Space Industry Analysis
Jul 29, 2015
Despite the failure of two cargo supply missions within a year, commercial space companies are full-speed ahead with their next experiments and payloads
Jul 28, 2015
Stratolauncher studies universal payload pod for world’s largest-wingspan aircraft.
Jul 27, 2015
A 1932 paper by famed German aerodynamicist Ludwig Prandtl inspires NASA Armstrong work on a tailless flying-wing aircraft that could eventually fly on Mars
Jul 24, 2015
Virgin plans big numbers, small satellites and low launch costs.
Jul 24, 2015
Remerging from bankruptcy, LightSquared has its sights set on proving its hybrid terrestrial/satellite communications network can coexist with GPS, rekindling debate over harmful interference.
Jul 24, 2015
Lab tests show potential of power-beamed thruster to be more efficient than conventional chemical rocket, potentially enabling a fully reusable spaceplane launch vehicle.
Sep 14, 2021
The first of new generation of SpaceX Starlink satellites reached near-polar orbit Sept. 14, adding to growing broadband constellation.
Sep 14, 2021
The two parties made the announcement on the opening day of the Defense, Security and Equipment International (DSEI) exposition in London.
Sep 13, 2021
Virgin Galactic ordered additional inspections after an unidentified vendor contacted the company about a potential problem with its components.
Sep 13, 2021
D-Orbit UK is to lead development of a spacecraft “deorbit kit” for the European Space Agency.
Sep 13, 2021
The tracking service will use laser ranging to monitor objects in low Earth orbit, offering satellite operators the ability to identify collision threats and maneuver accordingly.
Sep 12, 2021
Originally planned for Aug. 24, the spacewalk was delayed when NASA astronaut Mark Vande Hei experienced a pinched nerve in his neck and had to be replaced for the excursion.
Sep 10, 2021
Woolpert, a century-old mapping and surveying specialist, has acquired Optimal GEO, an Alabama-based company that specializes in providing photogrammetric mapping, orthography, lidar and GIS data to defense and intelligence communities.
Sep 10, 2021
A group of California lawmakers is pressing the Department of the Air Force to base the U.S. Space Force’s new training command in their home state, while warning that political interests should not influence future basing decisions and pointing to ongoing criticism of U.S. Space Command’s move to Alabama.