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Virgin Galactic's Stock Skyrockets After Announcing NASA Partnership
Monday, June 22, 2020 - 9:20am | 321Shares of Virgin Galactic Holdings Inc (NYSE: SPCE) gained more than 19% Monday morning after announcing a partnership with NASA. What Happened: Virgin Galactic signed the Space Space Act Agreement with NASA's Johnson Space Center. As part of the agreement, the space tourism company will work...
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3 ETFs For Investors Looking To Access The Final Frontier
Thursday, May 28, 2020 - 10:09am | 636SpaceX's launch of NASA astronauts aboard the SpaceX Crew Dragon was scrubbed Wednesday due to poor weather, but it's rescheduled for Saturday and the event is renewing interest in space-related investments. In a world littered with thematic exchange-traded funds, best believe there are...
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FreightWaves Flashback: Moon Craft Arrives On Ocean Barge
Friday, March 27, 2020 - 2:52pm | 528The many industries that make up the world of freight have undergone tremendous change over the past several decades. Each Friday, FreightWaves will explore the archives of American Shipper's nearly 70-year-old collection of shipping and maritime publications to showcase interesting freight stories...
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Virgin Galactic Is A Buy After 70% Stock Decline, Morgan Stanley Says In Upgrade
Tuesday, March 24, 2020 - 1:26pm | 374Shares of Virgin Galactic Holdings Inc (NYSE: SPCE) have lost 70% since peaking in February, but the company's positive outlook remains unchanged, according to Morgan Stanley. The Virgin Galactic Analyst Adam Jonas upgraded Virgin Galactic from Equal-weight to Overweight with a price...
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Virgin Galactic Reports Q4 Earnings, Prepares To Re-Open Ticket Sales To Space
Tuesday, February 25, 2020 - 6:00pm | 427Shares of Virgin Galactic Holdings Inc (NYSE: SPCE) were on their way back to Earth Tuesday after the space exploration and tourism company missed analysts expectations on revenue in its second earnings reports as a public company. Virgin Galactic, which hopes to eventually take tourists to space,...
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NASA Exec Urges Terrestrial Logistics Industry To Explore New Markets — In Space
Tuesday, January 28, 2020 - 9:45am | 569NASA has ambitious plans to return to the moon in a permanent way later this decade and then head to Mars in the 2030s, and it is looking for logistics partners to help make that happen. "I want to challenge you all to figure out how you can drive your research and development to connect with what...
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Virgin Galactic Execs Talk Long-Term Outlook After IPO Debut
Monday, October 28, 2019 - 2:11pm | 426Richard Branson's space tourism company Virgin Galactic Holdings, Inc. (NYSE: SPCE) will boast gross margins that look "as good as one of the best" software companies, investor Chamath Palihapitiya told CNBC. What Happened Speaking next to Branson after Virgin Galactic's stock...
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OK, Here's The Plan: Elon Musk Lays Out Strategy For Mars Colony, International Rocket Travel
Friday, September 29, 2017 - 9:47am | 752If shooting through The Boring Company’s underground tunnels isn’t for you, Elon Musk has another proposition: he’ll rocket you to your destination. The transit visionary behind SpaceX, Boring and Tesla Inc (NASDAQ: TSLA) unveiled astronomical goals for international travel and...
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On What Would Be JFK's 100th Birthday, The Words That Put A Man On The Moon
Monday, May 29, 2017 - 7:57pm | 517It was Sept. 12, 1962, when the world was gripped by Cold War fright and dueling ideologies grasping for the greatest of symbolic goals. President John F. Kennedy gave a speech at Rice University and used the moment to commit humankind to conquering the moon. JFK would have been 100 on Monday. He...
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Take A Look At The First Reusable Rocket, Courtesy Of Jeff Bezos
Tuesday, November 24, 2015 - 10:05am | 429Jeff Bezos, founder of Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ: AMZN), is also the founder of Blue Origin – a private company that develops vehicles and technologies to enable commercial human space transportation. Blue Origin announced on Tuesday that its New Shepard space vehicle successfully lifted off...