Space Industry Analysis
Sep 18, 2017
LeoLabs teams with Planet; Swiss demo U-space; fuel cell powers multicopter drone.
Sep 15, 2017
Aviation Week’s team of more than two dozen editors casts a wide net around the globe, but we don’t see everything. That is why it is vital that we receive outside nominations. Know of an individual or achievement in the last year that deserves recognition? Nominate them for the 2018 Laureate Awards.
Sep 13, 2017
Nearly out of propellant, Cassini will plow directly into Saturn’s clouds on Sept. 15.
Sep 13, 2017
The devastation of this fall’s Gulf and Atlantic hurricanes was captured by satellite imagery.
Sep 13, 2017
Eumetsat's option is for an Ariane 62, the medium version of the rocket destined to replace Arianespace’s workhorse Ariane 5.
Sep 08, 2017
In this week's Washington Outlook: Lawmakers pounce on inspector’s findings regarding FAA’s next-gen ATC modernization program; Congress makes a deal to keep the government open; and a view of why it is so hard to buy military space gear.
Jun 06, 2022
China has launched another three astronauts into space as construction of the Tiangong space station enters its next phase.
Jun 03, 2022
Russia’s Progress MS-20 linked to the International Space Station’s (ISS) Russian segment on June 3, completing a two-orbit launch to docking to deliver a 3-ton cargo of propellant, drinking water, food and other supplies for the orbital lab’s seven crewmembers.
Jun 02, 2022
NASA has lined up some forward-looking research for its next resupply mission to the International Space Station.
Jun 02, 2022
NASA plans to add five more Crew Dragon missions to SpaceX’s Commercial Crew flight services contract on a sole-source basis, as the agency continues to work with Boeing to certify a second transportation system to ferry astronauts to and from the International Space Station.
Jun 02, 2022
The U.S. Space Force this month will finalize its force design for how it will move the ground moving target indication mission from aircraft to space, with the plan to shape the 2024 budget request. The U.S. Air Force wants to retire its E-8C Joint Stars that currently serve in this role, with much of the capability to come from satellites. This plan faces several hurdles, however, not the least of which is physics.
Jun 02, 2022
Startup propulsion company Ursa Major announced June 2 that it is offering a 200,000 lb. thrust liquid oxygen and methane staged-combustion rocket engine called Arroway.
Jun 02, 2022
The Pentagon and the intelligence community are close to wrapping up a Space Strategic Review to outline the government’s policies for operations in space, including the mix of offensive and defensive systems and the extent to which they need to be classified.
Jun 01, 2022
The U.S. Navy has signed a Cooperative Research and Development Agreement with Kleos Space to provide radio frequency geolocation data as part of an experiment.