Cajole or Construct? Two Pathways to New Rockets
Europe has a “rocket gap,” and the ESA Director General would like something done about that. Meanwhile, China has a different approach to getting new space station cargo rockets.
U.S. Space Force: Know Thyself?
When is a mission statement not a mission statement? When it’s a paragraph.
Smallsats: Commercial Shift Spurs Growing Ecosystem
There was a time when thousands of smallsats weren't deployed into orbit. The industry structure change caused by smallsats creates other opportunities.
Space Zombie Statistics: The Industry of Data Reanimation
The reanimation of some space industry numbers that should have been left for dead is a repeating cycle. These zombie statistics, weirdly, inject life into an industry. They shouldn’t.
Galileo Goes Rocket-Shopping
The European Union seems to be accepting the reality that Ariane 6 won’t be ready to launch its new generation of Galileo satellites. The one available option won’t surprise anyone.