Space Industry Analysis
Jan 06, 2023
Startup’s lunar lander is an early attempt to commercialize the Moon.
Jan 06, 2023
Dense Tokyo is at the epicenter of the country’s space startups.
Jan 05, 2023
Dream Chaser spaceplane tests in 2023 mark first operational steps toward development of Sierra Space’s orbital ecosystem.
Dec 23, 2022
From servicing demos and crew capsule tests to completing China’s first long-term space station, Earth orbit was a busy place in 2022.
Dec 23, 2022
Established satellite companies introduce new technologies and strategies to compete with startups.
Dec 23, 2022
Every deal is a mix of market forecast and unique conditions, especially price, and the buyouts of Aerojet and Maxar are no different.
Oct 10, 2023
The National Reconnaissance Office plans to quadruple the number of satellites it has in orbit.
Oct 10, 2023
An external coolant leak from a backup radiator on the International Space Station’s Russian segment Nauka multipurpose laboratory module has ceased.
Oct 10, 2023
Ground controllers saw flakes coming from the leak site—on one of two radiators—on Oct. 9 at about 1 p.m. EDT, using externally mounted ISS cameras, NASA says.
Oct 09, 2023
The European Space Agency has launched a competition for “visionary business ideas” for how to use its proposed “Moonlight” project.
Oct 09, 2023
China plans to double the size of its Tiangong space station to accommodate experiments from international customers and partners.
Oct 09, 2023
Germany has put the first of its new-generation synthetic aperture radar satellites into operational use.
Oct 09, 2023
The European Space Agency and Axiom Space have agreed to collaborate.
Oct 09, 2023
Arianespace's successful Vega launch is good news for a European space industry that is contending with delays on the Vega-C and Ariane 6 programs.