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NASA taps US astronauts, Italian for Artemis mission with Space X, Blue Origin mooncraft | 1450 AM 99. 7 FM WHTC | Holland
2+ week, 1+ day 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…...
Wall Street giants tout Space X in glitzy pre-IPO investor events
2+ week, 6+ day ago (412+ words) By Tatiana Bautzer and Nupur Anand NEW YORK, June 4 (Reuters) " Wall Street's investment banking giants are feting investors at splashy investor events that kicked off on Thursday, giving hopeful Space X buyers something most banks can't: access to the rocketmaker's…...
A leaner, more focused Honeywell Aerospace projects strong growth after spinoff
3+ week, 22+ hour 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, 1+ day 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…...
Exclusive-UK adopts Space X's Starshield for military operations, sources say
3+ week, 1+ day ago (478+ words) LONDON, June 2 (Reuters) " Britain has begun using Space X's militarised satellite network Starshield, according to two people familiar with the matter, making it among the first countries outside the United States to adopt Elon Musk's government-focused variant of Starlink. Starshield,…...
Exclusive-Iran war hands Syria windfall as airlines reroute over its airspace
3+ week, 2+ day ago (691+ words) By Feras Dalatey and Joanna Plucinska DUBAI/LONDON, June 1 (Reuters) " Syria recorded nearly 12, 000 aircraft transits in May as regional airlines rerouted around airspace disrupted by conflict in the Middle East and into skies that most carriers had avoided for more…...
United Airlines CEO rules out consolidation push after American rebuff
4+ week, 8+ hour ago (475+ words) By Rajesh Kumar Singh and Nandan Mandayam CHICAGO, May 27 (Reuters) " United Airlines CEO Scott Kirby said on Wednesday the carrier does not expect to pursue airline consolidation for the foreseeable future, weeks after American Airlines rebuffed his approach for a…...
Germany's OHB to consider legal action if EU clears Airbus, Thales, Leonardo satellite merger
1+ mon, 2+ week ago (322+ words) May 7 (Reuters) " German satellite maker OHB will consider legal action if EU antitrust regulators approve a planned merger of the satellite businesses of Airbus, "Thales and Leonardo, its CEO said on Thursday. The three "aerospace and defence groups announced plans…...
Analysis-Space X IPO gives Musk sweeping power and curbs shareholder rights
1+ mon, 2+ week ago (963+ words) By Anirban Sen, Ross Kerber and Suzanne Mc Gee NEW YORK, May 6 (Reuters) " Space X has adopted corporate governance policies that will erode typical shareholder protections in unprecedented ways, giving founder Elon Musk virtually unchecked executive authority when the rocket…...
Southwest weighs hiring Spirit Airlines mechanics ahead of Boeing MAX 7 arrival
1+ mon, 2+ week ago (369+ words) May 4 (Reuters) " Southwest Airlines has expressed interest in hiring some aircraft mechanics from now-defunct Spirit Airlines, a union official said on Monday, as the U. S. low-cost carrier prepares to "take Boeing's new 737 MAX 7 jet early next year. The "U. S. carrier is hiring…...