Human spaceflight

GreenSky Ventures leads Mission Control's $3.25M Equity Seed Round

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Thursday, September 7, 2023
National security, Human spaceflight, Deep tech, University, Deep learning, European Space Agency, Mission control center, Department of Defence, NASA, Robotics, Mission Control Space Services, Control, Artificial intelligence, Architecture, Heat, AI, Canadian Space Agency, Software, Communications satellite, Mars, Moon, GreenSky

OTTAWA, Canada, Sept. 7, 2023 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- Mission Control, a Canadian startup that develops software for Earth, Moon and Mars, today announced the initial close of a $3.25M seed round of equity financing led by Toronto-based GreenSky Ventures. Mission Control has now raised over $10.5M in equity and non-dilutive funding.

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  • Mission Control has completed the initial close of a $3.25M equity seed round led by GreenSky Ventures.
  • OTTAWA, Canada, Sept. 7, 2023 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- Mission Control , a Canadian startup that develops software for Earth, Moon and Mars, today announced the initial close of a $3.25M seed round of equity financing led by Toronto-based GreenSky Ventures .
  • Mission Control has now raised over $10.5M in equity and non-dilutive funding.
  • "GreenSky is very pleased to be able to lead Mission Control's seed round financing.

Special Aerospace Services Announces Fifth Annual Human Spaceflight and Exploration Forum

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Wednesday, April 20, 2022
Other Defense, Technology, Defense, Other Transport, Satellite, Science, Engineering, Air, Transport, Other Technology, Aerospace, Other Science, Manufacturing, Human, Spaceflight, DARPA, NASA, FAA, Human spaceflight, Atmosphere, Forum, SAS, Policy, Safety, Industry, Mobile phone, Risk management

The Forum will host recognized and sought-after subject matter experts and keynote speakers from across the space industry. The speakers -- including leaders from NASA headquarters, FAA and industry -- will provide the thought-provoking messages to ensure worthwhile discussions among all the participants.

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  • Special Aerospace Services, a Human Spaceflight Services leader, will host its fifth Human Spaceflight and Exploration Forum on May 9-11, 2022.
  • Acceptance to attend the SAS HSF Forum is limited, and applicants should make their registration requests immediately.
  • Attendees will be part of a lively and critical national strategy and policy discussion regarding what moderator and industry expert Wayne Hale calls the golden age of human spaceflight.
  • The Forum will host recognized and sought-after subject matter experts and keynote speakers from across the space industry.

NSR Report: Space Traffic Data Volumes Increase 14x Over the Next Ten Years

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Monday, December 6, 2021
Compound annual growth rate, GEO, Industry, CAGR, Satellite, Research, GLOBE, STS, Human spaceflight, Climate change, Social media, Tourism, NSR, Life, Growth, LEO, Communications satellite, Satellite navigation device

CAMBRIDGE, Mass., Dec. 06, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- NSRs newly released Space Traffic Study report finds that the amount of data to/from space will reach more than 500 exabytes of information from 2020 to 2030.

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  • CAMBRIDGE, Mass., Dec. 06, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- NSRs newly released Space Traffic Study report finds that the amount of data to/from space will reach more than 500 exabytes of information from 2020 to 2030.
  • While still a drop in the bucket compared to terrestrial networks, space data volumes are expected to increase 14x over the next ten years.
  • Space is playing an increasingly important role in improving life here on earth and the volume of data moving to/from space shows that, states Report Author, Brad Grady .
  • NSRs Newest offering Satellite Traffic Study How Much Data Over Satellite (STS) is THE industry resource for assessment of the data traffic levels being generated across the sector through the decade.

