Infrastructure
Space infrastructure, like its terrestrial counterpart, is an invisible backbone for services used by people all over the world. Like terrestrial infrastructure, space infrastructure is increasingly relied upon for convenience, services, and national security/defense. If there was an emerging trend, it is that space infrastructure is increasingly stressed while benefiting from the sources of that stress: commercially driven services and technologies.
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Rocket Lab launches NASA solar sail test, South Korean observation satellite
Rocket Lab launched two satellites on April 24. One is…
As launch failures grow, satellite operators are more resilient to risk
Increasing annual launches and new players in the launch market…
2 U.S. spaceports gain funds amid huge upswing in launch pace
In the last decade, Cape Canaveral Space Force Station (the…
2020s is the busiest decade for Moon landings in 50 years
In the span of six months from 2023 to 2024,…
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Commercial offerings continue to grow, shape future of space
Introduction | Commercial space has come of age, offering cheaper…
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After Russian ASAT leak, superpowers back away from showdown
Growing threats from anti-satellite weapons were spotlighted in February when…
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Launch records topple in 2024 with busiest January of space age
Averaging a liftoff every 33 hours and 49 minutes, January’s…
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Spacecraft Deployments Grew 23% in 2023 Despite Broadband Cooldown
With record launches for the third year running, it’s no…
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University nanosatellite launches skyrocket over past decade
Universities across the globe are building an increasingly large presence…
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Up to 14 Large Rockets and Tiny Competitors Are Poised for Launch in 2024
Space leaders in 2023 pondered a lack of launch vehicles…
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Led by Sharp Uptick in Commercial Demand and U.S. Space Launches, All-time Records Topple for Attempts and Successful Space Flights in 2023
In what was the busiest year of the Space Age,…
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As Experts Debate Leap Seconds, Universal Time Tangle Grows in Importance
Time, the measurement that science still has difficulty explaining, has…
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Axiom-3 private mission brings new nation, science to the ISS
The Axiom-3 private mission launched to the International Space Station…
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Facing safety, budget concerns, NASA delays Artemis moon missions
With budget cuts on the horizon and technical hurdles to…
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