• Portal Space Systems raises $17.5M for orbital spacecraft powered by solar heating,Alan Boyle

    Portal Space Systems raises $17.5M for orbital spacecraft powered by solar heating

    An artist’s conception shows the Supernova spacecraft in orbit. (Portal Space Systems Illustration)Bothell, Wash.-based Portal Space Systems says it has raised $17.5 million in seed funding to accelerate the development of its Supernova space vehicle, which aims to harness the heat of the sun to pow

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  • Amazon and ULA get set to launch batches of satellites for Project Kuiper network,Alan Boyle

    Amazon and ULA get set to launch batches of satellites for Project Kuiper network

    United Launch Alliance delivers the Kuiper-1 payload to its Vertical Integration Facility in Florida. (ULA Photo)Amazon and United Launch Alliance have set April 9 as the date for the first launch of full-scale satellites for Amazon’s Project Kuiper broadband internet network.ULA said the three-hour

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  • Mark Cuban backs Seattle startup developing TikTok competitor,Taylor Soper

    Mark Cuban backs Seattle startup developing TikTok competitor

    (Skylight Social Image)With the future of TikTok up in the air, two engineers from Seattle just landed funding from Mark Cuban for their short-form video app that differentiates itself with unique back-end technology.Skylight Social announced Tuesday that it raised cash from the Shark Tank legend, a

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