Omaze and Virgin Galactic Announce Winner of Once-in-a-Lifetime Trip to Space

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Wednesday, November 24, 2021
Astronaut, News, Humanity, CEO, STEM, Virgin Galactic, Partnership, Awareness, Space For Humanity, Woman, Health, Student, Fast Company (1918 film), Entrepreneurship, Dream, Lead, Overview, Human spaceflight, Organic, Charitable organization, Multimedia, Life, Online gambling, Pharmaceutical industry, Auction, Online shopping, Transport

Virgin Galactic founder Sir Richard Branson, Omaze CEO and co-founder Matt Pohlson, and Space For Humanity executive director Rachel Lyons surprised Keisha at her home in Antigua to share the news that she won.

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  • Virgin Galactic founder Sir Richard Branson, Omaze CEO and co-founder Matt Pohlson, and Space For Humanity executive director Rachel Lyons surprised Keisha at her home in Antigua to share the news that she won.
  • I couldn't be happier to see the mission of Virgin Galactic come to life and to work with such amazing partners like Omaze and Space for Humanity in our continued commitment to make space accessible to all."
  • Because of that, the partnership with Virgin Galactic and Space for Humanity was a dream come true for Omaze too."
  • Virgin Galactic Holdings, Inc. is aspace travel company, pioneering human spaceflight for private individuals and researchers with its advanced air and space vehicles.

CEOs of SPCE, ENTEF, OGGFF, SNDL Driving Innovation and Revenue Growth in Cannabis, E-Sports, Plant-Based Foods, and Space Exploration

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Tuesday, November 16, 2021
SUPER, Industry, NEXT, IRacing, Procter & Gamble, Growth, Calendar, Human spaceflight, Future, Acquisition, OTC, IAC (company), Technology, Butter, Research, GLOBE, Chief executive officer, Cannabis, Marketing, 1,000,000, Restaurant, EST, NASDAQ, Kraft Foods, Sundial, CPG, SEC, Hyundai, Sundial St. Pete, Fortune 500, News, Danone, Wall Street, Senior, Software, Interview, Procter, Unity, Company, NYSE, Kia, Security (finance), Retail, Video game, Television

Wall Street Reporter highlights the latest comments from industry thought leaders in todays hottest growth sectors: space exploration, e-sports, plant-based foods, and cannabis.

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  • Wall Street Reporter highlights the latest comments from industry thought leaders in todays hottest growth sectors: space exploration, e-sports, plant-based foods, and cannabis.
  • Konrad says this is just the beginning as his goal is building ESE into a billion dollar global e-sports enterprise.
  • Sim racing is one of the hottest growth categories in the multi-billion dollar global e-sports market.
  • In fact, plant-based foods are quickly becoming one of the hottest growth areas of the entire global food industry.

CEO’s of AMC, OGGFF, SPCE, and ENTEF Driving New Growth Opportunities in: E-Sports, Space Travel, Plant-Based Foods, and Movie Theaters.

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Wednesday, November 3, 2021
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...There are those who were sure that our recovery in Q2 would be slower than is the current reality.

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  • ...There are those who were sure that our recovery in Q2 would be slower than is the current reality.
  • Well, a lot of people mock conventional wisdom because so often it's just plain out wrong.
  • We are opening the door to greater access to space and bringing the awe and wonder of space travel to humanity at large
    Wall Street Reporter (Est.
  • 1843) is the leading financial news provider, focused on giving investors direct access to CEO's of promising, publicly-traded companies, and market experts.

NASA TV to Air Crew Dragon Port Relocation on Space Station

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Thursday, July 15, 2021
Spaceflight, Outer space, Aquanauts, Human spaceflight, SpaceX Dragon 2, K. Megan McArthur, SpaceX Crew-2, SpaceX, Shane Kimbrough, NASA, European Space Agency, International Space Station

Live coverage will begin at 6:30 a.m. EDT on NASA Television, the NASA app , and the agency's website .

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  • Live coverage will begin at 6:30 a.m. EDT on NASA Television, the NASA app , and the agency's website .
  • NASA astronauts Shane Kimbrough and Megan McArthur , JAXA (Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency) astronaut AkihikoHoshide ,and ESA (European Space Agency) astronaut ThomasPesquet will board the Crew Dragon spacecraft about 4:30 a.m. and undock from the forward port of the station's Harmony module at 6:45 a.m.
  • This will be the second port relocation of a Crew Dragon spacecraft.
  • NASA's SpaceX Crew-2 mission lifted off April 23 from NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida and docked to the space station April 24.

