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On Tuesday September 19, a Falcon 9 first stage launched for the 17th time. This feat set a record for reusability in spaceflight. As the industry pursues reusability, in part …
Falcon 9 First Stage Launches for the 17th Time Read More Since the retirement of the Space Shuttle in 2011, Astronauts and Cosmonauts have been utilizing Russian Soyuz launch vehicles and spacecraft to get to the International Space Station (ISS). Over …
The United States Resumes Crewed Space Launches Read Moreby Bill Ostrove, Space Systems Analyst, Forecast International. On October 30, 2017, SpaceX successfully launched the Koreasat-5A satellite from NASA’s Kennedy Space Center, Florida. Falcon 9 delivered the Koreasat-5A to its …
SpaceX Falcon 9 Positioned as the Most Popular New Launch Vehicle in a Generation Read Moreby Bill Ostrove, Space Systems Analyst, Forecast International. International Launch Services (ILS) recently announced that it will introduce a new Proton launch vehicle variant with a larger payload fairing – …
Launch Vehicle Flexibility Increasingly Important Read Moreby Bill Ostrove, Space Systems Analyst, Forecast International. U.S. Senator John Cornyn (R-TX) and U.S. Representative John Culberson (TX-07) have introduced a bill in Congress to require NASA to develop …
Cornyn, Culberson Restart Debate on Future of NASA’s Human Spaceflight Efforts Read MoreRecent Decline Continued, but Stage Set for Renewed Activity in 2017 by Bill Ostrove, Space Systems Analyst, Forecast International. The year 2016 saw 85 launches into Earth orbit (this count …
Launch Vehicles: Year in Review 2016 Read MoreBy Matthew Beres and Bill Ostrove, Forecast International. Welcome to the Forecast Roundtable Podcast. Forecast Roundtable brings together expert analysts, industry professionals, and government officials to discuss the latest issues in …
Forecast Roundtable – Discussion of Elon Musk’s Mars Colonization Plan Read Moreby Bill Ostrove, Space Systems Analyst, Forecast International. Elon Musk has proposed an ambitious plan to make humans a multiplanet species. The announcement of the initiative was made at the …
Elon Musk Lays Out Ambitious, Challenging Plan to Colonize Mars Read Moreby Bill Ostrove, Forecast International. U.S. company United Launch Alliance (ULA) has unveiled its next-generation launch vehicle, dubbed Vulcan. In a much anticipated April 13 press conference, CEO Tory Bruno …
ULA Introduces Future Vulcan Launch Vehicle Read More