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Space startup iRocket to go public via $400 million SPAC deal
(Reuters) -Reusable rocket developer Innovative Rocket Technologies, commonly known as iRocket, will go public in the U.S. through a $400 million merger with special purpose acquisition company BPGC A...
Thomson Reuters Jul 23, 2025
New Zealand introduces new laws to govern space infrastructure
By Lucy Craymer WELLINGTON (Reuters) -The New Zealand government passed legislation on Wednesday to regulate the use of ground-based space infrastructure following concerns about foreign actors using ...
Thomson Reuters Jul 23, 2025
FAA says power outage forced postponement of SpaceX TRACERS launch
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The Federal Aviation Administration said a regional power outage disrupted telecommunications at the Los Angeles Air Route Traffic Control Center, which forced postponing of the ...
Thomson Reuters Jul 22, 2025
Iran conducted suborbital test with Qased satellite launch vehicle, report says
DUBAI (Reuters) -Iran conducted a suborbital test with the Qased satellite launch vehicle to evaluate new technologies developed by the country's space industry, semi-official Tasnim news agency repor...
Thomson Reuters Jul 21, 2025
Martian meteorite sells for record $5.3 million at Sotheby's
By Roselle Chen NEW YORK (Reuters) -A 54-pound (24.5-kg) Martian meteorite that is the largest known piece of Mars found on Earth has sold for $5.3 million at Sotheby's, setting a new auction record f...
Thomson Reuters Jul 17, 2025
Europe's oldest lake settlement uncovered in Albania
By Fatos Bytyci LIN, Albania (Reuters) -Archaeologists working on the shores of Ohrid Lake in Albania are convinced they have uncovered the oldest human settlement built on a European lake, finding ev...
Thomson Reuters Jul 17, 2025
Israeli research finds that when plants talk, insects listen
TEL AVIV (Reuters) -There is evidence that plants and insects interact through sound, researchers at Tel Aviv University said on Tuesday, opening a new frontier in the study of acoustic communication ...
Thomson Reuters Jul 15, 2025
Astronauts from India, Poland, Hungary head for splashdown with NASA veteran
By Steve Gorman LOS ANGELES (Reuters) -NASA retiree turned private astronaut Peggy Whitson headed for splashdown in the Pacific early on Tuesday after her fifth trip to the International Space Station...
Thomson Reuters Jul 15, 2025
Astronauts from India, Poland, Hungary depart space station for return flight
By Steve Gorman LOS ANGELES (Reuters) -NASA retiree turned private astronaut Peggy Whitson and four crewmates from India, Poland and Hungary departed the International Space Station early on Monday an...
Thomson Reuters Jul 14, 2025
SpaceX to invest $2 billion in Musk's xAI startup, WSJ reports
(Reuters) -SpaceX has committed $2 billion to xAI as part of a $5 billion equity round, deepening the ties between tech billionaire Elon Musk's ventures as his artificial intelligence startup races to...
Thomson Reuters Jul 12, 2025




