Space Industry Analysis

Jun 12, 2020
Our roundup of the main aerospace and defense stories making the news this week.
Jun 12, 2020
Readers write about First Take graph proportions, "STOLPort" history, COVID-19 and airlines, and NASA’s C-17 role.
Jun 10, 2020
Douglas Hurley and Robert Behnken lifted off aboard SpaceX rocket, first Americans to launch into orbit on a U.S. vehicle since shuttle.
Jun 08, 2020
In partnership with SpaceX, NASA’s blueprint for next-generation space exploration leaps into public view.
May 31, 2020
The launch at Kennedy Space Center on May 30 sent SpaceX’s Dragon capsule on a 19-hr. journey to the International Space Station. Here is a look at…
May 29, 2020
U.S. Navy’s training system search; Finland seeks export OK for fighters; an Army SHORAD slowdown; and satellite sensor design advances.
Apr 04, 2023
Virgin Orbit CEO Dan Hart says the "Chapter 11 process represents the best path forward to identify and finalize an efficient and value-maximizing sale.”
Apr 03, 2023
Their names were unveiled by officials from NASA and the CSA in April 3 ceremonies at NASA Johnson Space Center facilities at nearby Ellington Airport here.
Apr 03, 2023
The Pentagon’s SDA model is to launch large numbers of small satellites to low Earth orbit at about 1,000-km altitude.
Apr 03, 2023
Lockheed Martin Australia’s consortium was selected for JP9102 phase 1 ahead of bids led by Airbus, Boeing Australia, Northrop Grumman Australia and Optus.
Apr 02, 2023
The launch marks the start of the military's Proliferated Warfighter Space Architecture.
Mar 31, 2023
When the U.S. Space Development Agency’s first ten satellites become operational, it will mark the start of a massive change in the Pentagon’s architecture.
Mar 30, 2023
NASA has established a Moon to Mars Program Office to provide focused oversight of human exploration activities under the Artemis Program.
Mar 30, 2023
SpaceX scrubbed the launch of the Space Development Agency’s first official batch of satellites March 30.