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Space X IPO haul rises to $85. 7 billion after underwriters exercise greenshoe
1+ week, 1+ day ago (404+ words) June 15 (Reuters) " Space X said on Monday that its underwriters had exercised the "greenshoe" option to purchase additional shares, increasing the total proceeds from its initial public offering to $85. 7 billion from $75 billion that "it raised last week. Elon Musk's rocket,…...
Scientists unlock the secret behind the Venus flytrap's snap
1+ week, 5+ day ago (650+ words) June 11 (Reuters) " Pity the poor fly that lands on a Venus flytrap. When the insect touches hair-like structures on this remarkable carnivorous plant, its trap snaps shut, dooming the victim to be digested over several days in secreted enzymes. Scientists…...
NASA taps US astronauts, Italian for Artemis mission with Space X, Blue Origin mooncraft
2+ week, 5+ hour ago (884+ words) June 9 (Reuters) " NASA named three U. S. astronauts and an Italian astronaut on Tuesday to serve as the crew for its next Artemis mission, a spacecraft docking demonstration in Earth's orbit next year that will test moon landers from Elon Musk's Space…...
Private jet market defies Iran war gloom as rich flock to Monaco GP, Cannes
2+ week, 1+ day ago (673+ words) By Alessandro Parodi, Tassilo Hummel and Joanna Plucinska LONDON/PARIS/GDANSK, June 8 (Reuters) " As soaring jet fuel prices triggered by the Iran war send ripples across the global travel market, a wealthy elite of CEOs, celebrities and sports stars is…...
WMU, West Michigan Aviation Academy announce new partnership
2+ week, 5+ day ago (128+ words) WNWN-FM WMU, West Michigan Aviation Academy announce new partnership GRAND RAPIDS, MI (WKZO AM/FM) " Western Michigan University and the West Michigan Aviation Academy are teaming up to help aviation students. The two are partnering for a new pathway program…...
A leaner, more focused Honeywell Aerospace projects strong growth after spinoff
2+ week, 6+ day ago (645+ words) June 3 (Reuters) " Honeywell Aerospace told investors on Wednesday that it expects to book $6. 5 billion in adjusted earnings by 2030, fueled by strong demand from jetmakers and defense customers, along with a sharper focus after its split from Honeywell International later this…...
Space X negotiating underwriting fees under 0. 75% for IPO, Bloomberg News reports
3+ week, 4+ hour ago (291+ words) June 2 (Reuters) " Elon Musk's Space X is negotiating with banks underwriting its initial public offering to pay fees of less than 0. 75% on the roughly $75 "billion it aims to raise this month, Bloomberg "News reported on Tuesday. The banks are still…...
Blue Origin launch pad repairs could take "serious time, NASA chief tells CNBC
3+ week, 1+ day ago (276+ words) June 1 (Reuters) " Damage to a Blue Origin launch pad from the spectacular explosion of the company's giant New Glenn rocket during a test firing of "its engines last week will "take some serious time" "to repair, NASA Administrator Jared Isaacman…...
Israel's El Al to resume San Francisco flights to link Tel Aviv and Silicon Valley
3+ week, 1+ day ago (219+ words) JERUSALEM, June 1 (Reuters) " El Al Israel Airlines said on Monday it would resume nonstop flights between Tel Aviv "and San Francisco from October 25, "citing demand for a route between the two tech hubs. It chose LY49 as the flight number for…...
Jet Blue flags higher fuel costs, benefits from Spirit shutdown
3+ week, 1+ day ago (166+ words) June 1 (Reuters) " U. S. carrier Jet Blue raised its second-quarter fuel costs forecast on Monday "as the global aviation "industry grapples with rising jet fuel prices amid disruptions from the closure of the Strait of Hormuz. The airline "now "expects fuel to…...