E-letter: Curated Content

SpaceX Launch Delayed Due to High Winds
1045pm ET Update: About 15 minutes before the Falcon 9 rocket was due to liftoff on Wednesday evening from Florida, the launch was scrubbed. The culprit? Unfavorable upper-level winds. Fortunately,...
Connectivity
Nepal Launches NepaliSat-1
Nepal Thursday successfully launched its first satellite into space from the US to gather detailed geographical information of the Himalayan nation, evoking unbridled excitement among the people and scientists. Developed...
Launch
Two Nepali scientists, Aabhas Maskey and Hariram Shrestha developed the satellite under the BIRDS project of their institute. Photo: Business Today
SpaceX Raises Additional $500 Million
Elon Musk’s Space Exploration Technologies Corp. is raising another $500 million in funding amid internal questions about the viability of an internet-via-satellite business considered key to the company’s growth. The...
Finance
SpaceX CEO Elon Musk. Photo: Chris Carlson/Associated Press
OneSpace Satellite Fails to Reach Orbit
A rocket developed by OneSpace failed to reach orbit after lifting off from a state launch facility in northwestern China, state media reported on Thursday, the second failed orbital launch...
Launch
Photo: OneSpace
Rocket Lab DARPA Launch Delayed
Rocket Lab has scrubbed today’s launch, which would have been its second commercial lift-off. The company posted shortly before the targeted 12:36 p.m. launch time, “The team has identified a...
Launch
Photo: Rocket Lab