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Voyager Space Holdings To Acquire The Launch Company

By Cal Biesecker

Thursday, November 19th, 2020

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Voyager Space Holdings To Acquire The Launch Company

Matthew Kuta, president and chief operating officer, Voyager Space Holdings. Photo: Voyager

Voyager Space Holdings on Thursday said it has agreed to acquire The Launch Company in a deal that would be the first for the holding company in the launch sector. Terms of the pending acquisition were not disclosed. Voyager, which is based in Denver, earlier this year acquired two other space companies, Altius Space Machines and Pioneer Astronautics. The Launch Company, which is based in Anchorage, Alaska, has expertise in launch requirements and site design, field support, logistics, and develops…

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