When SpaceX first achieved the recovery of its Falcon 9 rocket’s first stage in late 2015 (admittedly after a few failed attempts), the world hailed it as a new step in spaceflight. However, the truth is that nothing practical for actual space operations was proven...
The recent security move to end the carrying of laptops and table computers in the cabins of commercial aircraft flying from certain “high risk” middle eastern countries, may become a global ban which has major implications for satellite operators. The...
While many have concerns over the Orwellian prospect of being spied on by our own appliances ranging from smart televisions to more bizarrely, sex aids, the “Internet of Things” was viewed as a positive development by the leaders of satellite operators at the...
At a presentation at the Satellite 2017 conference in Washington DC in March, Amazon billionaire Jeff Bezos showed off the latest rocket design to emerge from his Blue Origin rocket company. While similar to past artist’s impressions of the rocket, the new design will...
The Orlando, Florida-based ballistic missile target rocket builder, Coleman Aerospace, has been acquired by the rocket engine maker Aerojet Rocketdyne. The deal with Coleman Aerospace owner L3 was for US$15 million cash. The move puts the engine maker in the position...
The first flight of Japan’s dedicated SS-520-4 cubesat launch vehicle has failed on its maiden flight. The launch took place at 2333 GMT on 24 January 2016 from the Uchinoura Space Center in Kagoshima, Japan. After a successful lift off from its rail launcher,...
