Space Industry Analysis
Nov 03, 2023
A new rocket engine for military uses could be repurposed for Mach 9 air travel—listen in as editors talk with the founders of far-out startup Venus Aerospace.
Nov 02, 2023
Sierra Space is poised to deliver the first Dream Chaser spaceplane to a NASA test facility in Ohio ahead of its first planned mission to the ISS in April.
Oct 27, 2023
Our roundup of the main aerospace and defense stories making the news this week.
Oct 26, 2023
The service’s broader commercial space strategy remains under consideration within the Pentagon.
Oct 26, 2023
The ambitious mission to explore seven asteroids is targeted to launch in March 2028.
Oct 25, 2023
Scientists suspect a metal asteroid the mission will explore may be the remnant of early planet.
Nov 30, 2023
An unstable gyro has prompted observations to be suspended from the 33-year-old Hubble Space Telescope, with NASA saying it is working to restore function.
Nov 30, 2023
Major technical issues with the behind-schedule Ariane 6 have been resolved and the schedule has been stabilized, ESA says.
Nov 29, 2023
NASA soon intends to lift the curtain on a whole new strategy of turning to America’s private sector for the launch of a lunar lander.
Nov 28, 2023
Link 16 is a tactical data link used by the U.S. military, NATO, and U.S. coalition partner nations.
Nov 28, 2023
NASA's Kennedy Space Center is still looking to become a world-leading multiuser spaceport.
Nov 27, 2023
SSC has awarded Lockheed Martin a $5.2 million contract to prototype missile typing and characterizing algorithms for overhead persistent infrared satellites.
Nov 27, 2023
Steve Jurczyk, a retired 32-year NASA veteran who served in a variety of administrative positions including acting administrator, has passed away.
Nov 25, 2023
The test rocket went through a complete launch countdown procedure in French Guiana followed by full firing of the core stage’s Vulcain 2.1 engine.