Space Industry Analysis
Aug 09, 2023
Northrop bids dasvidaniya to rocket’s Russian engines.
Aug 08, 2023
Space tourism company makes room for experiments and prototypes.
Aug 02, 2023
Launch risks, cryogenic and uranium fuel are among the challenges facing the agencies’ ambitious DRACO space nuclear thermal propulsion orbital demonstration.
Jul 28, 2023
Seven missions have been set aside for the third-place winner.
Jul 28, 2023
Our roundup of the main aerospace and defense stories making the news this week.
Jul 27, 2023
Editors discuss the meaning of exponential smallsat growth, new technologies for flying satellites in formation and U.S. national security space needs.
Nov 14, 2023
The review board was convened in the spring for a second independent assessment of the mission architecture and cost.
Nov 13, 2023
Chipmaker Qualcomm is killing its once-touted partnership with Iridium Communications.
Nov 13, 2023
Firefly Aerospace’s valuation has reached $1.5 billion following the conclusion of another tranche of financing in its Series C round.
Nov 13, 2023
The resupply vessel contains materials for—among other experiments—studies into female reproductive and bone health.
Nov 11, 2023
Lockheed Martin sees NEP systems as a crucial stepping stone for efficient spacecraft maneuvers in cislunar and deep space.
Nov 10, 2023
The experiment, known as Illuma-T, is among the 6,500 lb. of cargo aboard SpaceX’s 29th resupply mission to the ISS.
Nov 09, 2023
NASA astronaut Frank Borman, who commanded Apollo 8, the first journey by human beings to the Moon, has passed away.
Nov 09, 2023
Four companies have each won a contract for initial development of a prototype for a consolidated ground system for new and existing missile warning satellites.