Space Industry Analysis
Oct 16, 2020
Upgrades are underway for carrier aircraft as Stratolaunch prepares to offer hypersonic test capability from 2022 onward.
Oct 14, 2020
Rotating crews of astronauts and cosmonauts have been living aboard the orbital outpost for 20 years. Here are some other numbers behind the milestone.
Oct 14, 2020
Fifteen-nation program marks 20 years of continuous human presence in low Earth orbit.
Oct 14, 2020
In this special edition Check 6 Tech Talk, we speak to Elizabeth Turtle, the principal investigator of NASA’s upcoming Dragonfly mission.
Oct 12, 2020
Jean-Yves Le Gall, president of CNES, tells Aviation Week’s Thierry Dubois about the agency’s progress on reusable launchers and other programs in conjunction with International Astronautical Congress 2020.
Oct 08, 2020
SpaceX is poised to take over ISS crew rotation missions, with Boeing to follow next year.
Apr 20, 2023
The Space Development Agency is negotiating with the FAA for temporary approval to test broadcasting Link 16 datalink from its recently launched satellites.
Apr 20, 2023
The U.S. Space Force is launching five Strategic Technology Institutes to advance R&D for space technology that it believes will be critical.
Apr 20, 2023
The launch of dozens of satellites for a proliferated LEO constellation focused on missile warning and tracking could require more operational units.
Apr 20, 2023
The Pentagon has tasked the U.S. Space Force to develop on-orbit refueling quickly.
Apr 20, 2023
Ispace is making the final preparations for its Hakuto-R Mission 1 lunar landing attempt on April 25.
Apr 20, 2023
Maxar is seeing interest in its Maxar 300, a smaller spacecraft drawn from a bus it is making for L3Harris’ Space Development Agency offering.
Apr 20, 2023
NASA has awarded Space & Technology Solutions a potential $719 million contract for the support of work on the agency’s Joint Polar Satellite System.
Apr 20, 2023
Relativity Space is focusing on a rapid test series for its liquid oxygen/methane (LOx/CH4) Aeon R rocket engine.