Space Industry Analysis
Aug 30, 2019
Advances in hydrogen fuel cells for vehicles are giving aerospace another low-carbon propulsion option.
Aug 29, 2019
Little hops and huge goals: SpaceX’s Starhopper test flight marks first step on path to next-generation Starship launch family and inter-planetary missions.
Aug 28, 2019
Launch services firms may become the space-based trucking companies of the future as NASA accelerates its Lunar Gateway plan.
Aug 23, 2019
Advances in aerospace vehicles almost always follow advances in propulsion. And propulsion technology continues to advance, creating new opportunities. So what is in store for the future? Attending the AIAA Propulsion & Energy conference in Indianapolis, senior editor Guy Norris and technology editor Graham Warwick discuss possibilities ranging from nuclear rockets to electric aircraft.
Aug 23, 2019
With updates and fixes in place, Boeing is targeting first Starliner flight within two months, while SpaceX aims for flight carrying crew to ISS by year-end.
Aug 23, 2019
WhiteKnightTwo performs simulated space launch flight profiles over New Mexico as Virgin Galactic gears up for tests and operations from Spaceport America.
Dec 19, 2022
Pyongyang claims to have successfully tested a large solid-fuel engine, which could be used to power an intercontinental ballistic missile.
Dec 19, 2022
The deal adds one of the U.S. government’s most important propulsion, space and missile system suppliers to industry’s self-titled trusted disruptor.
Dec 16, 2022
Telesat of Ottawa has finished testing its Phase 1 low-Earth-orbit demonstration satellite.
Dec 16, 2022
Roscosmos Space Corp. has suggested that a micrometeorite may have caused the coolant leak on the Russian Soyuz MS-22 spaceship.
Dec 16, 2022
Vice President Kamala Harris has named 29 people to join the U.S. National Space Council's Users Advisory Group.
Dec 16, 2022
The European Space Agency has solidified its master plan for three demonstration programs aiming at launcher reusability.
Dec 16, 2022
Boston-based Advent, which bought Britain’s Cobham and Ultra Electronics in recent years, said Maxar is a high-quality known supplier of orbital assets.
Dec 15, 2022
The Air Force Research Laboratory has contracted with Pacific Defense to develop a modular, open architecture sensor to monitor cislunar space.