Gravitics lands $125 million order from Axiom

Gravitics lands 5 million order from Axiom

A pathfinder for Gravitics’ 4-meter space station module design in use for developing manufacturing and assembly methods. Gravitics Washington-based startup Gravitics has signed a $125 million contract to expand Axiom Space’s planned space station, the latest deal in the burgeoning private market for orbiting habitats. “Working with the station operator that will have hardware on … Read more

Elon Musk Is Losing $5 Billion A Month This Year

Elon Musk Is Losing  Billion A Month This Year

Good morning! It’s Friday, July 5, 2024, and this is The Morning Shift, your daily roundup of the top automotive headlines from around the world, in one place. Here are the important stories you need to know. Walter Isaacson On Elon Musk(s) 1st Gear: Elon Musk Loses $5 Billion Every Month At the start of … Read more

Why military contracts are crucial for companies

Why military contracts are crucial for companies

SpaceX’s Falcon Heavy rocket launches from Florida on June 25, 2024. NASA CNBC’s Investing in Space newsletter offers a view into the business of space exploration and privatization, delivered straight to your inbox. CNBC’s Michael Sheetz reports and curates the latest news, investor updates and exclusive interviews on the most important companies reaching new heights. Sign up … Read more

Brain implant Paradromics launches patient registry

Brain implant Paradromics launches patient registry

Think a friend or colleague should be getting this newsletter? Share this link with them to sign up. Aamir Ahmed Khan, PhD, Principal Electrical Engineer for Paradromics, works on the Transceiver which connects to the brain implants.  Austin based Paradromics is developing a brain-computer interface to aide disabled and non-verbal patients with communication.  Julia Robinson … Read more

Turbulence At Washington Post With Pressure For Profit From Jeff Bezos

Turbulence At Washington Post With Pressure For Profit From Jeff Bezos

The Post’s managing editor resigned while a boss has been targeted in the paper’s columns New York: The prestigious Washington Post is in crisis, with pressure on from owner Jeff Bezos to change its money-losing ways. The Post’s managing editor abruptly resigned; a chosen successor withdrew under fire, and a boss has been targeted in … Read more

ULA needs to launch second Vulcan rocket

ULA needs to launch second Vulcan rocket

The Vulcan booster for the Cert-2 mission is seen during transport to Cape Canaveral, Florida. United Launch Alliance CNBC’s Investing in Space newsletter offers a view into the business of space exploration and privatization, delivered straight to your inbox. CNBC’s Michael Sheetz reports and curates the latest news, investor updates and exclusive interviews on the most … Read more

Daily Show’ Mocks Jeff Bezos As ‘History’s Most Powerful Nerd’

Daily Show’ Mocks Jeff Bezos As ‘History’s Most Powerful Nerd’

Amazon head honcho Jeff Bezos is a lot of things to a lot of people, but to “The Daily Show,” he’s simply “history’s most powerful nerd.” The billionaire businessman is the latest prominent figure to get brutally mocked by the Comedy Central show’s “Daily Showography” series, and HuffPost has the exclusive sneak peek for it … Read more

Jeff Bezos is a ‘brilliant man’

Jeff Bezos is a ‘brilliant man’

In the eyes of Whole Foods co-founder John Mackey, Jeff Bezos is a “brilliant man” — all because of a few price cuts at the grocery chain. “What I like about Jeff the most, besides he’s creative and entrepreneurial, is he thinks really long term,” Mackey, who served as Whole Foods’ CEO from the brand’s inception … Read more

Jared Kushner investments included bet on Amazon aggregator Unybrands

Jared Kushner investments included bet on Amazon aggregator Unybrands

A video of Jared Kushner is shown on a screen, as the House select committee investigating the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol holds a hearing at the Capitol in Washington, Thursday, July 21, 2022.  Alex Brandon | Reuters In March 2022, Jared Kushner was called to testify in front of the Jan. 6 … Read more

Pentagon picks Blue Origin, SpaceX, ULA in $5.6 billion rocket program

Pentagon picks Blue Origin, SpaceX, ULA in .6 billion rocket program

A mass simulator version of a New Glenn rocket is moved for testing in November 2021. Blue Origin The Pentagon announced the first winning bidders in its rocket launch contract sweepstakes on Thursday, with Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origin grabbing a spot for the first time. Blue Origin’s winning bid came as part of contracts awarded … Read more