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SpaceX Launched its Giant New Rocket but Explosions End the Second Test Flight

SpaceX launched its mega rocket Starship but lost both the booster and the spacecraft in a pair of explosions minutes into Saturday’s test flight. The rocketship reached space following liftoff from South Texas before communication suddenly was lost. SpaceX officials …

Virgin Orbit Reports ‘Anomaly’ in Satellite Launch from UK

LONDON (AP) — A mission to launch the first satellites into orbit from Western Europe suffered an “anomaly” Tuesday, Virgin Orbit said. The U.S.-based company attempted its first international launch on Monday, using a modified jumbo jet to carry one …

Chinese Space Junk Likely to Come Crashing to Earth on Friday

A massive Chinese rocket booster is headed for an uncontrolled fall through the atmosphere Friday, sparking concerns that pieces of the giant vehicle could crash to Earth. It’s the fourth time in two years a large Chinese rocket has headed …

Atlas General Insurance Services, LLC Announces its Launch of the Atlas Commercial Division

San Diego, CA, 4/23/13 – Atlas General Insurance Services, LLC, a national multi-line program manager, is pleased to announce the formation of the Atlas Commercial Division. This new division will be headed up by industry veteran Tom Greenwald who will …

Astonish Launches New Website with Insurance Industry Marketing Tools

Warwick, RI, 07/24/12 – Astonish, a Digital Marketing Company catering to Local Insurance Agencies, Financial Services and Group Benefit firms, MGA’s, Aggregators and Carriers recently launched a new website www.Astonish.com to educate prospective and existing clients on their line of …

ThinkRisk and OneBeacon Announce [in]FUSE – Insurance Agents & Brokers Professional Liability Protection

Chicago, IL, 04/27/12 – ThinkRisk Underwriting Agency, LLC and OneBeacon Professional Insurance join forces to announce the launch of a new Professional Liability Policy for Insurance Agents & Brokers. The product, [in]FUSESM, provides broad protection for emerging exposures faced by …

NASA to Launch New Earth-Observing Satellite

After a five-year delay, an Earth-observing satellite will be launched to test new technologies aimed at improving weather forecasts and monitoring climate change. The $1.5 billion NASA mission comes in a year of weather extremes from the Midwest tornado outbreak …

Wells Publishing to Launch New Claims Journal Magazine

Wells Publishing Inc. announces the launch of Claims Journal magazine, a quarterly publication targeting claims professionals in the property/casualty insurance industry. The new magazine, scheduled to launch the first quarter of 2012, is an offshoot of the popular website ClaimsJournal.com …