Space Industry Analysis
Dec 19, 2017
These projects focus on greater bandwidth—but not necessarily broadband—compared to the existing Iridium, GlobalStar and Orbcomm constellations.
Dec 12, 2017
The new launch vehicle will have the capacity to orbit satellites of up to 700 kg. Work began on the launcher a few months ago.
Dec 12, 2017
After a $50 million refurbishment, Launch Complex 40 is ready to host its first launch since the September 2016 explosion.
Dec 11, 2017
Experiment results on Europe’s Microscope mini-sat have confirmed a key principle in Einstein's theory of general relativity, French space agency CNES says.
Dec 10, 2017
In the last few months, our team has been working behind the scenes to improve the multimedia experience for subscribers of Aviation Week & Space Technology.
Dec 08, 2017
A Swiss fighter firing flares, an A380 framed against the solar eclipse and dramatic long-exposures of space launches are among this year's winners.
Jul 01, 2022
NASA has completed construction of a record-tying large primary mirror for a telescope to be carried aloft by a high-altitude balloon.
Jun 30, 2022
OneWeb, in partnership with the European Space Agency and UK Space Agency, says it demonstrated a 5G link between low Earth orbit satellites, a geostationary satellite and a mobile ground terminal on June 28.
Jun 30, 2022
Startup launch company Relativity Space has signed a multiyear, multiflight launch services agreement with OneWeb to deliver its next-generation broadband satellites into orbit beginning in 2025.
Jun 30, 2022
After nearly two years in the orbit of Mars, China’s Tianwen-1 has completed imagery mapping of the red planet.
Jun 29, 2022
Tracy Caldwell Dyson is likely to be the third U.S. astronaut to fly aboard a Russian Soyuz capsule to the International Space Station under a new crew seat exchange agreement to be signed by NASA and Roscosmos.
Jun 29, 2022
The House Appropriations Committee has advanced a $25.45 billion 2023 NASA budget proposal to the full House, which if enacted by the House and Senate would amount to a $1.4 billion increase over 2022, but less than the $25.97 billion requested by President Biden in March.
Jun 29, 2022
A U.S. Space Force mission scheduled to launch June 30 on a United Launch Alliance Atlas V rocket will kick start a three-year experiment to test a missile warning and tracking satellite prototype.
Jun 28, 2022
With its new Vulcan rocket on track to debut late this year or in early 2023, United Launch Alliance (ULA) is aiming to end Atlas V launch services in late 2025, ULA clarified following a June 28 press conference where the company erroneously said Atlas V would be retired in late 2024.