Space Industry Analysis
Sep 29, 2014
The Chinese space station is offering a range of opportunities for international coooperation
Sep 29, 2014
For Canada’s space sector, a new government, especially one led by the Liberals, would boost the program.
Sep 29, 2014
The FAA’s new “best practices” manual draws on its 100 years of aviation safety lessons learned
Sep 29, 2014
Intra-nation tensions related to Ukraine situation and other matters have left space partnerships relatively unscathed
Sep 29, 2014
Aviation Week looks at the laser technology that the European Data Relay System (EDRS) will use to transmit data via geostationary satellites. EDRS aims to provide nearly uninterrupted data links to low-Earth-orbiting spacecraft and allow ground stations that need it most to receive information in near-real time.
Sep 26, 2014
"We're monitoring the solar arrays, but the power seems to be fine." Mission Control Moscow informed Soyuz commander Alexander Samokytyaev, cosmonaut Elena Serova and NASA astronaut Barry "Butch" Wilmore.
Apr 26, 2021
Keeping the International Space Station’s U.S. segment steadily staffed at five astronauts is continuing to contribute significantly to the research and technology demonstrations underway aboard the orbiting science laboratory.
Apr 26, 2021
Arianespace launched the latest batch of 36 OneWeb satellites into low Earth orbit on April 25.
Apr 25, 2021
NASA’s Mars Ingenuity Helicopter conducted a third flight test on April 25, zipping downrange as far as 164 ft. and temporarily out of view of cameras on the Perseverance rover.
Apr 24, 2021
SpaceX’s NASA-contracted Crew-2 Dragon successfully docked with the International Space Station early April 24, delivering a four-member, multinational crew for a six-month tour of duty.
Apr 23, 2021
The celebration of the 60th anniversary of Yury Gagarin’s first orbital flight sparked a new discussion in Russia about its space exploration priorities.
Apr 23, 2021
The SpaceX Crew-2 astronauts experienced several minutes of unexpected suspense as they prepared for a scheduled 8-hr. sleep period following their 5:49 a.m. EDT liftoff on April 23 from NASA’s Kennedy Space Center due to the potential close approach of a space debris fragment.
Apr 23, 2021
A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket lifted off from the Kennedy Space Center an hour before dawn on April 23, sending a Crew Dragon capsule carrying four astronauts on a one-day journey to the International Space Station (ISS.)
Apr 22, 2021
Satellite manufacturer Airbus Defense and Space has committed to one launch and an undisclosed number of optional launches with Isar Aerospace’s Spectrum micro-launcher.