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 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,
May 09, 2024
Sierra Space’s Dream Chaser lifting body spaceplane "Tenacity" and its Shooting Star cargo module are being readied for shipment to NASA’s Kennedy Space Center.
May 08, 2024
Ex-NASA exec says the technical and cost challenges of a Mars Sample Return mission could be addressed with a single launch using the Space Launch System.
May 08, 2024
Xona Space Systems has raised $19 million in a Series A funding round to speed up deployment of its commercial global navigation satellite system.
May 08, 2024
The service modules for NASA’s first six Artemis Moon-mission Orion crew capsules are relying on propulsion from refurbished Orbital Maneuvering Systems.