Space Industry Analysis
Apr 08, 2015
U.S. Air Force Secretary discusses creating an apples-to-apples comparison of ULA and SpaceX launch cost, embracing public-private partnerships for a new rocket engine and developing trust with new market entrants.
Apr 01, 2015
With the goal of sending a manned mission to Mars in the 2030s growing near, Expedition 43 sends two men to the ISS for a year to test the physical and psychological impact of deep-space travel.
Apr 01, 2015
Smallsats in low Earth orbit have captured the interest of deep-pocket investors who see new technologies and applications offering substantial returns.
Apr 01, 2015
John Logsdon’s Nixon-tape transcripts show how the decision to build the space shuttle was derailed by dishonesty.
Apr 01, 2015
Russia may be open to Chinese participation in future space collaboration.
Mar 28, 2015
"He will do great," predicted NASA astronaut Barry "Butch" Wilmore, who returned to Earth after 5 1/2 months on the ISS earlier this month. Wilmore watched Scott Kelly's lift off from NASA's Mission Control in Houston.
Jul 28, 2021
Rocket Lab intends to return its Electron small satellite launcher into commercial service as early as July 29 following an accident two months ago.
Jul 28, 2021
German satellite launch startup Isar Aerospace has secured $75 million from investors which include Porsche, the majority owner of the Volkswagen automobile company.
Jul 27, 2021
The space agencies of Canada, Italy and Japan are joining with NASA in a worldwide call for qualified applicants to contribute to a measurement definition team that will support a future International Mars Ice Mapper Mission orbiter.
Jul 26, 2021
With nearly $1.8 million in private donations, a pair of Harvard University scientists has unveiled a project to use civilian science observatories and instruments to scout for unidentified aerial phenomena in Earth’s skies and beyond.
Jul 26, 2021
Fresh off Blue Origin’s first human spaceflight, founder Jeff Bezos is offering to cut his company’s fee for a human lunar landing demonstration mission dramatically and add—at company expense—an orbital flight test.
Jul 26, 2021
Russia’s near two-decade-old Pirs docking compartment and airlock left the International Space Station (ISS) in the grasp of the Progress MS-16 cargo capsule early July 26.
Jul 22, 2021
The same day Blue Origin made its first human spaceflight, sending four passengers into suborbital space, the Federal Aviation Administration issued new FAA Commercial Space Astronaut Wings eligibility requirements.
Jul 22, 2021
Ad Astra Rocket Co. has reached another milestone in its long-running quest to develop an electric propulsion capability to hasten the human exploration of Mars and other space activities.