Space-policy panelists at the annual Space Symposium here used the nascent satellite-servicing industry as an example of the problems that arise when technology outstrips government oversight and regulation.
Rep. Jim Bridenstine (R-Okla.) is proposing legislation to tackle a broad range of space issues, foremost is ending the use of the Defense Department to manage space traffic.
India will launch its new Earth observation satellite, Cartosat-2C, in May, in an effort to boost the country’s military reconnaissance and surveillance capability.
A new Orbital ATK venture set up to develop commercial on-orbit satellite-servicing capabilities has signed Intelsat as its first paying customer, with launch of the initial Mission Extension Vehicle (MEV-1) to an out-of-service Intelsat bird as early as 2018.
Lockheed Martin is leveraging power, environmental control, galley and waste compartment systems already under development for its Orion crew exploration capsule for an in-space habitat the company is developing under one of a dozen NASA commercial partnership agreements.
Oklahoma Republican Rep. Jim Bridenstine hopes to build consensus around space policy issues that could feed into a number of other bills – defense authorization, NASA reauthorization or FAA reauthorization — before the year is out.
A Texas-based company has signed a five-year agreement with Spaceport America in New Mexico to begin commercial flights of its reusable suborbital launch vehicle later this year.
An assessment of telemetry streaming back to Earth for the remainder of this week could permit the planet hunter to join a novel joint microlensing observation campaign that got underway April 7.
A successful multinational strategy to reach Mars with human explorers in the 2030s will require the commitment of a long-term, risk-tolerant investor, according to the most recent joint assessment from Explore Mars, Inc. and the American Astronautical Society.
The president and CEO of the Aerospace Industries Association plans to promote a set of steps the government can take to help the U.S. space industry compete on the international market.
SpaceX's successful landing of a Falcon 9 first stage on a barge at sea marks another milestone in the company’s efforts to incorporate launcher reusability into its business plan.
The preliminary design review of a U.S.-European ocean-monitoring mission has been delayed by several months as part of a risk-reduction effort following the failure of a radar instrument aboard another climate-science mission.
