Space Industry Analysis
Feb 04, 2013
Repurposing of com-sat antennas could yield substantial savings
Feb 04, 2013
NASA applies its human-spaceflight standards to lithium-ion batteries
Feb 04, 2013
The first of three advanced Tracking and Data Relay Satellite System (TDRSS) spacecraft, procured for $354 million each, is heading for checkout in a temporary geostationary slot after this Jan. 30 nighttime launch on an Atlas V from Cape Canaveral's Launch Complex 41.
Feb 04, 2013
Iranian space officials say their nation's launch and recovery of a live monkey on a suborbital spaceflight advances the goal of an orbital human mission, but that day apparently is more distant than the stated 2020 date. The Iranian Space Agency is said to have used a variant of the Kavoshgar rocket for the 120-km (74-mi.) flight, following a 2011 test that reportedly carried a sealed biocapsule, but no monkey. The 22-meter-long (72-ft.) rocket is believed to have a payload capacity of 50 kg (110 lb.). Israel dismissed the flight as a “publicity stunt,” while a U.S.
Feb 04, 2013
A technology that turns computer-aided design (CAD) drawings into tangible hardware has advanced far beyond producing toy rockets and airplanes from plastic as a Science Technology Engineering and Mathmatics hook for schoolchildren. Today advanced versions of what once was called 3-D printing, and now is more commonly termed additive manufacturing (AM), is well on its way to producing large flightworthy components for real rockets and aircraft.
Jan 28, 2013
Viewpoint: Ross was chief of NASA's Vehicle Integration Test Office
Aug 27, 2020
NASA is making progress with potential partner nations on a set of principles known as the Artemis Accords for governing future efforts to establish a sustained human presence on the Moon and then Mars, a NASA official says.
Aug 26, 2020
The U.S. Space Force has completed a milestone test for the mitigation and anti-jam enhancement capability part of the Wideband Global SATCOM program.
Aug 26, 2020
The UK has launched a draft United Nations (U.N.) resolution on the responsible use of space, as concern grows about the potential impacts to national economies if space-based infrastructure is damaged through accidents or misunderstandings between nations.
Aug 26, 2020
For the first time in 19 years, Cape Canaveral plans to launch three rockets in one week.
Aug 25, 2020
The International Space Station crewmembers ended their extended weekend isolation in the orbiting lab’s Russian segment on Aug. 25, part of an attempt to track down the source of a persistent pressure leak.
Aug 25, 2020
As NASA addresses the hurdles of accelerating a return of humans to the Moon’s surface in 2024 and establishing a sustained presence in this decade, it is also studying how to move on to Mars in the mid-2030s using a nuclear electric propulsion (NEP) option.
Aug 21, 2020
Russia is preparing to expand its segment of the International Space Station with the 20-ton Nauka Multipurpose Laboratory Module.
Aug 21, 2020
The report calls on Congress to “enact, without delay, appropriations and any required authorities" for the Office of Space Commerce "to build this critical capability with requisite personnel, office infrastructure and authorities.”