Space Industry Analysis
May 13, 2019
Florida factory features robots to distribute parts kits and to move spacecraft through work sites and test chambers.
May 09, 2019
Aviation Week editors discuss the events at Satellite 2019 in Washington, D.C. including which companies have the strongest leg up and which launch providers will take them to space.
May 08, 2019
Its current Gateway and Deep Space Transport spaceship will not put humans on the red planet by 2033, but NASA can take a more direct approach.
May 06, 2019
Planetary Defense Coordination Office has charted 20,001 near-Earth objects.
May 03, 2019
F-35 "Sidekick" lets it haul more firepower; India plans next milsat launch; U.S. lawmakers want more Space Force information; UK’s new defense minister
May 02, 2019
Dragon was about to fire up abort system thrusters when an explosion occurred.
Nov 08, 2022
Kennedy Space Center on Nov. 8 stepped up preparations for Tropical Storm Nicole, which is expected to bring sustained winds of at least 39 mph to the area.
Nov 08, 2022
The single-port Sirius engine will be used to power the Eris, Australia’s first orbital rocket, which is set to launch in 2023.
Nov 07, 2022
Intelsat is turning to Switzerland-based SWISSto12 to provide a small geostationary satellite outfitted with 12 Ku-band transponders for regional communications services.
Nov 07, 2022
Shortly after its liftoff early Nov. 7 from NASA’s Wallops Island Flight Facility in Virginia, Northrop Grumman’s Cygnus International Space Station resupply capsule experienced a difficulty with the deployment of the second of its two solar arrays.
Nov 07, 2022
The Antares' cargo delivery of 8,265 lb. represents an increased launch capability of about 154 lb. (70 kg) due to modifications to the rocket’s secondary support structure.
Nov 04, 2022
An independent review board has concluded that a number of factors—including communications lapses, a lack of staffing, budget challenges and pandemic-related workplace culture changes—contributed to NASA’s delay in launching the $985 million Psyche mission to a metal-rich asteroid until October 2023.
Nov 04, 2022
Astrobotic says it has validated the Optical Precision Autonomous Landing hardware and flight software for its NASA Commercial Lunar Payload Services Peregrine Mission-1 lunar landing, planned for early 2023.
Nov 04, 2022
Liftoff is targeted for 12:07 a.m. EST on Nov. 14, with backup opportunities on Nov. 16 and Nov. 19.