Additive manufacturing and electric propulsion are among the new technologies promising improved satellite performance with lower costs.

Company opts to conduct second Falcon 9 static fire test before launch.

Sipri report on global arms sales shows Russia and emerging-market suppliers continuing to gain ground on companies in the U.S. and Western Europe.

See a selection of space entries from our annual Photo Contest.

The request for information lists several generic possibilities, including beaming power between orbiting spacecraft, from an orbiting spacecraft to a “planetary asset,” and between fixed and mobile assets on a planetary surface.

Iridium, Thales offer broadband connectivity to Bristow Helicopters, mitigating problems caused by interference from rotors.

Orbital Sciences Corp. will buy directly from Russia’s NPO Energomash a new rocket engine with a long heritage to replace the surplus Russian engines tentatively implicated in the Oct. 28 failure of an Antares launch vehicle with a load of cargo for the International Space Station.

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