Space Industry Analysis
Mar 17, 2017
Republicans want more dollars for the military. Democrats are unlikely to lift budget caps for defense.
Mar 15, 2017
Rapid evolution of technology and a drop in data prices cause satellite operators to spend time pondering next moves
Mar 15, 2017
Musk’s company worked with the U.S. government to develop the Autonomous Flight Safety System that will prompt the launch vehicle to destruct if it flies off course.
Mar 14, 2017
A debate that began with the Obama administration is continuing under Trump: when to head for Mars and how to leverage cislunar efforts toward that goal?
Mar 13, 2017
Ten down, 65 to go: Aireon has successful power-up and aircraft tracking for its first batch of satellite-based surveillance satellites.
Mar 10, 2017
In this week's Washington Outlook, European satellite manufacturers stand to benefit if Trump’s trade policies alienate U.S. export customers; cruise missiles assessed; security tradeoffs crop up.
Apr 09, 2022
Problems with a helium isolation check valve on the upper stage of the Space Launch System (SLS) rocket prompted NASA on April 9 to revise plans for a full tanking test and to delay a modified wet dress rehearsal to April 14.
Apr 09, 2022
Axiom Mission-1's (Ax-1) four private astronauts successfully docked to the International Space Station (ISS) April 9, to begin an eight-day visit filled with medical and scientific research and technology development activities.
Apr 08, 2022
Artificial intelligence programs are well suited for dealing with the deluge of data generated by space systems, according to the companies.
Apr 08, 2022
The Axiom-1 mission kicks off a series of private astronaut flights to the International Space Station as part of an ongoing effort to expand commercial use and development of low Earth orbit
Apr 08, 2022
The Japanese startup said April 6 that it had resolved or mitigated most of the spacecraft anomalies experienced in January that caused it to halt an autonomous capture demonstration in low Earth orbit.
Apr 08, 2022
The Ax-1 astronauts will kick off more than two dozen wide-ranging scientific research and technology development activities with value to life on Earth as well as nurturing the space economy.
Apr 08, 2022
Parts for the first batch of Lockheed Martin’s advanced GPS IIIF Follow On space vehicles (SV) are arriving at the company’s facility in Littleton, Colorado, paving the way for assembly of the initial satellite to start before 2023.
Apr 08, 2022
Sidus Space, a Cape Canaveral startup proffering the LizzieSat—a partially additively manufactured, 100-kg. (220-lb.) low-Earth-orbit satellite—reported 2021 financial results that showed net loss more than doubled while revenue decreased from 2020.