Space

Computer-code model is shaping human-spaceflight developments

Darpa-backed membrane optics may deliver deep-space video

How much cost data is needed for commercial space contracts?

Does the U.S. need a new rocket engine?

With Skybox, Google extends its aerospace reach and imaging capabilities

New rocket engine program will likely pit kerosene against methane

Countries around the world pursue space solar-power projects

Launch pad abort trials are first key test for spacecraft that could first carry humans in 2016

Boeing and Sierra Nevada Corp. are in the midst of key tests and final critical design reviews (CDR) as NASA prepares to award Commercial Crew Transportation Capability (CCtCap) contracts under the second phase of its plan to certify a U.S.-developed means of transporting astronauts to the International Space Station starting in 2017.

Many all-electric satellites are in the works, but sales remain slow

Crimea is a wild card in U.S. launch plans

‘Alpha’ SSP concept would start small with high-bandwidth wireless

Space solar power is free; getting it will not be cheap

The U.S. Air Force is rattled about the state of American rocket propulsion.

Science closing in on extraterrestrial life

Upcoming flight test is shaping Orion design, Moon mission date

With Europe in the critical path, NASA targets joint Orion mission

Europe will consider alternate designs for affordable Ariane 5 successor

Chadwick's strategy for succeeding in the future hinges on breaking from the pack to create what he calls “true differentiation”.

Delta IV could be next SpaceX target as ULA struggles to maintain its Atlas V

Cheaper launches may help space exploration, but microelectronics will drive capabilities

A s Lockheed Martin’s Atlas 5 rocket gains traction in the commercial launch market, Russia’s threat to restrict sales of its RD-180 engine could get in the way.

New ITAR rules retain tight leash on commercial human spacecraft

Russia says it will halt rocket engine deliveries, but U.S. will continue ops

Airbus touts constellation for optical and radar imaging