Space Industry Analysis
Apr 19, 2021
After a successful first flight of the Ingenuity on Mars, Ellen Stofan, under secretary for science and research at the Smithsonian Institution, talks with Aviation Week editors about the historic nature of the mission, coming 117 years after the Wright Brothers flew at Kitty Hawk, North Carolina.
Apr 19, 2021
The nation needs to declassify technology, rely on private industry and compete for routine space missions.
Apr 16, 2021
The clock is ticking for a high-risk, high-reward technology demonstration.
Apr 15, 2021
Startup ABL’s launcher is well-sized for Lockheed’s new satellite bus.
Apr 12, 2021
Do SPACs herald a brave new world for space dreamers or a repeat of the dot-bomb era of the early 2000s and the space flops of the 1990s?
Apr 07, 2021
The company revealed new images of the first Dream Chaser and its Shooting Star cargo module in assembly for a 2022 debut spaceflight.
Jun 05, 2023
A SpaceX Dragon capsule lifted off for a resupply run to the International Space Station on June 5, carrying more than 7,200 lb. of cargo.
Jun 02, 2023
Westinghouse Electric Company and Astrobotic have signed a memorandum of understanding to explore development of space nuclear technologies.
Jun 01, 2023
Boeing is standing down from preparations to launch the long-awaited Crew Flight Test (CFT) of its CST-100 Starliner.
Jun 01, 2023
Launch of a Falcon 9 rocket with the Cargo Dragon capsule from NASA’s Kennedy Space Center is planned for June 3 at 12:35 p.m. EDT.
Jun 01, 2023
A request for information published May 31 adds both technologies to a narrower, previous SDA description of the Tranche 2 experimental program.
May 31, 2023
NASA has managed to improve the cost performance of 16 major projects over the past year, a GAO report says.
May 31, 2023
Satellite chip startup SatixFy said Nir Barkan will be acting CEO effective June 1.
May 31, 2023
The four-person crew of Axiom Space’s second private astronaut mission to the International Space Station splashed down safely in the Gulf of Mexico on May 30.