Space Industry Analysis
Aug 10, 2016
An advanced instrument in development for NASA’s planned 2020 rover, the ‘rock zapper’ will add range, color and sound.
Aug 05, 2016
This week's Washington Outlook column discusses how the next president can best secure a budget deal, FAA's certification of Moon Express and Virgin, and the presidential candidates' mixed messages on space policy.
Aug 05, 2016
Firefly Space Systems’ 125,000-lb.-thrust engine will be the first aerospike rocket to fly and is pivotal to the company’s goal of developing a scalable family of relatively simple, lightweight launchers for the small satellite market.
Aug 04, 2016
New constellations of Earth-observing smallsats and advanced data-crunching give decision-makers new tools for dealing with a changing planet.
Aug 03, 2016
NASA hopes the docking adaptor awaiting installation on ISS is just the first step in a broad range of international spacecraft standards that will be needed to explore beyond low Earth orbit.
Aug 03, 2016
South Korea will be the first customer for the Angara 1.2, designed for small or medium-size satellites and capable of lifting up to 3,500 kg to LEO or SSO.
Feb 25, 2022
AE Industrial Partners, a U.S. private equity firm active in aerospace and defense, said Feb. 24 that it had struck deal to buy a “significant” stake in embattled rocket startup Firefly Aerospace from investment group Noosphere Venture Partners.
Feb 24, 2022
NASA is aiming to roll out its first Space Launch System (SLS) rocket to Kennedy Space Center’s (KSC) Launch Complex 39B on March 17 for a key tanking test ahead of launch no sooner than late May on the Artemis I mission.
Feb 24, 2022
Rocket Lab will provide 17 spacecraft buses for a new low Earth orbit satellite constellation owned and operated by Globalstar.
Feb 23, 2022
Rocket Lab plans to begin operations from a second launchpad in New Zealand as early Feb. 28, the company said Feb. 23.
Feb 23, 2022
The U.S. Space Force has awarded Northrop Grumman a $341 million contract to develop, test and deliver a new Deep-Space Advanced Radar Capability for enhanced space situational awareness.
Feb 23, 2022
NASA and its HeroX crowdsource partner are proceeding with the second phase of a multiyear competition seeking innovative engineering concepts for the integration of electrical power transmission and energy storage in support of the agency’s Artemis initiative.
Feb 21, 2022
Northrop Grumman is taking the next step in its space servicing business, SpaceLogistics, with the sale of its first Mission Extension Pod and a launch agreement with SpaceX for a Mission Robotic Vehicle.
Feb 21, 2022
Northrop Grumman’s 17th NASA-contracted resupply capsule rendezvoused with the International Space Station early Feb. 21.