Space Industry Analysis
Sep 15, 2023
Our roundup of the main aerospace and defense stories making the news this week.
Sep 14, 2023
NASA is working with at least six companies interested in operating orbital outposts.
Sep 12, 2023
After a year’s delay to resolve software issues, NASA’s Psyche spacecraft is poised to explore a namesake asteroid.
Sep 08, 2023
Building on good results of initial 4,000-lb. demonstrator RDRE engines, NASA says larger pressure-gain rockets hold promise for future space missions.
Sep 08, 2023
Europe’s Ariane 6 rocket passes key tests, looks toward first launch in 2024.
Sep 06, 2023
Companies work to track millions of pieces of space junk and plan for their incineration.
Nov 20, 2023
Launcher manufacturer Rocket Lab is taking over the historic Middle River, Maryland, factory that Lockheed Martin is exiting.
Nov 18, 2023
SpaceX's Super Heavy booster unexpectedly broke apart after separation from Starship, which was subsequently also lost when its automated flight termination system triggered.
Nov 17, 2023
It was another agency milestone in efforts to significantly step up the pace of space communications.
Nov 17, 2023
Sierra Space has laid off 165 full-time employees in addition to contractors after it shipped the company’s first Dream Chaser spaceplane for prelaunch tests.
Nov 16, 2023
Ispace of Tokyo plans to make a second attempt to land an uncrewed spacecraft on the Moon as soon as the fourth quarter of 2024.
Nov 16, 2023
Launch of the second integrated flight test of SpaceX’s Starship/Super Heavy vehicle was rescheduled for Nov. 18.
Nov 16, 2023
Carol Craig, founder and CEO of Sidus, announced the move while reporting third-quarter 2023 financial results on Nov. 14.
Nov 16, 2023
Catherine Koerner will succeed Jim Free as associate administrator of the Exploration Systems Development Mission Directorate, it has been announced.