Space Industry Analysis
Oct 26, 2016
Nuclear-thermal propulsion could be an option for travel to Mars, but more work is needed.
Oct 26, 2016
The Chinese seem to be following in the footsteps of their former Soviet allies, developing a space presence that could lead to low-Earth-orbit commercial possibilities.
Oct 21, 2016
The rendezvous and docking of Shenzhou-11, a manned mission launched on Oct. 17, with the Tiangong-2 orbiting laboratory relied on improved technology.
Oct 21, 2016
Although ExoMars mission's landing demonstration may have failed, the orbiter’s mission to search for life will continue.
Oct 21, 2016
Missions tend to fare better when countries share information and technology. That certainly appeared to be the case last week - from Russia's Soyuz launch , to China's Shenzou mission, Antares's return to flight, and a rocky landing on Mars.
Oct 19, 2016
Musk’s approach is flawed. If he truly believes that what is at stake is the long-term survival of humanity, then he should not expect to charge people $200,000 for the trip, opines Antoine Gelain.
Mar 16, 2022
The 18 segments of the James Webb Space Telescope primary mirror are now fully aligned, working as a single, 21-ft.-dia. mirror, exactly as designed.
Mar 16, 2022
Driven by exponential growth in the number of proposed satellites in low Earth orbit and beyond this decade, investors and entrepreneurs are eyeing commercial-oriented space situational awareness (SSA) as a growth sector worthy of new investments, entrants and partnerships.
Mar 16, 2022
Satellite imagery appears to confirm that a Ukrainian attack on an airfield previously captured by Russian forces resulted in the destruction of several Russian helicopters.
Mar 16, 2022
Cablex, Crystalaid, Ferra, Levett, Lovitt, Nupress and Quickstep Holdings all inked memorandums of agreement with Boeing ahead of the JP9102 down selection.
Mar 15, 2022
NASA has agreed to address so-called insider cybersecurity threats to its unclassified programs in response to an audit conducted by the agency’s inspector general.
Mar 15, 2022
Less than five weeks after technical issues thwarted Astra Space’s first commercial mission, the Alameda, California, startup returned to the launchpad March 15 with a successful flight for another paying customer.
Mar 15, 2022
NASA astronaut Mark Vande Hei set a new record for the longest single spaceflight by an American on March 15 while aboard the International Space Station.
Mar 15, 2022
Three companies will each build 42 small communications satellites to support a new constellation of U.S. military reconnaissance and missile…