Space Industry Analysis
Oct 25, 2017
The successful test run is a significant milestone for Blue Origin's methane-fueled BE-4, which is expected to power the company’s reusable orbital New Glenn vehicles and replace Russian-made engines used by the United Launch Alliance.
Oct 25, 2017
With its space program only three years old, the United Arab Emirates is already planning astronaut trips and a Mars orbiter.
Oct 19, 2017
Northrop Grumman buys SpaceX launch for a U.S. government customer, U.S. State Department clears Greece for an FMS of F-16 upgrades, Indonesia receives Panther helicopters, and Embraer sells six Super Tucanos.
Oct 18, 2017
The Apollo 11 command module, Columbia, has left its Smithsonian home for a new mission—a traveling exhibit commemorating the upcoming 50th anniversary of Apollo 11’s touchdown on the Moon.
Oct 17, 2017
After a hiatus of more than 50 years, NASA plans a trial run of a full-scale nuclear-fission power system designed to produce 1 kW of electricity.
Oct 17, 2017
September was a busy month at several high-profile companies, and it could be a good indication of what is to come for the industry as many of them adjust to market conditions.
Jun 17, 2022
Velo3D has unveiled the Sapphire XC 1MZ, a 3D printer that can make aerospace parts up to 1 m in height.
Jun 17, 2022
SpaceX is to loft the first of three new synthetic aperture radar satellites into orbit for the German Defense Ministry on June 18.
Jun 17, 2022
The International Space Station (ISS) executed a June 16 debris avoidance maneuver prompted by the predicted close approach of a fragment from last year’s Russian anti-satellite (ASAT) test.
Jun 17, 2022
NASA has reassigned astronaut Sunita Williams to the upcoming Crew Flight Test (CFT) of Boeing’s CST-100 Starliner, replacing Michael Fincke.
Jun 17, 2022
The flight, which marked the first time Roc had flown at altitudes required for effective launch trajectories of Stratolaunch’s Talon-A hypersonic test vehicle, lasted just over three hours.
Jun 16, 2022
A collaboration between Astrobotic and WiBotic has successfully advanced a wireless charging system capable of providing power throughout a simulated 14-day lunar night with its thermal and other environmental extremes.
Jun 16, 2022
Launch startup Firefly Aerospace is rotating through another CEO as its recently installed private equity sponsors assert more control over the embattled new-space upstart.
Jun 15, 2022
Top NASA and European Space Agency (ESA) leaders emerged from a June 15 meeting prepared to extend and strengthen a long-standing partnership in space.