Space Industry Analysis
Aug 14, 2018
There are many unanswered questions in the Pentagon about the White House’s push to create a sixth branch of the U.S. armed forces.
Aug 09, 2018
Guest star Fred Kennedy, the director of Darpa’s Tactical Technology Office, talks to Aviation Week about ways to revolutionize satellites, space launch and the U.S. Air Force’s reliance on stealth.
Aug 03, 2018
The new space economy is beginning to diversify with service providers eyeing the smallsat community and beyond.
Aug 03, 2018
The future of the International Space Station hinges on expanding the number and type of commercial users, but NASA policy bans publicity and advertising.
Aug 02, 2018
Radioisotope generators and nuclear reactors eyed as the best options for surviving the long, cold lunar nights.
Aug 01, 2018
Boeing has found the cause of a propellant leak during a June hot-fire test of the CST-100 Starliner launch abort engines.
Aug 31, 2022
Royal Caribbean Group plans to start installing SpaceX’s Starlink satellite dishes aboard its cruise ships.
Aug 31, 2022
Satellite-based hyperspectral imagery and data provider Pixxel expects to launch its first “commercial-phase” satellites in early 2023, followed by more later that year, representatives said in August while revealing the startup’s latest strategic backer, Accenture.
Aug 31, 2022
Sierra Space has signed a deal to use its Dream Chaser spaceplane in 2024 to deliver to the International Space Station a life sciences incubator made by German biotech company Yuri.
Aug 31, 2022
The U.S. Air Force has awarded Ursa Major a $3.6 million contract to develop a rocket engine for the booster and upper stages of satellite launches to low Earth orbit by year’s end. The U.S. Air Force Tactical Funding Increase program to boost relationships with startup companies was seeking a flight-qualified 5,000-lb. oxygen-rich staged-combustion engine.
Aug 31, 2022
The U.S. Air Force has awarded Ursa Major a $3.6 million contract to develop a rocket engine for the booster and upper stages of satellite launches to low Earth orbit by year’s end. The U.S. Air Force Tactical Funding Increase program to boost relationships with startup companies was seeking a flight-qualified 5,000-lb. oxygen-rich staged-combustion engine.
Aug 31, 2022
The weather forecast for a launch attempt on Sept. 3 is not ideal, with just a 40% chance conditions will be suitable for liftoff due to cloud cover and the chance of rain and lightning.
Aug 30, 2022
Outpost Technologies has raised a $7.1 million seed round to develop satellite re-entry and recovery technology.
Aug 29, 2022
Space Norway has selected suppliers for a synthetic aperture radar satellite constellation that will be used by the Norwegian armed forces for monitoring Norway’s coasts for small boats conducting illegal activity.