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Bridgit Mendler, co-founder and CEO of Northwood, at Fortune Brainstorm Tech 2026 in Aspen, Colorado. (Photo: Stuart Isett/Fortune)
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How Hollywood trained Bridgit Mendler for life as a space founder
By Emma HinchliffeJune 11, 2026
Billionaire Jared Isaacman, dressed in a black flight suit adorned with mission patches, stands in front of a projection screen giving a presentation. He gestures with his right hand, appearing mid-speech, preparing for space travel as part of the Polaris Dawn mission. His flight suit features patches, including one for St. Jude Children's Research Hospital. The background shows the partially visible Polaris Dawn logo on the screen.
Leadership
Billionaire Jared Isaacman completes world’s first-ever private space walk
By Loren Grush and BloombergSeptember 12, 2024
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Finance
A self-proclaimed venture capitalist offered $200 million to buy Virgin Orbit. But he actually had less than $1 and is now being sued by the SEC
By Sabrina Willmer and BloombergJune 17, 2024
Foxconn sends satellites to space as the business of making iPhones and laptops slows, diversification effort accelerates
Tech
Foxconn sends satellites to space as the business of making iPhones and laptops slows, diversification effort accelerates
By Jane Lanhee Lee, Bruce Einhorn and BloombergNovember 12, 2023
Elon Musk’s Starlink service denial in Ukraine war operation prompts Senate scrutiny over his ‘outsized role’
Tech
Elon Musk’s Starlink service denial in Ukraine war operation prompts Senate scrutiny over his ‘outsized role’
By Steven T. Dennis, Roxana Tiron and BloombergSeptember 14, 2023
SpaceX spent ‘a month or so’ battling one key issue before its latest Crew Dragon launch: Sticky valves in life support
Tech
SpaceX spent ‘a month or so’ battling one key issue before its latest Crew Dragon launch: Sticky valves in life support
By Loren Grush and BloombergAugust 27, 2023
The commercial space industry, led by Elon Musk’s SpaceX, is expected to blast off with 41% growth over the next 5 years
Tech
The commercial space industry, led by Elon Musk’s SpaceX, is expected to blast off with 41% growth over the next 5 years
By Loren Grush, Tyler Kendall and BloombergJuly 24, 2023
Taiwan needs SpaceX’s Starlink or something like it in case China invades. Here’s why it’s looking beyond Elon Musk
Tech
Taiwan needs SpaceX’s Starlink or something like it in case China invades. Here’s why it’s looking beyond Elon Musk
By Cindy Wang, Jamie Tarabay, Bruce Einhorn and BloombergJuly 6, 2023
An ex-engineer says she was harassed and groped at Elon Musk’s SpaceX ‘bros’ club’
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An ex-engineer says she was harassed and groped at Elon Musk’s SpaceX ‘bros’ club’
By Emma HinchliffeDecember 14, 2021
NASA's Mars rocket is behind schedule and over budget, audit finds
NASA May Start Selling Tourists Tickets to Space
By Laura Stampler/TIMENovember 19, 2018
SpaceX: The Privately Funded Aerospace Company Founded By Elon Musk
Tech
SpaceX and Boeing Slated for Crewed Space Missions By Year’s End
By David Z. MorrisJanuary 14, 2018
The Mysterious Zuma Mission, SpaceX’s First Launch of 2018, Is Tonight
Tech
The Mysterious Zuma Mission, SpaceX’s First Launch of 2018, Is Tonight
By David Z. MorrisJanuary 7, 2018
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Tech
SpaceX’s Falcon Heavy Will Carry a Tesla Roadster on Its First Trip Toward Mars
By David Z. MorrisDecember 2, 2017
Hi-SEAS simulated mars mission site
Tech
Researchers Spend 8 Months Simulating Life on Mars
By David Z. MorrisSeptember 18, 2017
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Tech
SpaceX Has Successfully Finished Ground Tests for Its New Heavy-Lift Rocket
By David Z. MorrisSeptember 3, 2017
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