Space Industry Analysis
Sep 22, 2014
SpaceX to continue with engine work whether or not it meets certification deadline
Sep 21, 2014
SpaceX Dragon expected to rendezvous with the International Space Station early Tuesday.
Sep 20, 2014
Poor weather remains a factor as SpaceX prepared for a second launch attempt early Sunday.
Sep 19, 2014
Fifty five years ago this week test pilot Scott Crossfield flew the North American Aviation X-15 rocket plane on its first powered flight.
Sep 19, 2014
Major developments in Commercial Crew and rocket engines are the subject of this week’s Check 6 podcast.
Sep 19, 2014
Major developments in Commercial Crew and rocket engines are the subject of this week’s podcast.
Apr 24, 2021
SpaceX’s NASA-contracted Crew-2 Dragon successfully docked with the International Space Station early April 24, delivering a four-member, multinational crew for a six-month tour of duty.
Apr 23, 2021
The celebration of the 60th anniversary of Yury Gagarin’s first orbital flight sparked a new discussion in Russia about its space exploration priorities.
Apr 23, 2021
The SpaceX Crew-2 astronauts experienced several minutes of unexpected suspense as they prepared for a scheduled 8-hr. sleep period following their 5:49 a.m. EDT liftoff on April 23 from NASA’s Kennedy Space Center due to the potential close approach of a space debris fragment.
Apr 23, 2021
A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket lifted off from the Kennedy Space Center an hour before dawn on April 23, sending a Crew Dragon capsule carrying four astronauts on a one-day journey to the International Space Station (ISS.)
Apr 22, 2021
Satellite manufacturer Airbus Defense and Space has committed to one launch and an undisclosed number of optional launches with Isar Aerospace’s Spectrum micro-launcher.
Apr 22, 2021
NASA’s Ingenuity helicopter added 51.9 sec. of flight time during a second demonstration of controlled powered flight on Mars.
Apr 22, 2021
Space situational awareness startup LeoLabs has declared its fourth space radar site fully operational in Costa Rica.
Apr 22, 2021
UK startup Satellite Vu has raised £3.6 million ($5 million) in seed funding to begin building a thermal-imaging satellite constellation that will be able to measure the energy efficiency of any building in the world from low Earth orbit.