Space Industry Analysis
Dec 16, 2014
Orbital Sciences Corp. will buy directly from Russia’s NPO Energomash a new rocket engine with a long heritage to replace the surplus Russian engines tentatively implicated in the Oct. 28 failure of an Antares launch vehicle with a load of cargo for the International Space Station.
Dec 15, 2014
NASA’s New Horizons Pluto probe is awake and getting ready to fly past the Solar System’s icy outlier and its moons next summer
Dec 15, 2014
Delays in current launcher development are not deterring Chinese space industry managers from planning a Moon rocket. They aim to put a rover on Mars around 2020, too.
Dec 15, 2014
After years of debate, ESA approves plan for new family of Ariane 6 rockets to keep Europe competitive in launch market.
Dec 15, 2014
Data from the Orion flight test—recorded at much higher rates than the normal 1-Hz used operationally so engineers can pinpoint the changes in loads and other factors during the flight—will be used to validate models and improve designs.
May 24, 2021
British spaceports will be able to apply for operating licenses this summer, paving the way for launch from the UK mainland in 2022.
May 24, 2021
NASA has issued a draft plan for the first phase of its Commercial LEO Destinations program, which seeks to spur the initial development of two to four commercial free flyers as successors to the International Space Station.
May 23, 2021
The rover rolled down the landing platform and started patrolling the surface on the southern part of Utopia Planitia, a 3,300-km-wide (2,051-mi.) plain in Mars’ northern hemisphere.
May 22, 2021
After a six-month hiatus to resolve electromagnetic interference (EMI) issues, Virgin Galactic’s SpaceShipTwo Unity successfully completed a flight…
May 21, 2021
NASA’s major programs face mounting cost and schedule challenges, according to the U.S. Government Accountability Office’s latest annual assessment for Congress.
May 21, 2021
With blessings from the U.S. Space Force, United Launch Alliance (ULA) is shifting the first national security space launch (NSSL) mission planned for a Vulcan Centaur rocket onto an Atlas V, buying time to complete two non-NSSL launches which are needed to certify the new booster for military missions.
May 21, 2021
Looking ahead to the need to build bases on the Moon and Mars, the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) has conducted experiments with the remote control and automated operation of construction equipment.
May 21, 2021
NASA astronaut Mark Vande Hei could remain aboard the International Space Station long enough to set a new record for a single U.S. spaceflight, a NASA official says.