Space Industry Analysis

Sep 28, 2023
SpaceX’s tussle in Ukraine illustrates the industry’s rising power in modern conflict.
Sep 20, 2023
Frank Kendall discusses with Aviation Week the need to “reoptimize” the Air Force to acquire, plan and train better for potential near-term conflict.
Sep 15, 2023
Our roundup of the main aerospace and defense stories making the news this week.
Sep 14, 2023
NASA is working with at least six companies interested in operating orbital outposts.
Sep 12, 2023
After a year’s delay to resolve software issues, NASA’s Psyche spacecraft is poised to explore a namesake asteroid.
Sep 08, 2023
Building on good results of initial 4,000-lb. demonstrator RDRE engines, NASA says larger pressure-gain rockets hold promise for future space missions.
Nov 27, 2023
SSC has awarded Lockheed Martin a $5.2 million contract to prototype missile typing and characterizing algorithms for overhead persistent infrared satellites.
Nov 27, 2023
Steve Jurczyk, a retired 32-year NASA veteran who served in a variety of administrative positions including acting administrator, has passed away.
Nov 25, 2023
The test rocket went through a complete launch countdown procedure in French Guiana followed by full firing of the core stage’s Vulcain 2.1 engine.
Nov 23, 2023
The UK is to install a telescope on the Mediterranean island of Cyprus to improve British space domain awareness capabilities.
Nov 22, 2023
Canadian Space Agency astronaut Joshua Kutryk has been named the third crew member for the first operational mission of Boeing’s CST-100 Starliner to the ISS.
Nov 22, 2023
India’s space economy could reach $77 billion in value by 2030 from $15 billion in 2023, according to a recent report by the Indian media Inc42.
Nov 22, 2023
NASA has announced research grants and cooperative agreements focused on studies into how plant and animal biological systems will respond to lunar regolith.
Nov 22, 2023
North Korea claims to have successfully orbited its Malligyong-1 spy satellite following the launch of a Chollima-1 rocket on the night of Nov. 21.