FAA orders investigation into Blue Originβs New Glenn mishap TechCrunch By:Sean O'Kane 20 April 2026 at 20:11 The New Glenn rocket will have to stay grounded while the company investigates what caused the apparent failure of its upper stage.
Rivianβs factory hit by tornado ahead of R2 launch TechCrunch By:Sean O'Kane 20 April 2026 at 17:47 Nobody was hurt after an EF-1 tornado hit the part of the factory where the R2 SUV is supposed to be built.
Blue Originβs New Glenn put a customer satellite in the wrong orbit during its third launch TechCrunch By:Sean O'Kane 19 April 2026 at 23:02 The first major failure of Blue Origin's new heavy-launch system could create delays to its ambition to help NASA and the Trump administration return to the Moon.
Blue Origin successfully re-uses a New Glenn rocket for the first time ever TechCrunch By:Sean O'Kane 19 April 2026 at 15:45 It's a major milestone for the company's new mega-rocket system, putting it in position to challenge SpaceX's dominance of the global launch market.
Loop raises $95M to build supply chain AI that predicts disruptions TechCrunch By:Sean O'Kane 17 April 2026 at 17:00 The San Francisco startup closed a Series C funding round led by Antonio Gracias' firm Valor, which is a major backer of xAI.
Monarch Tractorβs collapse ends with an acquisition by Caterpillar TechCrunch By:Sean O'Kane 16 April 2026 at 01:05 The startup had faced mounting pressure from dealers, farmers, and a co-founder who complained that Monarch's tech didn't work properly.