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Dream Chaser spaceplane is off the manifest for ULA’s second Vulcan launch
Sierra Space’s Dream Chaser spaceplane is off the manifest for United Launch Alliance’s second Vulcan Centaur flight due to scheduling delays, with an “inert payload” taking its place, […]
Boeing’s Wisk Aero buys Verocel to boost software safety for self-flying eVTOL
Wisk Aero, a subsidiary of Boeing, has acquired Verocel, a software verification and validation company with 25 years of experience in the aerospace industry. Wisk has an autonomous-first […]
TechCrunch Space: Building (and testing) for the future
Hello and welcome back to TechCrunch Space. It’s becoming a habit to open each TechCrunch Space newsletter with a bit of an update on Boeing’s Starliner mission, so […]
Labor shortages are still fueling growth at automation firms like GrayMatter
Robotics funding has broadly cooled off since its 2021-2022 peaks, but plenty of the issues exposed by the pandemic remain firmly in place. The biggest push behind venture […]
Boeing’s Starliner capsule took astronauts to space — now it needs to bring them back
The delays are not over for Boeing’s Starliner capsule. After years of delays, the aerospace giant finally launched the spacecraft earlier this month, but the two-person crew is […]
TechCrunch Space: A new era for human spaceflight research
Hello and welcome back to TechCrunch Space. We’ll have to wait a little longer for the return of Boeing’s Starliner capsule from the International Space Station — the […]
TechCrunch Space: A week that will go down in history
Hello and welcome back to TechCrunch Space. What a week! In the same seven-day period, we watched Boeing’s Starliner launch astronauts to space for the first time, and […]
Boeing’s Starliner overcomes leaks and engine trouble to dock with ‘the big city in the sky’
Boeing’s Starliner spacecraft has successfully delivered two astronauts to the International Space Station, a key milestone in the aerospace giant’s quest to certify the capsule for regular crewed […]
SpaceX’s Starship shows resilience through brutally hot reentry to Earth
SpaceX’s Starship surpassed its previous three test flights, surviving maximum heating during its reentry into Earth’s atmosphere.