Meg Scarbrough

Josephine Baker: Singer, Dancer, Spy … and Pilot

Entertainer, activist, and World War II spy Josephine Baker made history this week when she became the first Black woman to be honored at the Pantheon monument in France.  Born in 1906 in St. Louis, Missouri, Baker rose to fame in the 1930s as a singer and dancer and became a symbol of the Jazz […]

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Archer Says It’s on Track To Fly in December

Archer Aviation (NYSE:ACHR) on Thursday delivered its first quarterly earnings report since going public two months ago, reporting a $177 million net loss, but saying it remains on track to fly its innovative new aircraft prototype by next month. The company attributed the loss to operating expenses, plus interest payments, which included the cost of […]

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Judge Rules Against Blue Origin On NASA Lunar Lander Contract

Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origin has lost its fight against NASA over a lunar lander contract the space agency awarded to Elon Musk’s SpaceX earlier this year. In a ruling Thursday by the U.S. Court of Federal Claims, federal judge Richard Hertling sided with NASA; details of the opinion will be released at a later time, […]

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Reliable Robotics Raises $100M to Up Remotely Piloted Cargo Operations

Reliable Robotics, a California-based autonomous aircraft startup, has raised $100 million in Series C funding as it seeks to launch commercial cargo operations in hard-to-reach areas. The funding round was led by tech investor Coatue Management, whose investments include mobile banking app Chime. Coatue was joined by other investors: Lightspeed Venture Partners Eclipse Ventures Teamworthy […]

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HT Aero Raises $500M in Quest to Launch eVTOL

HT Aero, an urban air mobility (UAM) company and affiliate of China-based electric car maker XPeng, has raised $500 million in Series A funding as it seeks to stake its claim in the rapidly growing UAM industry. The company says the money will help fund research and development as it works to get what it […]

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