Space Industry Analysis
Aug 19, 2013
Old dishes for the newest satellites
Aug 19, 2013
More-capable cubesats are attracting commercial, government interest
Aug 19, 2013
Spacecraft manufacturers in Europe and the U.S. are finding new business in Brazil's emerging satellite market, with Thales Alenia Space of France and Italy, and Palo Alto, Calif.-based Space Systems/Loral (SSL) tapped in recent weeks to build new commercial spacecraft. Brazil, the world's seventh-largest economy, is expected to spend roughly $2 billion between 2012-15 on new civil and military space initiatives.
Aug 05, 2013
A more robust and maturing sensor network for the U.S. missile defense architecture is allowing planners to expand the options for an enhanced kill vehicle (KV).
Aug 05, 2013
Commercial Crew Program gaining technical traction, political support
Aug 05, 2013
The European Union is keen to set up its own network of space surveillance assets that could track spy satellites and near-Earth objects, help satellite operators avoid orbital-debris collisions and protect critical infrastructure when spent spacecraft or other objects enter Earth's atmosphere. (Photo: NASA)
Nov 19, 2020
Three months after awarding National Security Space LaunchPhase 2 contracts, the U.S. Space Force is beginning to determine what the third phase of the competition will look like.
Nov 19, 2020
The renowned Arecibo Observatory, once the world’s largest radio telescope, will be decommissioned due to safety issues following two cable failures, the National Science Foundation said on Nov. 19.
Nov 19, 2020
It has been a joy to experience a leap from three to seven in the number of astronauts living aboard the International Space Station, veteran NASA astronaut Kate Rubins says.
Nov 19, 2020
The UK is to develop a Space Command and continue to pursue the development of a Future Combat Air System called Tempest as part of a dramatic uptick in defense spending.
Nov 18, 2020
Cosmonauts Sergey Ryzhikov and Sergey Kud-Sverchkov focused on a number of tasks during a more than 6-hr. spacewalk outside the International Space Station on Nov. 18, including preparation of the Russian segment of the ISS for a major upgrade.
Nov 17, 2020
Much delayed and technically challenged, the NASA-led development and prelaunch testing of the James Webb Space Telescope is now on schedule for an Oct. 31, 2021, launch, officials say.
Nov 17, 2020
NASA’s third cargo resupply line to the International Space Station, operated by privately owned Sierra Nevada Corp., is delaying the debut launch of its reusable winged Dream Chaser spaceplane until 2022 due to COVID-19 pandemic-related work issues, the company said on Nov. 17.
Nov 17, 2020
Launch service operator Arianespace has traced the cause of the Nov. 16 failure of a Vega rocket to an improperly connected electrical harness on the launcher’s Avum engine.