Space Industry Analysis
May 04, 2022
A way to transfer fighters to Ukraine; NGAD’s collaborative wingman; DARPA studies HAWC lessons learned; and Russia launches Angara 1.2.
May 03, 2022
Developed for Pegasus air launch, the L-1011—world’s last operational TriStar—is pivoting to high-speed test and launch vehicle markets.
Apr 29, 2022
Private astronaut mission’s bonus days on ISS shift next crew launch.
Apr 26, 2022
The curriculum for engineering must expand to include flexible interdisciplinary coursework and hands-on laboratory experience.
Apr 25, 2022
The space sector has unique propellants when it comes to M&A, which is likely to create a “melt-up.”
Apr 20, 2022
Long-held U.S. Defense Department vision for rapid space launch capability could edge closer to reality with Air Force Research Laboratory demonstration.
Aug 24, 2023
Rocket Lab took another step toward reusing its Electron small-satellite launch vehicles by flying a recovered engine for the first time.
Aug 24, 2023
Thrusters on the International Space Station Russian segment’s Zvezda service module were commanded to fire for an orbital debris avoidance maneuver.
Aug 24, 2023
The first and second stages of the Collima-1 rocket performed normally, but the “emergency blasting system” malfunctioned.
Aug 23, 2023
With their six-month, four-person SpaceX Crew-6 mission to the ISS drawing to a close, two of the U.S. flyers praised their NASA crewmate Frank Rubio.
Aug 23, 2023
ClearSpace says a leftover payload adapter floating in Earth’s orbit, that it planned to remove from space, has been hit by another piece of junk.
Aug 23, 2023
India made history on Aug. 23 by becoming the first country to land a spacecraft near the lunar south pole.
Aug 23, 2023
Russia’s Progress MS-24 resupply mission was on course to reach the seven-person International Space Station late Aug. 24.
Aug 22, 2023
Preparations continue for the planned Aug. 25 launch of NASA’s Crew-7’s three astronauts and a cosmonaut to the International Space Station.