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Astra’s first commercial launch fails to reach orbit

Astra, now a public company, ran into a problem during its first commercial launch (the mission carried a test payload contracted by the U.S. Space Force as part of its Space Test Program) that meant

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Blumira raises $10.3M Series A to bring cloud-based SIEM to mid-market companies

Blumira today announced it raised a $10.3 million Series A financing round. The Ann Arbor-based cybersecurity company says the capital will be used to expand its product offering, double its headcount

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Digital banking solutions provider Meniga closes additional €10M investment

Meniga, the London fintech that provides digital banking technology to leading banks, has closed €10 million in additional funding.The round is led by Velocity Capital and Frumtak Ventures. Also parti

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China's Mars probe travels over 400 million km

The probe of China's first Mars mission Tianwen-1 had traveled more than 400 million kilometers by Sunday morning and is expected to enter Mars orbit next month, accord

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Elon Musk says SpaceX will attempt to recover Super Heavy rocket by catching it with launch tower

SpaceX will try a significantly different approach to landing its future reusable rocket boosters, according to CEO and founder Elon Musk. It will attempt to ‘catch’ the heavy booster, wh

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Latest Space Station crew docks in record time following successful launch

Typically, there’s a bit of a delay between when astronauts launch from Earth to the International Space Station, and when they actually dock with the orbital lab. This has to do with the relati

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New mini-moon about to join Earth's orbit believed to be discarded part of rocket

The characteristics of the objects suggest it is a manmade object rather than an asteroid or moon rock.

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European Space Agency awards $153 million contract for its first planetary defense mission

The European Space Agency (ESA) is doing its part to help protect the Earth from any errant asteroids that may threaten terrestrial life, awarding a €129.4 million ($153 million) contract to an indus

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SoFi goes international with acquisition of Hong Kong-based investment app 8 Securities

Consumer financial services platform SoFi is making its first expansion outside of the United States with the acquisition of Hong Kong-based investing app 8 Securities.The terms of the deal were not d

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2 major U.S. airlines likely to cut flights amid virus outbreak

Executives of two major U.S. airlines have said they are considering cutting flights in the coming months due to the precipitous drop in air traffic demand amid the coronavirus outbreak. "We've rece

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Fintech VC sets records in Q4 despite early-stage slowdown

Hello and welcome back to our regular morning look at private companies, public markets and the gray space in between.Fintech is what you hear about constantly, but probably aren’t as read up on

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Iran fails to put statellite into orbit

Iran failed on Sunday to put the indigenous satellite Zafar into orbit, state IRINN TV reported. The homemade satellite carrier Simorgh launched the satellite into spa