Space Industry Analysis

Jan 05, 2024
A record 223 orbital-class rockets lifted off last year, a 20% hike over 2022.
Jan 04, 2024
Performance benefits of Unity upgrades that were proved last year will feed into Delta spaceship design as belt-tightening forces cuts in near-term flight rate.
Dec 25, 2023
NASA believes it can leverage commercial service industries for deep-space exploration.
Dec 22, 2023
An orbital propellant depot and fueling service are keys to the Starship lunar lander architecture.
Dec 22, 2023
Major events in aerospace and defense during 2023.
Dec 22, 2023
There is a lot more going on at SpaceX’s southern Texas spaceport than launches.
Jan 04, 2024
Astrobotic Technology is pitching an innovative strategy for the future mining of the Moon using rocket propulsion for extraction.
Jan 04, 2024
The Indo-Pacific Command area of responsibility is particularly of interest to the U.S. Department of Defense.
Jan 03, 2024
Japanese financing and leasing company SMFL Mirai and JAXA plan to design business concepts for satellite leasing and reselling.
Jan 03, 2024
SpaceX opened its 2024 launch manifest on Jan. 2 with a Falcon 9 mission to continue building its Starlink satellite constellation.
Jan 02, 2024
India kicked off the 2024 launch calendar with deployment of an X-ray astronomy satellite from the Satish Dhawann Space Center.
Jan 02, 2024
Led by SpaceX, the number of orbital launch attempts last year rose by 20% over 2022.
Jan 02, 2024
Rocket Lab has received a $489 million contract to design, build and operate 18 space vehicles on behalf of an undisclosed U.S. government customer.
Jan 02, 2024
NASA’s ISS oversight has been authorized by Congress through the end of fiscal 2030.