Space Industry Analysis
Oct 01, 2012
Unsure about Europe's approach, NASA plans for a mission of its own.
Oct 01, 2012
NASA sees low risk in Boeing capsule, but corporate commitment is uncertain
Oct 01, 2012
Despite receiving the smallest NASA award, Sierra Nevada presses
Oct 01, 2012
USAF Lt. Gen. (ret.) Dick Newton has been appointed executive VP of the Arlington, Va.-based Air Force Association, succeeding David T. “Buck” Buckwalter. Newton was assistant vice chief of staff/director of the air staff at USAF headquarters at the Pentagon.
Sep 24, 2012
Production of communications satellites is hampered by assembly of key component
Sep 24, 2012
NASA will spend $2.7 million on eight peer-reviewed research projects designed to advance the interagency National Robotics Initiative, set up by the Obama administration to promote U.S. robotics capabilities for the global marketplace. The projects will receive from $150,000 to $1 million for their work, which NASA's Office of the Chief Technologist is sponsoring as a way to push applications for “co-robotics” that can work with future human explorers on deep-space missions.
May 29, 2020
U.S. Navy’s training system search; Finland seeks export OK for fighters; an Army SHORAD slowdown; and satellite sensor design advances.
May 29, 2020
A SpaceX Starship prototype exploded and was destroyed on a test stand in Boca Chica, Texas, on May 29, joining three previous company test vehicles lost during pressurization checks.
May 29, 2020
The Pentagon signed two contracts worth $18.45 million under Defense Production Act Title 3 for investment in the space industrial base.
May 29, 2020
The scene during the runup to NASA’s return to human spaceflight on U.S. soil after nine years. Get regular analysis and insights from Aviation Week…
May 29, 2020
Despite the COVID-19 pandemic, NASA is moving ahead on schedule to make the July-August launch window for the Mars 2020 Perseverance rover.
May 27, 2020
NASA’s return to flying astronauts from U.S. soil to the International Space Station, delayed on May 27 due to weather constraints, has required the FAA to impose temporary flight restrictions (TFR) in the launch area that it has not used since the space shuttle fleet was retired in 2011.
May 27, 2020
NASA and SpaceX are retargeting launch of the crewed Demo-2 flight test for 3:22 p.m. EDT May 30 after dicey weather at Kennedy Space Center prompted a scrub 16 min. before a liftoff attempt on May 27.
May 27, 2020
SpaceX plans to evaluate a new dimming feature called VisorSat for its growing global constellation of Starlink broadband connectivity satellites, whose disruptive brightness in the night sky has raised the ire of professional and amateur astronomers.