Space Industry Analysis
Jan 12, 2018
The company has pushed longstanding government contractors to rethink how they do business, move to drive down costs and improve quality to remain competitive.
Jan 11, 2018
The Falcon 9-launched satellite is rumored to have reentered after what SpaceX says was a successful launch.
Jan 11, 2018
He walked on the Moon, commanded the inaugural shuttle mission and was the first person to fly on six space missions. He also headed NASA’s astronaut office and was an outspoken advocate for astronaut safety.
Jan 11, 2018
“We have to move at the speed of business, not the speed of bureaucracy,” says 45th Space Wing Commander Wayne Monteith.
Jan 09, 2018
Companies such as Blue Origin, Orbital ATK, SpaceX and United Launch Alliance are jostling to be a part of the future U.S. military spacelift market. Photo: Orbital ATK
Jan 04, 2018
At the Aviation Week Network, we’re already charging into 2018. But over the recent holiday break, I had time to reflect on some of my favorite memories from last year. Here are five of them.
Jul 08, 2022
Carnegie Mellon University has launched an initiative to study a distributed computing architecture for nanosatellites.
Jul 07, 2022
The Defense Innovation Unit’s (DIU) Hybrid Space Architecture program has issued several contracts to companies to develop and demonstrate a space-based network architecture for communications across commercial and government satellites in multiple orbits.
Jul 07, 2022
Stellar Solutions, a global aerospace and systems engineering services firm, has unveiled Stellar Ventures, a woman-led venture capital firm investing in the next generation of space entrepreneurs, the company said July 7.
Jul 07, 2022
NASA’s small Capstone mission satellite successfully carried out a delayed midday trajectory correction maneuver on July 7.
Jul 07, 2022
The European Space Agency (ESA), its commercial partners and potential customers are eagerly awaiting the inaugural launch of the Vega-C rocket.
Jul 07, 2022
A Minotaur II+ rocket, the first launch test supporting the development of the Mk21A re-entry vehicle, exploded shortly after launch late July 6 at Vandenberg Space Force Base, California.
Jul 07, 2022
Roscosmos State Space Corp. is eager to launch new Angara modular rockets from its Vostochny commercial spaceport in 2023.
Jul 06, 2022
Virgin Galactic has signed an agreement to partner with Boeing subsidiary Aurora Flight Sciences to build two new White Knight Two jets to carry its air-launched passenger suborbital spaceships.