Space Industry Analysis
Jul 18, 2024
A test to see if spacecraft can fly in very low Earth orbit will come in 2027. The orbit has intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance advantages.
Jul 12, 2024
As fixed-price deals signed years ago continue to burden balance sheets, Boeing Defense and Space is focusing on smart growth opportunities.
Jul 12, 2024
Two new spaceports in Scotland are preparing to service rockets heading to LEO and polar orbit, positioning the UK as a new player in the small launch market.
Jul 11, 2024
Guillaume Faury is looking to bring more work in-house in order to deal with supplier issues.
Jul 11, 2024
Matching NASA’s needs with the ideal contracting mechanism is a challenge.
Jul 11, 2024
Launch service provider Arianespace’s order backlog totals 29 missions, with the next being planned for December.
Jul 17, 2024
NASA awarded a contract, worth up to $843 million, for the U.S. Deorbit Vehicle to SpaceX on June 26.
Jul 17, 2024
Rising costs and technical challenges have prompted NASA to cancel a commercially partnered, groundbreaking Moon mission.
Jul 17, 2024
The U.S. Space Force does not yet anticipate any delays to its upcoming launch manifest because of the investigation into the July 11 failure of a Falcon 9.
Jul 16, 2024
SpaceX CEO Elon Musk plans to move the company’s headquarters from Hawthorne, California, to Starbase, Texas.
Jul 16, 2024
Moon mining startup Interlune says it has received a $348,000 grant from NASA’s TechFlights program to test its lunar regolith beneficiation equipment.
Jul 16, 2024
A new data translation system meant to provide U.S. military space operators with a clearer picture of the heavens has entered operational trials.
Jul 16, 2024
The 212-ft. core stage will be used for the agency’s Artemis II mission.
Jul 16, 2024
Clayton Turner, the director of NASA’s Langley Research Center, was named the STMD acting administrator.