Space Industry Analysis
Apr 19, 2024
Our roundup of the main aerospace and defense stories making the news this week.
Apr 18, 2024
Targeting a wider role in low Earth orbit and beyond, the company has rolled out a novel, deployable decelerator system, among other fast-tracked projects.
Apr 18, 2024
What began as an operational ballistic missile evolved into one of the most successful and storied space launch vehicles.
Apr 17, 2024
The agency seeks cheaper options for retrieving samples collected by the Perseverance rover.
Apr 11, 2024
Rocket Lab and its partner, True Anomaly, will conduct rendezvous and proximity operations as part of the demonstration.
Apr 09, 2024
CEO Steve Isakowitz speaks about the transformation underway at the only U.S. government-backed R&D center committed exclusively to space enterprise.
May 15, 2024
Enthusiasm for the scientific potential of a NASA-led Mars Sample Return mission is continuing.
May 14, 2024
The mission, designated NROL-146, is targeted for launch on May 19 aboard a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket flying from Vandenberg SFB in California.
May 14, 2024
The leak was noted during Starliner’s initial launch attempt on May 6.
May 14, 2024
Maneuvers of Russian spacecraft around France's satellites means Paris urgently needs patrol spacecraft, the French Air and Space Force space commander says.
May 13, 2024
An electrical engineer and one of the Turkish Space Agency’s first two astronauts, Atasever will participate in three flight experiments.
May 10, 2024
An Ion Beam Deflection mission could demonstrate a new low-thrust concept to counter so-called "rubble pile" asteroids.
May 10, 2024
SpaceX’s plan to launch its Starship-Super Heavy reusable Mars-class space transport from KSC will require a full environmental impact statement, the FAA said.
May 09, 2024
Redwire has unveiled a very-low-Earth-orbit spacecraft called Phantom that is being developed for the European Space Agency’s Skimsat demonstrator program,