Space Industry Analysis

Jul 31, 2024
Beijing is increasingly relying on companies to strengthen its presence in commercial space.
Jul 30, 2024
Falcon 9 success streak ends after 325 consecutive flights.
Aug 01, 2024
The 100-day mission was designed to hunt for water ice near the lunar south pole.
Aug 01, 2024
More than half of the alliance’s member nations rallied at the annual summit to commit to harnessing satellite-derived data collection over the next five years.
Aug 01, 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 31, 2024
Northrop Grumman’s 21st NASA contracted International Space Station (ISS) Cygnus resupply mission is planned for an Aug. 3 launch.
Aug 01, 2024
Northrop has completed the preliminary design review for over 70 data-transport spacecraft built for Tranche 2 of the SDA proliferated satellite constellation.
Aug 01, 2024
Arianespace aims to launch the Sentinel-2C Copernicus satellite on Sept. 3 in what would be the final mission for a Vega rocket before the shift to the Vega C.
Aug 01, 2024
Europe is pressing ahead with the second Ariane 6 launch, even as program officials continue to assess an upper-stage glitch during the rocket’s first flight.
Jul 31, 2024
To avoid missing out in the race to deploy large LEO constellations, Russia plans to enhance its Gonets system with Fifth Generation Design Bureau.
Aug 01, 2024
Northrop Grumman’s Geosynchronous Auxiliary Support Tanker (GAS-T) spacecraft has passed the system requirements review, but the contract with SSC has ended.
Jul 31, 2024
A decade after Congress began banning Russian rocket engines for U.S. missions, the final national security payload for an Atlas V has lifted off.
Jul 31, 2024
Airbus has embarked on a cost-containment effort and a mid-term competitiveness plan as part of its effort to turn around its struggling space business.