Space Travel

Shares in Virgin Galactic Holdings Inc. (NYSE: SPCE) reached all-time highs Tuesday as the stock trended on Twitter and Reddit. What Happened: Virgin Galactic’s share price gained 16.84%, closing at $42.05, as traders and investors speculated that the space tourism company would be...

Shares of Virgin Galactic Holdings Inc (NYSE: SPCE) gained more than 19% Monday morning after announcing a partnership with NASA. What Happened: Virgin Galactic signed the Space Space Act Agreement with NASA's Johnson Space Center. As part of the agreement, the space tourism company will work...

SpaceX's launch of NASA astronauts aboard the SpaceX Crew Dragon was scrubbed Wednesday due to poor weather, but it's rescheduled for Saturday and the event is renewing interest in space-related investments. In a world littered with thematic exchange-traded funds, best believe there are...

The many industries that make up the world of freight have undergone tremendous change over the past several decades. Each Friday, FreightWaves will explore the archives of American Shipper's nearly 70-year-old collection of shipping and maritime publications to showcase interesting freight stories...

Shares of Virgin Galactic Holdings Inc (NYSE: SPCE) have lost 70% since peaking in February, but the company's positive outlook remains unchanged, according to Morgan Stanley. The Virgin Galactic Analyst Adam Jonas upgraded Virgin Galactic from Equal-weight to Overweight with a price...

Shares of Virgin Galactic Holdings Inc (NYSE: SPCE) were on their way back to Earth Tuesday after the space exploration and tourism company missed analysts expectations on revenue in its second earnings reports as a public company. Virgin Galactic, which hopes to eventually take tourists to space,...

NASA has ambitious plans to return to the moon in a permanent way later this decade and then head to Mars in the 2030s, and it is looking for logistics partners to help make that happen. "I want to challenge you all to figure out how you can drive your research and development to connect with what...

Richard Branson's space tourism company Virgin Galactic Holdings, Inc. (NYSE: SPCE) will boast gross margins that look "as good as one of the best" software companies, investor Chamath Palihapitiya told CNBC. What Happened Speaking next to Branson after Virgin Galactic's stock...

If shooting through The Boring Company’s underground tunnels isn’t for you, Elon Musk has another proposition: he’ll rocket you to your destination. The transit visionary behind SpaceX, Boring and Tesla Inc (NASDAQ: TSLA) unveiled astronomical goals for international travel and...

It was Sept. 12, 1962, when the world was gripped by Cold War fright and dueling ideologies grasping for the greatest of symbolic goals. President John F. Kennedy gave a speech at Rice University and used the moment to commit humankind to conquering the moon. JFK would have been 100 on Monday. He...

Jeff Bezos, founder of Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ: AMZN), is also the founder of Blue Origin – a private company that develops vehicles and technologies to enable commercial human space transportation. Blue Origin announced on Tuesday that its New Shepard space vehicle successfully lifted off...