Rocket Lab launched a pre-flown 3D-printed Rutherford engine on its "We love the nightlife" mission, which employed its recovery-configured Electron rocket.
Well-known investor Chamath Palihapitiya, who was once dubbed the SPAC King, has fielded criticism in recent years after the valuations of several of the companies he took public have crashed.
Virgin Galactic Holdings Inc (NYSE: SPCE) launched tourists into orbit for the first time ever Thursday in the company’s seventh spaceflight. The flight, called Galactic 02, launched from New Mexico’s Spaceport around 11:30 a.m.