Space Industry Analysis
May 09, 2024
An IMAX camera recorded astronauts repairing the attitude control system of NASA’s Solar Maximum satellite, which space shuttle Challenger captured for the repair.
May 03, 2024
The long-awaited crewed debut of Boeing’s Starliner caps off a 13-year effort to certify multiple commercial providers of low-Earth-orbit astronaut transport.
May 03, 2024
Our roundup of the main aerospace and defense stories making the news this week.
May 01, 2024
The country is shaking up space exploration, commerce and the broader geopolitical picture.
Apr 24, 2024
Each linkage features special adhesive similar to the feet of a gecko that allows the arms to grip objects.
Apr 22, 2024
Axiom and Collins are working on new spacesuits for the agency’s lunar and LEO programs.
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.
May 08, 2024
Suborbital space tourism company Virgin Galactic is eyeing a 2028 entry-into-service for its next new mothership.
May 08, 2024
NASA astronauts Butch Wilmore and Sunita Williams will remain at Kennedy Space Center while ULA repairs their ride to space, the first Atlas V to launch crew.
May 07, 2024
China has completed the first launch of the Long March 6C rocket, a new variant of the Long March 6A rocket.
May 07, 2024
A fully costed, decade-long spending plan from the Australian Defense Department lays out its priorities in the coming years.