Space Industry Analysis
Jun 10, 2015
After reinventing the Ariane launcher program to compete with the SpaceX Falcon 9, Airbus tackles rocket reusability plan to compete with recoverable Falcon 9 core stage.
Jun 08, 2015
NASA has ceased routine communications with five spacecraft orbiting and roving the surface of Mars through June 21, a period known as solar conjunction.
Jun 07, 2015
Boeing CEO talks with Aviation Week editors about the state of his company and his legacy.
Jun 05, 2015
With commercial aircraft output continuing to rise and military aircraft production set to increase, Aviation Week looks at the pressures facing the global aerospace industry.
Jun 05, 2015
Established satellite manufacturers, including Airbus and Thales, are moving toward mass production to meet demand for small sats from Silicon Valley.
Jun 05, 2015
Before the RFP was even issued, USAF incurred a possible Procurement Integrity Act violation in the EELV competition.
Aug 25, 2021
U.S. Air Force Secretary Frank Kendall plans to begin working now to incorporate the Space Development Agency (SDA) into the U.S. Space Force, a bureaucratic transition not scheduled until Oct. 1, 2022.
Aug 25, 2021
U.S. Space Command will now turn its focus to becoming fully operational and establishing a fully staffed and permanent headquarters.
Aug 24, 2021
Russia has postponed its return to the Moon for almost a year.
Aug 24, 2021
The continued operation of Russia’s segment of the International Space Station depends on the replacement of nearly 1,500 pieces of onboard equipment, according to a key advisory group for Russian space agency Roscosmos.
Aug 24, 2021
A pinched nerve in the neck of NASA astronaut Mark Vande Hei is the reason the agency has postponed his planned Aug. 24 spacewalk outside the International Space Station.
Aug 24, 2021
NASA plans to send a wide range of science and technology investigations to the International Space Station on an upcoming SpaceX resupply mission.
Aug 24, 2021
Boeing Australia is hoping to leverage Boeing’s U.S. military satellite technologies as it competes with Airbus and Lockheed Martin to win a $3.5 billion contract to build Australia's next-generation military satellite communications system.
Aug 23, 2021
Virgin Orbit, the airborne small-satellite rocket launch upstart that announced its intent to go public Aug. 23, apparently will build and offer a fleet of Earth-observation and internet of things (IoT) satellites starting in 2023, according to investor materials.