Airbus Ventures, GV (formerly Google Ventures) and Kleiner Perkins are among major investors in SpinLaunch, a Silicon Valley startup that seeks to slash launch costs by flinging rockets into space ...

Welcome to Edition 7.22 of the Rocket Report! The big news is the Trump administration’s announcement that commercial astronaut Jared Isaacman would be put forward as the nominee to serve as the next ...

The California-based startup SpinLaunchis reimagining how satellites are launched into space. Unlike traditional rockets that rely on fuel and combustion, SpinLaunch uses a kinetic launch system that ...

A giant slingshot might sound like something out of a science fair or a medieval battle—but one California startup is turning this idea into a revolutionary way to launch satellites. This system doesn ...

The record-breaking milestone takes SpinLaunch one step closer to its goal of flinging satellites into space with a gigantic catapult. Reading time 3 minutes SpinLaunch just proved that satellites are ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. In a groundbreaking demonstration, SpinLaunch tested an off-the-shelf satellite with a few ruggedized components. The satellite ...

A California-based company, SpinLaunch, is making waves with its innovative satellite launch system, drawing particular interest from the Punkin Chunkin community. Instead of relying on traditional ...

A giant slingshot sounds more like a county fair stunt than a serious space plan. Yet one California company is trying to turn that simple idea into a new way to send satellites skyward, replacing ...

SpinLaunch, a Silicon Valley startup, announced plans Thursday to launch rockets without spending any money on traditional fuel. The company will launch rockets with ground-based electricity. It takes ...

There is a huckster in Zimbabwe who has been pitching his free energy “microsonic” converter (self powered TVs cars, motorcycles, helicopters, etc. using “free” RF energy in the air) for at least a ...

SpinLaunch, a company looking to throw satellites into orbit, has secured investment and signed a contract to deploy its own broadband satellite fleet. The California-based company this week announced ...

WASHINGTON — SpinLaunch announced $30 million in new funding for the company to support its development of a broadband constellation. SpinLaunch said Aug. 18 that it closed $30 million in funding ...