Space Industry Analysis
Nov 26, 2012
Just 15.5 sec. after it was released from the Boeing B-52 mother ship over the Pacific, one of four control fins on the Boeing X-51A WaveRider hypersonic demonstrator unlocked. The unpowered fin swung fully trailing-edge down and stayed there as the booster accelerated the X-51A cruiser to its planned release at Mach 4.9.
Nov 26, 2012
Laser-comm testbeds readied for spaceflight trials
Nov 26, 2012
U.S.-Japanese spacecraft will improve global cyclone tracking
Nov 26, 2012
Russian researchers, long in the forefront of plasma control experimentation, are combining forces with U.S. military and European industrial counterparts to further exploit plasma's potential effect in hypersonic flight. The concept involves generating plasma by using an electrical discharge to create a shape or force which can act as a virtual actuator, a flow modifier or as an aid to combustion.
Nov 26, 2012
The European Space Agency (ESA) will spend €588 million ($752 million) over the next two years to upgrade the Ariane 5 rocket, conduct detailed design studies of a successor and identify synergies between the two launch vehicles, including development of a common upper stage.
Nov 26, 2012
Pre-cooler concept gains credibility as flight-weight unit tests progress
Jul 03, 2020
The British government is to make a $500 million investment in the failed communications satellite company OneWeb.
Jul 03, 2020
Australia has said it will acquire reconnaissance and communications satellites while also building space-awareness cooperation with the U.S.
Jul 02, 2020
The Moon’s subsurface may be richer in metals like iron and titanium oxide than previously thought, according to new research drawn from NASA’s long…
Jul 01, 2020
The flight readiness engine, produced at Blue Origin’s Kent, Washington, is the first of two BE-4s ULA will attach to a Vulcan rocket for configuration checks and testing.
Jul 01, 2020
HOUSTON—Spacewalking NASA astronauts Chris Cassidy and Bob Behnken made significant progress July 1 in their month-long effort to upgrade bulky…
Jul 01, 2020
Another problem has arisen while preparing the Mars 2020 rover for launch, triggering an additional eight-day delay to July 30, NASA said June 30.
Jun 30, 2020
The House Armed Services Committee proposes investing $150 million in space technology development in the chairman’s mark of the fiscal 2021 defense policy bill.
Jun 30, 2020
With its interest in reusable rockets growing, Space Command’s Space and Missile Systems Center agreed to adjust the launch profile so SpaceX could attempt to recover the Falcon 9 first stage on a drone ship.