Tag: Jim Bridenstine
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Quantum Space to Go Public in $1.2 Billion SPAC Deal Backed by Former NASA Chief Jim Bridenstine
Quantum Space has agreed to go public through a merger with special purpose acquisition company (SPAC) Inflection Point Acquisition Corp. VI in a transaction valuing the combined company at approximately $1.2 billion. The deal includes a $300 million private investment in public equity (PIPE) led by Inflection Point Asset Management and is expected to close…
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Former NASA Chief Bridenstine Named CEO of Quantum Space
Former NASA administrator Jim Bridenstine will become chief executive of Quantum Space, a company focused on in-orbit maneuverability and satellite servicing technologies. Bridenstine, who led NASA from 2018 to 2021, said the new role aligns with his background in national security and defense. “That’s where my background is, and where my heart is,” he said,…
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Quantum Space Names Bridenstine CEO for Defense Push
Why Did Quantum Space Hire NASA’s Former Administrator? Former NASA Administrator Jim Bridenstine is joining Quantum Space as chief executive officer, marking a significant leadership transition as the space situational awareness company pivots toward national security opportunities. Bridenstine, who led NASA from 2018 to 2021 during the Commercial Crew Program’s culmination and Artemis Program launch,…
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Former NASA Administrators urge space agency to rethink plans for Artemis Moon lander
Mike French (left) hosted a fireside chat with former NASA administrators Jim Bridenstine (center) and Charles Bolden (right) at the 2025 von Braun Space Exploration Symposium in Huntsville, Alabama. Image: American Astronautical Society via livestream Two former NASA Administrators called on the space agency to rethink its plans to land astronauts on the Moon using…
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Hydraulic system issue triggered early engine shutdown during SLS test-firing
An exhaust plume erupts from the B-2 test stand during a test-firing of the Space Launch System core stage Jan. 16. Credit: NASA/Robert Markowitz NASA officials said Tuesday the weekend test-firing of the Space Launch System moon rocket’s core stage was cut short by an out-of-limits parameter in a hydraulic system for gimbaling, or vectoring,…
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NASA studying cause of early end to moon rocket test-firing
The Space Launch System’s four RS-25 engines fire during an abbreviated Green Run test Saturday. Credit: NASA A critical test-firing of NASA’s Space Launch System moon rocket in Mississippi ended just 67 seconds after it began Saturday, well short of a planned eight-minute burn that was supposed to clear the way for the space agency…
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NASA chief warns of gap after retirement of International Space Station
File photo from the International Space Station as the outpost flew over the Nile River delta n Egypt in August 2019. Credit: NASA The International Space Station is likely to continue operating for another decade, but without more government support, a privately-owned outpost may not be ready in time to replace it, NASA Administrator Jim…
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NASA challenges companies to mine lunar soil
Credit: NASA/Aubrey Gemignani NASA announced Thursday it plans to purchase lunar soil from a commercial company, an effort the agency’s top official said is intended to set a precedent for the transfer of ownership of extraterrestrial material and stimulate a market harvesting resources from bodies throughout the solar system. The initiative is starting small, but…
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NASA chief still hopeful to get more money for moon landing effort
File photo of NASA Administrator Jim Bridenstine. Credit: NASA/Bill Ingalls House lawmakers this week proposed to fund NASA’s human-rated lunar lander development program at less than one-fifth of the level the Trump administration wanted, but NASA Administrator Jim Bridenstine said Wednesday the House budget bill is just the “opening salvo” in an appropriations process that…
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New NASA spaceflight chief makes no guarantees about 2024 moon landing goal
STORY WRITTEN FOR CBS NEWS & USED WITH PERMISSION Kathy Lueders was named associate administrator of NASA’s Human Exploration and Operations Mission Directorate earlier this month. Credit: NASA/Kim Shiflett Kathy Lueders, NASA’s newly appointed head of human spaceflight operations, said Thursday that without a crystal ball, she could not give a yes-or-no answer when asked whether she…