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The COVID-19 crisis has had a substantial effect on the space industry. But what of the people currently living in space? The International Space Station (ISS) has been home to …
The International Space Station and COVID-19 Read More
Boeing‘s annus horribilis has culminated in the worst full-year loss in the company’s 103-year history. Nearly the whole year has been consumed by the two fatal crashes of its 737 …
Could Boeing’s Woes Finally Be Behind It? Read More
Small satellites are playing an increasingly important role in the commercial market. Since 2013, new companies have introduced business models that use large fleets of small satellites to conduct Earth …
Investment Continues To Flow Into Remote Sensing SmallSat Industry Even As Competition Intensifies Read More
The Space Race was a back and forth struggle to expand the horizons of humankind. The competition involved two contenders, the United States and the Soviet Union. To this day, …
Saturn V’s Rival: The Most Powerful Rocket Never Flown Read More Telesat, a Canadian telecommunications satellite provider, will likely choose a manufacturer for its planned LEO constellation before the year is out.
Telesat Likely to Select LEO Constellation Manufacturer in 2019 Read More
by Douglas Royce, Senior Aerospace Analyst, Forecast International. The U.S. Federal Aviation Administration ordered the temporary grounding of the Boeing 737 MAX family operated by U.S. airlines or in U.S. …
FAA Grounds 737 MAX Read MoreThe tensions between rivals Russia and Ukraine have strained relations between the two nations. Prior to the unrest in the Donbass and the annexation of Crimea, the Russians and Ukrainians …
Sea Launch: A Lesson in Cooperation Read MoreAfter almost 15 years of exploration, the Opportunity rover mission on Mars has ended. NASA attempted to contact the rover for a final time on February 12, 2019. Its silence …
NASA’s Opportunity Rover Mission Concludes Read More
Telesat, the Canadian global telecommunications satellite operator, announced that the two teams tasked with designing a low-Earth orbit (LEO) satellite constellation have completed system requirements reviews. The teams are Airbus …
Future Telesat LEO Constellation Passes Milestone Read More
On January 8, 2019, software on the Hubble Space Telescope detected a voltage level abnormality within the Wide Field Camera 3. The instrument, in turn, shut down automatically for safety …
Hubble’s Wide Field Camera 3 Is Back to Work Read More