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SpaceX IPO Closes Higher Than $160 Per Share
SpaceX launched its IPO on Friday, and by closing bell, its debut stock price settled into orbit well above any other publicly traded space company.
Space Symposium Panelists: Education, Industry and Government Must Align to Grow Space Workforce
A tsunami of job opportunities is fast approaching the U.S. space sector but coordinated efforts and new approaches are needed to create and connect skilled workers with employers. In two Thursday sessions at the 41st Space Symposium, educators, company executives and workforce officials detailed the current crisis of finding skilled workers. They also addressed what…
NASA, SWFT Programs Set to Launch New Workforce Initiatives
Elaine Ho, associate administrator for NASA’s Office of STEM Engagement, and Mel Stricklan, executive director of Space Foundation’s Space Workforce for Tomorrow (SWFT), on Wednesday convened a roundtable with a few dozen executives and education leaders at the 41st Space Symposium.
US Space Employment, Investments Resist Pandemic in 2020, Continue to Climb in 2021
Job Growth, Strong Markets and 2020 Launch Vehicles Examined in ‘The Space Report 2021 Q1’ Released Today Key U.S. space sectors add nearly 5,000 workers in 2020 U.S. private space employment reaches nine-year high Q1 mergers, acquisitions and investments total more than $15B COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. — April 14, 2021 — Space Foundation, a nonprofit…