Space Industry Analysis
Dec 13, 2013
The new U.S. National Space Transportation Policy and a U.S. Air Force office developed in parallel with the policy should improve the prospects for government hardware riding on commercial communications satellites as hosted payloads, according to a White House staff member who helped draft the policy.
Dec 12, 2013
NEW DELHI — India’s Mars orbiter successfully completed its first course correction on its way to the red planet, a senior space scientist says.
Dec 12, 2013
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Dec 12, 2013
An external cooling system pump module aboard the International Space Station shut down on Wednesday, prompting a round of troubleshooting by NASA's Mission Control team and a decision to power down non critical solar powered systems in three U. S. segment modules.
Dec 11, 2013
Lockheed Martin Space Systems and Surrey Satellite Technology Ltd. will work together on concept studies of what its backers hope will become the first commercial mission to Mars, a Phoenix-class lander designed to demonstrate in situ resource utilization (ISRU) and thin-film solar arrays for future human missions.
Dec 11, 2013
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Dec 11, 2013
Crews traveling to Mars and back with today’s technology will face a 5% increase in their chances of developing cancer later in life, based on new data from NASA’s Curiosity rover released at the International Geophysical Union in San Francisco Dec. 9.