es a Gulfstream G-IV executive jet to carry aloft a rocket which it fires off to put 45-50kg payloads into low-Earth orbit. NASA is also working with Virgin Galactic, a private space venture led by Richard Branson. Virgin Galactic has developed its LauncherOne, another air-launched rocket. It can be flown to a hig

r Jaffray and Sandler O'Neill join forces in a $485 million merger, Cisco snaps up fiber optics company Acacia Communications for $2.6 billion, and Virgin Galactic merges with a special purpose acquisition company held by Social Capital and Hedosophia to create a $1.5 billion company. Read full article » CAP