Boeing takes backup role in flying NASA astronauts

Boeing’s crew transportation vehicle drives across NASA’s Kennedy Space Center carrying astronauts Suni Williams and Barry Wilmore during a prelaunch simulation on Jan. 31, 2024. Amber Jean Notvest / 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 … Read more

NASA panel warns moon plan may be too ambitious

The Moon’s surface seen from the Orion spacecraft on flight day 20 of the Artemis I mission. 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 … Read more

Three space companies at risk of running out of cash

A view from onboard the upper stage of rocket LV0009 during the company’s livestream on March 15, 2022. Astra / NASASpaceflight The space sector’s on the tail end of a boom-and-bust cycle. While many companies battened down the hatches to survive, a few publicly-traded names are running on fumes. A flurry of about a dozen … Read more

Pentagon’s SDA satellite awards near $10 billion

A view of SpaceX and U.S. Space Force compound at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida, United States on December 18, 2021. Yasin Ozturk | Anadolu Agency | Getty Images 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 … Read more

Space company Momentus MNTS running out of money

An artist’s rendering of a Momentus Vigoride transfer vehicle deploying a satellite in orbit. Momentus Space company Momentus warned shareholders in a securities filing on Friday that the company is running out of money and does not have a financial lifeline. Momentus, once valued at more than $1 billion before going public via a special … Read more