Space Industry Analysis
Jul 02, 2015
What will happen when New Horizons hurtles past the icy dwarf planet and its five moons on July 14?
Jul 02, 2015
New Horizons probe flyby of Pluto, almost 15 years in the making, had to overcome both technical and bureaucratic challenges.
Jul 02, 2015
New Horizons has a long trajectory and it is not over yet.
Jul 02, 2015
New Horizons expects successful transmission of data collected at Pluto back to Earth, but space debris could create problems.
Jul 02, 2015
The spacecraft is in the midst of taking “hundreds” of images and science measurements, “about half” of them programmed for the day that surrounds closest approach to Pluto at 7:49:57 a.m. EDT, according to Leslie Young, the deputy project scientist and Pluto-encounter planning lead.
Jul 02, 2015
The concept for low-energy planetary entry is described as similar to “throwing an air mattress into the atmosphere.”
Aug 31, 2021
The Space Development Agency (SDA) is looking for bids to build about 150 satellites to support the military in high-end regional conflicts, with plans to begin launches in late fiscal 2024.
Aug 31, 2021
Landsat 9, the joint Earth-observation satellite from NASA and the U.S. Geological Survey, promises to accelerate the pace of high-data, global snapshots of the planet’s varied land masses, oceans and glacial response to climate change.
Aug 31, 2021
The tests should validate launchpad infrastructure, evaluate countdown procedures and train the launch team in advance of the inaugural Vulcan mission in 2022.
Aug 30, 2021
Launch of the Landsat 9 spacecraft, a joint project of NASA and the U.S. Geological Survey, is being delayed a week due to a pandemic-related supply issue.
Aug 30, 2021
Fledging small satellite launch provider Astra Space once again failed to reach orbit, but the booster managed 2 1/2 min. of flight time despite losing an engine less than 1 sec. after liftoff from Alaska’s Kodiak Island.
Aug 30, 2021
SpaceX’s 23rd NASA-contracted Dragon resupply mission capsule docked autonomously to the International Space Station’s U.S. segment on Aug. 30.
Aug 30, 2021
Composites can enable the use of more and lighter blades to enhance aircraft performance.
Aug 27, 2021
Australia’s fledgling space industry is attracting investment, with on-orbit inspection startup HEO Robotics completing a seed funding round led by British billionaire David Harding, founder and CEO of investment management company Winton Group.