Space Industry Analysis
Dec 09, 2014
Orbital says a re-engined Antares rocket will conduct flights to the ISS for NASA from the company's Wallops Island launch site on Virginia's eastern shore in early 2016
Dec 08, 2014
Khrunichev says the heavy-lifter has been undergoing pad tests at Plesetsk Cosmodrome since mid-November
Dec 05, 2014
NASA’s new Orion crew capsule flew its first test in space with clocklike precision Friday, using two unmanned orbits that took it deeper into space than any human spacecraft has gone since Apollo 17, and then achieved a bull’s-eye splashdown in the Pacific Ocean.
Dec 05, 2014
"Every system on the spacecraft functioned by the book -- from start to finish," NASA's Rob Navias reported from Mission Control
Dec 05, 2014
"It was just magnificent, a dawn launch," said NASA astronaut Rex Walheim, who flew aboard NASA's final space shuttle mission, STS-135, in July 2011. "I'd love to fly on Orion."
Dec 05, 2014
"Very exciting," said Mark Geyer, NASA's Orion project manager. "The launch itself was just a blast. We're looking forward for the rest of the day."
May 20, 2021
Aerojet Rocketdyne has agreed to pay a $37,008 fine to the U.S. government and worked to significantly change its hiring practices to include lawful permanent residents at U.S. sites.
May 20, 2021
The European Space Agency has selected two consortia to define an infrastructure to provide commercial communication and navigation services for lunar exploration.
May 20, 2021
Potential issues with the WhiteKnightTwo carrier jet for Virgin Galactic’s air-launched SpaceShipTwo suborbital spaceplane have been resolved, clearing the way for the company to resume flight tests as early as May 22, pending weather and technical checks.
May 19, 2021
Bidders vying for a seat on Blue Origin’s first crewed suborbital spaceflight pushed the price to $2.6 million on May 19, the first day of a public online auction, with proceeds to benefit the company’s charitable foundation.
May 19, 2021
Russia’s Roscosmos has approved crews for flights to the International Space Station through 2023.
May 19, 2021
The Australian Department of Defense has confirmed that it will set up a space division under the ambit of the Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) by early 2022.
May 18, 2021
After a test run on the International Space Station, Orbit Fab plans to launch a free-flying fuel-depot demonstration mission in June to push development of satellite-refueling and in-orbit service technologies.
May 18, 2021
The new three-story building, next to York’s other two buildings, will allow for a fourfold increase in production capacity once fully utilized.