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☆ Rocket Lab launches mission, but calls off attempt to catch Electron booster with a helicopter
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-04 | by ( Michael Sheetz | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +1 min

Space company Rocket Lab called off its latest attempt at catching one of its Electron boosters with a helicopter, as the venture pursues reusability of its rockets. The company launched the "Catch Me If You Can" mission from its private facility in New Zealand on Friday. The primary goal of Rocket Lab's mission, its ninth Electron launch this year, is delivering a research satellite to orbit for the Swedish National Space Agency. Rocket Lab said on its webcast that the helicopter's pilots called off the catch. We'll bring you updates on that ocean operation in the hours to come," Rocket Lab spokesperson Murille Baker said.

☆ Rocket Lab's attempt to catch rocket booster falls short
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-04 | by ( Jackie Wattles | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +4 min

CNN —Rocket Lab, a start-up building small orbital rockets, kicked off another successful mission on Friday — but it failed in its efforts to recapture its rocket booster as it tumbled down toward Earth. Rocket Lab positioned a modified Sikorsky S-92 helicopter to intercept it mid-descent, aiming to snag the booster by its strings. Rocket Lab CEO Peter Beck has noted that it’s preferable to catch the rocket midair to keep it dry. A lot remains unclear about how Rocket Lab will ultimately reuse its rockets. Beck cited the company as a model for how Rocket Lab would proceed.

The space company was valued at more than $1 billion when private equity firm AE Industrial Partners became its controlling shareholder in March. A FireFly spokesperson declined to comment when asked about the fundraising, as did a spokesperson for AE Industrial Partners. It is among a handful of U.S. space companies vying to launch small satellites into space. SpaceX's bigger Falcon 9 rocket costs $62 million and Rocket Lab's smaller Electron rocket costs $7 million. Venture capital investments in space companies fell 44% from a year earlier, according to a quarterly report from VC firm Space Capital.

☆ Investing in Space: Rockets are only the beginning
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-27 | by ( Michael Sheetz | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

CNBC's Investing in Space newsletter offers a view into the business of space exploration and privatization, delivered straight to your inbox. But the CEOs of these companies will tell you that tapping into the global launch market isn't enough. "The big space companies of the future are not just a launch company on its own or a spacecraft manufacturer on its own. Breaking into the launch market may seem hard (and expensive) enough on its own. Virgin Orbit is similarly developing a satellite business, which CEO Dan Hart told CNBC he hopes can "unlock" space-based services.

☆ Cathie Wood's Ark is buying stock in space SPAC Rocket Lab
▼ + stars: | 2022-09-28 | by ( Michael Sheetz | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +1 min

Cathie Wood's Ark Invest is dipping back into a space SPAC, with two of the firm's funds buying up stock in Rocket Lab the past two days. Ark's exchange-traded funds ARKQ and ARKX – which focus on autonomous technology and space exploration, respectively – bought about 729,000 shares of Rocket Lab in trades on Monday and Tuesday, the firm disclosed. While Ark's Rocket Lab position is relatively small, worth about $3 million total, the purchases mark the first recent space SPAC stock the firm has owned since selling its position in Virgin Galactic in May 2021. The purchases by Wood's firm also follow Rocket Lab hosting an investor day in New York, where it gave updates on the progress of its Electron and Neutron rockets, as well as its space systems businessRocket Lab stock was up 3% in trading on Wednesday from its previous close of $4.19 a share. Like many of its space SPAC peers, Rocket Lab shares have been hit hard of late, falling about 72% over the past 12 months.

☆ U.S. VP Harris to meet with Japanese chip firms -official
▼ + stars: | 2022-09-27 | by ( Trevor Hunnicutt | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

Register now for FREE unlimited access to Reuters.com RegisterU.S. Vice President Kamala Harris speaks to the media during her visit to Zojoji Temple on the day of the state funeral for slain former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, in Tokyo, Japan September 27, 2022. REUTERS/Leah Millis/PoolTOKYO, Sept 27 (Reuters) - Vice President Kamala Harris will meet on Wednesday in Japan with heads of semiconductor-related businesses as the Biden administration works to boost U.S. chips manufacturing, according to a senior administration official. Register now for FREE unlimited access to Reuters.com RegisterU.S. President Joe Biden has prioritised building high-tech chips in an effort to preserve high-paying American jobs and counter the rising market dominance of China, who he views as Washington's key strategic competitor. Those shortages have worsened U.S. consumer price inflation, which topped 8% on an annual basis in August. Register now for FREE unlimited access to Reuters.com RegisterReporting by Trevor Hunnicutt; Additional reporting by Daniel Leussink; Editing by Louise HeavensOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

☆ UPDATE 1-U.S. VP Harris to meet with Japanese chip firms -official
▼ + stars: | 2022-09-27 | by ( Trevor Hunnicutt | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

(Adds names of companies, background on chips shortage)TOKYO, Sept 27 (Reuters) -Vice President Kamala Harris will meet on Wednesday in Japan with heads of semiconductor-related businesses as the Biden administration works to boost U.S. chips manufacturing, according to a senior administration official. She is also expected to tout the benefits of those companies moving manufacturing hubs away from a dependence on single, low-cost countries like China to prevent disruptions. President Joe Biden has prioritised building high-tech chips in an effort to preserve high-paying American jobs and counter the rising market dominance of China, who he views as Washington’s key strategic competitor. Those shortages have worsened U.S. consumer price inflation, which topped 8% on an annual basis in August. (Reporting by Trevor Hunnicutt; Additional reporting by Daniel Leussink; Editing by Louise Heavens and Mark Porter)

Sam Zeloof, 22, made a chip with 1,200 transistors from homemade equipment in his parents' garage. The American wants to make chips more accessible, according to Ars Technica. Zeloof has his sights set on 2,300 transistors, the number used in Intel's 1971 4004 chip which was used in things like calculators. Aware that he lacked the facilities of big production companies, Zeloof turned to books from the 1960s and 1970s for help, according to Ars Technica. This way he could see how companies used to make chips at regular workstations.

☆ Acceleratoare cosmice cu energie ultra-înaltă, descoperite în Calea Lactee
▼ + stars: | 2021-05-18 | by ( ) www.jurnal.md time to read: +3 min

„Aceste descoperiri răstoarnă datele cunoscute în mod tradiţional despre Calea Lactee şi deschid o eră a astronomiei gamma UHE. Aceste observaţii ne vor determina să regândim mecanismul prin care sunt generate şi propagate particulele de energie înaltă în Calea Lactee'', a declarat Cao Zhen, cercetător-şef în cadrul LHAASO. „Aceste descoperiri ne aduc mai aproape de înţelegerea originilor razelor cosmice cu energie ultra-înaltă'', a declarat Karl Ziemelis, editor la Nature. LHAASO a dezvăluit numeroase surse de acceleratoare cosmice Pev în Calea Lactee, toate acestea fiind candidaţi pentru a fi generatoare de raze cosmice UHE. Este un pas crucial pentru determinarea originii razelor cosmice, potrivit lui Chen Songzhan din cadrul LHAASO.

Persons: Karl Ziemelis, LHAASO, Chen Songzhan Organizations: Agerpres, High Altitude Air Shower Observatory, Academiei, Ştiinţe, Cao, Nature Locations: China, Daocheng, Sichuan

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