Space Industry Analysis
Nov 14, 2014
Rosetta is the first mission designed to orbit and land on a comet. The €1.4 billion exploration campaign, the first to undertake a lengthy exploration of a comet at close quarters, builds on the first fly-bys of comets in the 1980s led by NASA, ESA, Russia and Japan.
Nov 14, 2014
While the SpaceShipTwo crash investigation continues, the full impact on the vehicle’s design and operations, as well as the effect on Virgin Galactic’s schedule, remains unclear.
Nov 14, 2014
The tricky landing of a 100-kg probe on the comet’s surface Nov. 12 marks the crowning achievement in an already stunning exploration campaign.
Nov 13, 2014
An illustrated guide to Philae's deployment and landing on Comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko, with the proble's thrusters, landing gear, harpoons and science instruments demystified.
Nov 12, 2014
Already a historic achievement, Europe's Rosetta mission marks first-ever touchdown on 67P/Churyumov–Gerasimenko
Nov 12, 2014
Rosetta's orbiter and lander have sent back first images of the 100-kg probe's descent.
May 10, 2021
Gen. Andre Lanata, Supreme Allied Commander Transformation, dropped by the command’s ostensibly temporary Colorado headquarters at Peterson AFB…
May 10, 2021
Reborn low Earth orbit constellation provider OneWeb is speeding ahead on a two-month-old teaming agreement and has decided to buy U.S. government-focused TrustComm, a 22-year-old Houston-based broadband services provider.
May 10, 2021
NASA and Axiom Space are characterizing plans for the first private astronaut mission to the International Space Station as a “renaissance” in human spaceflight.
May 10, 2021
NASA has increased the cost of its private astronaut missions to the International Space Station, a move to accurately reflect actual expenses while still striving to facilitate the commercialization of low Earth orbit.
May 10, 2021
Voyager Space Holdings, the rapidly expanding umbrella startup for new-space companies, has acquired the majority stake in X.O. Markets and its major subsidiary Nanoracks, which recently launched the commercial Bishop airlock to the International Space Station (ISS).
May 09, 2021
The debris of the core stage of a Chinese Long March-5B Y2 rocket made an uncontrolled reentry to the atmosphere at 10:24 p.m. EDT on May 8, China Manned Space Agency (CMSA) reported.
May 07, 2021
China launched the eighth trio of Yaogan-30 electronic reconnaissance satellites on a Long March 2C two-stage rocket at 2 11 p.m. EDT on May 6 from Xichang spaceport in southwest China’s Sichuan Province.
May 07, 2021
The leader of the U.S. House committee in charge of defense spending wants the Pentagon to move faster to appoint an executive in charge of space acquisition, but the Air Force is suggesting that Congress could play a role in speeding up the process.