Sentences with phrase «into commercial space companies»

The space industry continues to receive private investment, as 2017 saw a record $ 3.9 billion flow into commercial space companies, according to investment firm Space Angels.

The space industry started the first quarter of this year the way it ended the last — with hundreds of millions of dollars worth of private funding flowing into commercial space companies.

Private investors poured $ 3.9 billion into commercial space companies last year, with over 120 firms making investments.

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Other spaceflight companies, including Boeing Commercial Airplanes, Sierra Nevada and Jeff Bezos» Blue Origin, are variously developing new spacecraft designed to carry humans into orbital space as part of NASA's Commercial Crew Program (CCP).

So far this year, the company has successfully completed four launches, including a resupply mission to the International Space Station in February, as well as placing satellites into orbit on behalf of two commercial customers.

The United Arab Emirates has also incorporated commercial space activities into its new national space policy, a move which the UAE hopes will provide a «stable and sustainable environment» for its emerging space companies.

In order to truly expand into deep space, commercial companies must develop viable, efficient satellite relay alternatives to the DSN or other state - run communication networks.

It is unclear precisely how many companies presently occupy space at these Albany facilities and how many have entered into what amount to commercial leases.

Later that year, when the company won the $ 10 million Ansari X Prize for becoming the first commercial organization to launch a reusable, manned rocket ship into space twice within a two - week period, Congress approved a phased approach to regulations for private manned spaceflight, a move that was intended to encourage investment in the field.

Boeing has selected a new subcontractor to develop eight parts for the CST - 100 space capsule as part of NASA's Commercial Crew Program (CCP), which outsources to private companies to return American astronauts into space after the retirement of the Space Shuspace capsule as part of NASA's Commercial Crew Program (CCP), which outsources to private companies to return American astronauts into space after the retirement of the Space Shuspace after the retirement of the Space ShuSpace Shuttle.

Virgin Galactic, the private space company that aims to become the first commercial spaceliner in the world, kicked 2014 into high gear with the third successful powered -LSB-...]

Next, I moved into a commercial kitchen space - where lots of new food companies are born - and consulted with Dr. Streeter on formulating the meals for optimal nutrition.