Virgin Galactic is laying off a yet-undefined number of employees in "a strategic realignment" of resources.
Company reports Q3 results tomorrow after hours, with "additional details" to come.
Internal memo from CEO Michael Colglazier:
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SpaceX says the second Starship launch could come "as soon as mid-November, pending regulatory approval."
https://www.spacex.com/launches/mission/?missionId=starship-flight-2
https://www.spacex.com/launches/mission/?missionId=starship-flight-2
FAA update on the regulatory side of SpaceX launching its second Starship flight: Safety review is complete, but environmental review alongside the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service is ongoing.
Lengthy ABL update from CEO Harry O'Hanley on the company's work since its first RS1 rocket launch failed in January — including details on its review process, upgrades to the launch mount, and move to the second iteration ("Block 2") of the rocket: https://harryohanley.substack.com/p/flight2
Amazon update: Project Kuiper satellites are healthy
KuiperSat-1 and KuiperSat-2 "are fully activated, generating power independently, and communicating with our mission operations center."
https://www.aboutamazon.com/news/innovation-at-amazon/amazon-project-kuiper-latest-updates #space
Viasat expects to file insurance claims for both the ViaSat-3 Americas and I6 F2 satellites before year end, claims together totaling $768 million.
https://www.cnbc.com/2023/10/12/viasat-wont-replace-damaged-americas-satellite-improves-financial-targets.html
Here's what industry executives told me about the state of the space insurance market last month: https://www.cnbc.com/2023/09/14/investing-in-space-industry-enters-new-era.html
The target of a space debris removal mission appears to have been struck by space debris: https://www.esa.int/Space_Safety/Objects_detected_in_the_vicinity_of_Clearspace-1_debris_removal_mission_target #space