Space Industry Analysis
Nov 24, 2014
Cats lidar scanner, to be sent to the ISS by SpaceX, will enable new weather forecasting and environmental observation capabilities
Nov 24, 2014
"I know I have done nothing special to be the first Italian woman to fly to space," said European Space Agency astronaut Samantha Cristoforetti.
Nov 21, 2014
NASA’s go-as-you-can-pay approach to exploration-system development means the heavy-lift Space Launch System in development to carry Orion beyond low Earth orbit and eventually on to Mars is very much a work in progress, starting with the engines.
Nov 20, 2014
Ahead of merger, ATK assessed “political risks” of Orbital's new engine choice.
Nov 19, 2014
The inevitable has happened in the U.S. attempt to move the economy off the planet. That it happened twice in a week is driving a needed element of reality into the endeavor.
Nov 17, 2014
As the probe's last science data was relayed to Earth Nov. 15, its power rapidly depleted.
May 15, 2021
A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket on May 15 launched 52 Starlink satellites and two rideshare payloads into orbit after lifting off from pad 39A at Kennedy Space Center, Florida.
May 15, 2021
The second launch failure of an Electron vehicle on the company’s 20th mission is now being investigated by the FAA to identify the root cause.
May 15, 2021
China has become the third nation after the U.S. and the Soviet Union to land a spacecraft on Mars.
May 14, 2021
Just over a week after conducting the first successful high-altitude flight and landing of a full-scale Starship prototype, SpaceX has revealed details of how it intends to perform the first orbital test flight of the complete two-stage vehicle and Super Heavy booster.
May 13, 2021
The next two piloted flights to the International Space Station aboard Russian Soyuz MS spacecraft later this year will be carrying civilians—a film crew first, and later, tourists.
May 13, 2021
Arqit, a four-year-old British startup aiming to provide quantum encryption for communications, announced May 12 it will become a publicly traded company after a two-step merger with a special purpose acquisition company (SPAC).
May 12, 2021
NASA’s Artemis initiative, poised to resume human exploration of the Moon and pave the way for expeditions to Mars, is already paying economic dividends across the U.S., those preparing for the Artemis I launch say.
May 12, 2021
The U.S. Space Force intends to establish a commercial solutions office at Space Systems Command to better leverage industry’s work in satellite communications and tactical intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance.