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...
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Air Force’s aging AWACS stirs questions of airborne-battle readiness
As the recent Chinese spy balloon encounter showed, keeping the skies safe is a tough job. For decades the U.S. Air Force has relied on the E-3 Sentry, and the most recent version, the E-3G, has been ...
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...
JPMorgan Chase, Wendy’s and more
A sign is posted in front of a Wendy’s restaurant on August 10, 2022 in Petaluma, California. Justin Sullivan | Getty Images Check out the companies making headlines in midday trading. JPMorgan ...
NASA’s Artemis 1 mission heads to the moon after successful launch
To the moon, again! NASA launched the Artemis I mission from Florida at 1:47 a.m. ET on Wednesday morning, with the agency’s most powerful rocket ever kicking off a nearly month-long journey wit...
JPMorgan Chase, Albertsons, Tesla, Beyond Meat, Delta and more
Delta Airlines passenger jets are pictured outside the newly completed 1.3 million-square foot $4 billion Delta Airlines Terminal C at LaGuardia Airport in New York, June 1, 2022. Mike Segar | Reuters...
Firefly Aerospace reaches orbit joining SpaceX, Rocket Lab and others
The view from the upper stage of the Alpha rocket after reaching orbit on Oct. 1, 2022. Firefly Aerospace Private venture Firefly Aerospace reached orbit with its Alpha rocket for the first time on Sa...
Freyr Battery, Stitch Fix, General Mills, Trupanion and more
General Mills’ Cheerios for sale on a store shelf. Lisa Baertlein | Reuters Check out the companies making headlines in midday trading Wednesday. Freyr Battery — Shares of the electric vehicle b...
General Mills, Stitch Fix, Beyond Meat and others
Check out the companies making headlines before the bell: General Mills (GIS) – General Mills shares gained 1.8% in the premarket after the food producer reported a better-than-expected quarterly prof...
SpaceX Starship has potential but not ready yet
Starship prototype #24 conducts a test firing of six of its Raptor engines at the company’s facility near Brownsville, Texas on Sept. 8, 2022. SpaceX PARIS — The leader of a Northrop Grumman sub...
What you should know about SLS, Orion
NASA plans to launch the Artemis I mission on Monday from Kennedy Space Center in Florida, sending the Space Launch System (SLS) rocket and Orion capsule on a more than month-long journey around the m...
Northrop Grumman moves rocket work from Russia, Ukraine with Firefly
Northrop Grumman’s Antares rocket lifts off from NASA’s Wallops Flight Facility in Virginia on Aug. 10, 2021 carrying a Cygnus spacecraft with cargo for the International Space Station. Te...
First time on a yacht? Avoid these 7 amateur mistakes
While most of the travel industry struggled to get back on its feet, the yachting industry had a different problem during the pandemic: serving everyone wanting to charter a boat. Like the rise in pri...
Competitive contracts are making space exploration cheaper
The Artemis 1 mission Space Launch System (SLS) rocket Frank Michaux / NASA The head of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration on Tuesday discussed a dramatic shift in how the agency plans ...
U.S. space companies to benefit from Russia pullback: Quilty Analytics
A Falcon 9 rocket carries 49 Starlink satellites toward orbit on Feb. 3, 2022. SpaceX Russia is rapidly cutting itself off from much of the global space industry in response to Western sanctions due t...
Target, Kroger, Foot Locker and more
A shopping cart is seen in a Target store in the Brooklyn borough of New York, U.S., November 14, 2017. Brendan McDermid | Reuters Check out the companies making headlines in midday trading. Target – ...
Pentagon’s SDA awards Transport Layer satellite internet contracts
Aerial view of the United States military headquarters, the Pentagon. Jason Reed | Reuters The Space Development Agency, an acquisition arm of the Department of Defense, on Monday announced nearly $1....
BP, First Horizon, defense stocks and more
Take a look at some of the biggest movers in the premarket: Berkshire Hathaway (BRK.B) – Berkshire reported record annual profit in 2021, helped in large part by its investment in Apple (AAPL). Berksh...
ISS partnership with Russia ‘working’ despite Ukraine conflict
The International Space Station is pictured from SpaceX’s Crew Dragon Endeavour during a fly around on Nov. 8, 2021. NASA NASA’s top official on human spaceflight addressed the agency̵...
Raytheon, Block, Tesla, Foot Locker and more
The Raytheon stand is seen at the 53rd International Paris Air Show at Le Bourget Airport near Paris, France June 21, 2019. Pascal Rossignol | Reuters Check out the companies making headlines in midda...
NASA and space partnerships with Russia face Ukraine challenge
ISS Expedition 64 crew member, Russian cosmonaut Sergey Ryzhikov takes part in a training session at the Yuri Gagarin Cosmonaut Training Center in Zvyozdny Gorodok [Star City], Moscow Region. Anton No...