Space Industry Analysis
May 18, 2020
High-tempo test schedule puts Firefly on track for September debut with Alpha launch vehicle.
May 15, 2020
The U.S. military continues to expand the operational envelope of its X-37B robotic spaceplanes amid the COVID-19 crisis.
May 15, 2020
Our roundup of the main aerospace and defense stories making the news this week.
May 14, 2020
The COVID-19 pandemic has added perilous twists to the UAE effort to launch its first Mars mission.
May 12, 2020
In case SpaceX needs more time to begin commercial service of its Crew Dragon transportation system to the International Space Station, NASA has bought a seat aboard the next Russian Soyuz flight, scheduled to launch in October.
May 12, 2020
Boeing’s latest F/A-18; Japanese military space unit; Hungary missile request OK’d; Indian chief pushes for more “Make in India”
Mar 28, 2023
The U.S. Space Force wants to continue investments in tactically responsive space.
Mar 28, 2023
Lockheed Martin is self-funding an offshoot to provide communications, navigation and other services for government and commercial lunar customers.
Mar 28, 2023
The worst performing acquisition programs in the U.S. Space Force’s (USSF) portfolio are not in space.
Mar 28, 2023
Russia’s disabled Soyuz MS-22 crew transport departed the ISS early March 28 for an uncrewed, parachute-assisted descent to Earth in Kazakhstan.
Mar 28, 2023
Thales Alenia Space has won contracts to supply synthetic aperture radar and optical satellites for IRIDE, the hybrid Italian Earth observation constellation.
Mar 24, 2023
A Blue Origin New Shepard suborbital booster failed during an uncrewed Sept. 12 launch due to structural fatigue on the engine nozzle.
Mar 24, 2023
Russia plans to launch its first civil radar observation satellite–Kondor-FKA–on May 27.
Mar 24, 2023
Dawn Aerospace’s Mk-II Aurora spaceplane has received an aircraft certification from the Civil Aviation Authority of New Zealand.