Japanese billionaire seeks 8 volunteers for SpaceX flight around the moon
Wanna get away? A Japanese billionaire is looking for eight volunteers to fly to the moon with him on Elon ...
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Rocket Lab Reaches Deal to Merge With Vector SPAC
Space-transportation startup Rocket Lab USA Inc. reached a deal to go public by merging with a special-purpose acquisition company, as ...
Roblox’s ‘Builderman’ CEO Heads to Wall Street With an Army of Young Game Creators
Roblox Corp. Chief Executive David Baszucki won the loyalty of tens of millions of videogamers with a do-it-yourself approach to ...
SPAC Frenzy Emboldens Silicon Valley Startups to Forgo Venture Funding
California aerospace startup Archer Aviation Inc. has a multibillion-dollar vision of flying people around town in autonomous electric helicopter-like vehicles. ...
FAA Orders New Inspections of Boeing 777 Jets With Pratt & Whitney Engines
Pratt & Whitney engines on Boeing Co. BA -0.36% 777 jets will need to be inspected before those planes can ...
Boeing 777 Engines Made by Pratt & Whitney Already Faced New Scrutiny
U.S. air-safety regulators were considering whether to mandate increased inspections of certain Pratt & Whitney engines before one powering a ...
Boeing 777 aircraft grounded after Denver incident
The U.S. plane maker Boeing said it supported decisions by airline regulators in Japan and the U.S. to suspend operations ...
FAA Orders Immediate Inspections After United Engine Failure
Breaking News: Boeing Recommends Suspending 128 777s Jets Powered By Pratt & Whitney Engines Boeing Backs Suspension of Flying Certain ...
Elon Musk Got 4,000 SpaceX Workers to Join a Covid-19 Study. Here’s What He Learned.
When Covid-19 shut down the U.S. economy in March, Elon Musk had a rocket to launch.The billionaire’s space exploration venture, ...
U.N. Panel of Experts alleges Blackwater founder and Trump ally Erik Prince breached Libya arms embargo, says diplomat
DUBAI — A United Nations report accuses Blackwater founder Erik Prince of assisting in violations of an international arms embargo ...
Trump avoids conviction in second impeachment trial with 57-43 vote in Senate
The Senate on Saturday voted 57-43 in favor of finding former President Donald Trump guilty of inciting an insurrection, ending ...
Boeing CEO Said Board Moved Quickly on MAX Safety; New Details Suggest Otherwise
When Boeing Co. ’s board had its first formal meeting around seven weeks after the initial 737 MAX crash in ...
Forget Self-Driving Cars—the Pentagon Wants Autonomous Ships, Choppers and Jets
From pilotless jets engaging in dogfights to huge undersea vessels ferrying troops, the Pentagon is pushing to increase the U.S. ...
Trump’s second impeachment trial kicks off with constitutionality debate
The second impeachment trial for former President Donald Trump kicked off Tuesday, with the proceedings in the Senate coming a ...
WSJ News Exclusive | Boeing Board Failed to Challenge CEO on 737 MAX Safety, Lawsuit Says
Boeing Co. ’s board failed to challenge then-Chief Executive Dennis Muilenburg on the safety of the 737 MAX or his ...
Rough Landing Expected for the Glut of New Small-Rocket Makers
Companies and entrepreneurs world-wide are working on more than 100 new small-rocket ventures, but industry officials anticipate a shakeout eventually ...
All of President Biden’s key executive orders — in one chart
As people and markets around the world adjust to having Joe Biden as U.S. president, a key factor is what ...
Former Boeing CEO Dennis Muilenburg Is Raising $200 Million for SPAC
Dennis Muilenburg, here testifying before a congressional committee as Boeing CEO in 2019, is jumping onto the SPAC bandwagon. Photo: ...
Iran Launches New Rocket, Showing Advances in Potential Missile Technology
Iran tested a new rocket on Monday with improved technology that could be used in its missile program, its latest ...
Elon Musk’s SpaceX Riles Its Rivals for Broadband Subsidies
WASHINGTON— Elon Musk’s SpaceX is facing a final test—and some resistance—in its bid to secure almost $1 billion in federal ...
