Space Industry Analysis
Apr 01, 2019
The U.S. Air Force is renewing its focus on how to fight in space to compete with China and Russia.
Mar 25, 2019
Comac tests fuel-cell power; DLR to capture rockets in flight; Fluidic flight control; DARPA’s “Disruptioneering”; UAM in Austria.
Mar 22, 2019
Building an equatorial launch base in northern Australia should begin in April. A base for launches to polar orbits is in planning.
Mar 22, 2019
With a lifelong passion for aviation, Paul Allen was the first of the technology barons to spend part of his fortune backing technology to enable less costly and more frequent access to space.
Mar 22, 2019
More than 400 luminaries gathered at the 62nd annual gala to honor the winners and top students pursuing aviation or aerospace careers.
Mar 22, 2019
New organization will unify and integrate the development of space capabilities across the U.S. military.
Nov 01, 2022
No longer in safe mode, NASA’s Capstone small satellite mission continues to blaze a trail in space for the planned lunar Gateway station.
Nov 01, 2022
As well as a launch provider, UK-based Orbex will now become a launch site operator with assistance from Jacobs.
Oct 31, 2022
NorthStar Earth & Space’s initial three space situational awareness satellites are scheduled to launch into orbit in mid-2023.
Oct 31, 2022
NASA plans to add a crewed lunar landing on its Artemis IV mission—previously a dedicated assembly flight for the lunar Gateway—and award a contract to SpaceX to ferry astronauts to and from lunar orbit and the Moon’s surface.
Oct 31, 2022
Small-satellite maker Terran Orbital has formally aligned with Lockheed Martin, receiving a $100 million investment boost.
Oct 31, 2022
On Oct. 31 a Long March-5B rocket blasted off at 3:37 p.m. local time from Wenchang Space Launch Site on Hainan Island.
Oct 28, 2022
NASA generated a nationwide total economic output that exceeded $71.2 billion in 2021, up 10.7% from 2019, while supporting 339,600 jobs and leading to $7.7 billion in federal, state and local tax revenues, according to the agency’s latest economic impact report.
Oct 28, 2022
The Boeing-built core stage for the second Space Launch System (SLS) rocket is nearing completion at NASA’s Michoud Assembly Facility near New Orleans.