Virgin Galactic Announces Date of Second Quarter 2021 Financial Results and Conference Call

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Wednesday, July 14, 2021
Aerospace, Manufacturing, Other Travel, Other Science, Travel, Science, Outer space, Spaceflight, Space industry, Space tourism, Commercial spaceflight, Scaled Composites, Virgin Galactic, SPCE, Virgin Group, Human spaceflight

Virgin Galactic Holdings, Inc. (NYSE: SPCE) (Virgin Galactic or the Company), a vertically integrated aerospace and space travel company, today announced that it will report its financial results for the second quarter 2021 following the close of the U.S. markets on Thursday, August 5, 2021.

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  • Virgin Galactic Holdings, Inc. (NYSE: SPCE) (Virgin Galactic or the Company), a vertically integrated aerospace and space travel company, today announced that it will report its financial results for the second quarter 2021 following the close of the U.S. markets on Thursday, August 5, 2021.
  • Virgin Galactic will host a conference call to discuss the results that day at 2:00 p.m. Pacific Time (5:00 p.m. Eastern Time).
  • Virgin Galactic Holdings, Inc. is a vertically integrated aerospace and space travel company, pioneering human spaceflight for private individuals and researchers, as well as a manufacturer of advanced air and space vehicles.
  • It is developing a spaceflight system designed to offer customers a unique and transformative experience.

Worldwide Sub-Orbital Transportation and Space Tourism Industry to 2031 - Increasing Developments in Spaceports Presents Opportunities - ResearchAndMarkets.com

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Tuesday, July 13, 2021
Destinations, Aerospace, Travel, Manufacturing, Astronautics, Outer space, Spaceport, Spaceflight, Human spaceflight, Space tourism, International Space Station, Flight, Aerospace, NASA, Private spaceflight

The major driving factor for the market's robustness will be focused efforts to enable space transportation, emerging start-ups in sub-orbital transportation, and increasing developments in low-cost launching sites.

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  • The major driving factor for the market's robustness will be focused efforts to enable space transportation, emerging start-ups in sub-orbital transportation, and increasing developments in low-cost launching sites.
  • Space transportation has garnered significant interest from several space industry players in the past few years.
  • In the past, most space transportation has been focused on cargo supply missions to the International Space Station (ISS) and launch services, but currently, this focus has shifted to in-space transportation, planetary explorations, crewed missions, sub-orbital transportation, and space tourism.
  • Currently, the space industry is focusing on developing technologies, platforms as well as spaceports that will enable space transportation.

Virgin Galactic Announces First Fully Crewed Spaceflight

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Thursday, July 1, 2021
Other Transport, Air, Transport, Aerospace, Manufacturing, Other Travel, Transportation, Science, Other Science, Travel, Outer space, Spaceflight, Space industry, Virgin Galactic, Space tourism, Rocket-powered aircraft, Suborbital spaceflight, Mojave Air and Space Port, Beth Moses, VSS Unity, Human spaceflight, Virgin Group

The Unity 22 mission will be the twenty-second flight test for VSS Unity and the Companys fourth crewed spaceflight.

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  • The Unity 22 mission will be the twenty-second flight test for VSS Unity and the Companys fourth crewed spaceflight.
  • The livestream will be available to watch on Virgin Galactic.com and will be simulcast on the Virgin Galactic Twitter , YouTube , and Facebook channels.
  • The flights four mission specialists will be:
    Beth Moses, Chief Astronaut Instructor at Virgin Galactic.
  • Virgin Galactic Holdings, Inc. is a vertically integrated aerospace and space travel company, pioneering human spaceflight for private individuals and researchers with its advanced air and space vehicles.