‘mutual fund approach’
The headquarters of Space Systems Command in Los Angeles, California. U.S. Space Force / Jose Lou Hernandez The U.S. military is preparing to buy another round of rocket launches from companies next y...
Terran Orbital wins $2.4 billion Rivada satellite contract
The company’s banner above the New York Stock Exchange on March 28, 2022. Terran Orbital Terran Orbital shares surged on Wednesday after the company announced a $2.4 billion contract to build co...
SpaceX adjusts Starlink monthly pricing for residential customers
A Starlink user terminal, also known as an antenna or satellite dish, on the roof of a building. SpaceX Elon Musk’s SpaceX rolled out new pricing for residential Starlink customers based on its ...
Jed McCaleb’s space station company Vast acquires startup Launcher
The company’s first space tug, called Orbiter SN1, is seen undergoing final launch preparations. Launcher Space station company Vast announced on Tuesday it has acquired fellow startup Launcher ...
FAA wants to fine SpaceX over failure to submit launch data
A Falcon 9 rocket launches a batch of Starlink satellites to orbit on April 29, 2022. SpaceX The Federal Aviation Administration seeks a $175,000 fine against Elon Musk’s SpaceX, alleging the co...
Ex-NBA star Paul Pierce settles with SEC over crypto violations
Paul Pierce #34 of the Boston Celtics celebrates after a play against the Los Angeles Lakers in the fourth quarter during Game Five of the 2010 NBA Finals on June 13, 2010 at TD Garden in Boston, Mass...
SEC charges Do Kwon with fraud in connection with Terra collapse
Do Kwon, co-founder and chief executive officer of Terraform Labs, in the company’s office in Seoul, South Korea, April 14, 2022. Woohae Cho | Bloomberg | Getty Images The Securities and Exchang...
Sam Bankman-Fried’s two bond guarantors revealed after unsealing
Former FTX chief executive Sam Bankman-Fried (C) arrives to enter a plea before US District Judge Lewis Kaplan in the Manhattan federal court, New York, January 3, 2023. Ed Jones | AFP | Getty Images...
SEC Chair Gensler’s new proposal tightens crypto custody restrictions
Securities and Exchange Commission chairman Gary Gensler on Wednesday proposed sweeping changes to federal regulations that would expand custody rules to include assets like crypto and require compani...
Elon Musk, Scott Kelly debate use of Starlink in Ukraine
Ukrainian forces set up Starlink satellite receivers to provide connection for civilians at Independence Square after the withdrawal of the Russian army from Kherson to the eastern bank of Dnieper Riv...
Paxos ordered to cease minting Binance stablecoin by New York regulator
Chad Cascarilla, CEO of Paxos. Adam Jeffery | CNBC Cryptocurrency firm Paxos will cease issuing new Binance USD, or BUSD, stablecoins under the direction of New York state’s financial regulator,...
Astronaut Sen. Mark Kelly praises ‘stunning’ space business
Arizona Sen. Mark Kelly speaks at the annual Commercial Space Transportation conference on Feb. 9, 2023. Michael Sheetz | CNBC Arizona Sen. Mark Kelly, who flew to space four times over a 15-year care...
SpaceX test fires Starship booster
SpaceX test fires engines in the towering rocket booster of its Starship prototype on February 9, 2023. Source: SpaceX SpaceX on Thursday test fired 31 of the 33 engines in the towering rocket booster...
Cryptocurrency exchange Kraken settles SEC crypto staking suit
Kraken is one of the world’s largest crypto exchanges. Tiffany Hagler-Geard | Bloomberg via Getty Images Crypto exchange Kraken will shutter its U.S. cryptocurrency staking operation and pay a $...
Airlines, rocket launches compete for airspace as FAA manages demand
The SpaceX launch pad is seen from the window of Air Force One at Kennedy Space Center, Wednesday, May 27, 2020, in Cape Canaveral, Fla. Evan Vucci | AP WASHINGTON — Space companies are launching more...
SpaceX prepares to test fire all 33 Starship engines at once
Starship prototype 24 stacked on top of Super Heavy booster prototype 7 at the company’s facility near Brownsville, Texas on January 9, 2023. SpaceX WASHINGTON – SpaceX President Gwynne Shotwell...
First Rocket Lab U.S. launch is a success after NASA delays
The company’s Electron rocket lifts off from LC-2 at NASA’s Wallops Flight Facility in Virginia on Jan. 24, 2023. Brady Kenniston / Rocket Lab Rocket Lab‘s first U.S. launch got off ...
SpaceX completes Starship rocket test in prep for first orbital launch
Starship prototype 24 stacked on top of Super Heavy booster prototype 7 at the company’s facility near Brownsville, Texas on January 9, 2023. SpaceX SpaceX announced on Monday it completed a maj...