NASA’s Opportunity Rover Mission Concludes
After 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 …
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Hubble’s Wide Field Camera 3 Is Back to Work
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 …
Read MoreIt’s a Mess Up There!
By Richard Sterk, Defense Electronics Analyst, Forecast International. Until somewhat recently, space was a peaceful domain where orbital and flying craft were unprotected, but adversaries are now developing systems to …
Read MoreNASA Finally Sets a Direction Under President Trump, But Will Its Plans Make It Through Congress?
by Bill Ostrove, Space Systems Analyst, Forecast International. America’s preeminent space agency is proposing a major change in focus for FY19. Along with the rest of the federal government, NASA released …
Read More NASA’s FY18 Budget Allotment Offers a Few Surprises, Though Agency is Largely Unscathed
by Bill Ostrove, Space Systems Analyst, Forecast International. President Donald Trump’s Fiscal Year 18 federal budget proposal – released on May 23 – includes a few surprises for NASA. While much …
Read MoreReusable Launch Vehicles Remain Appealing
by Bill Ostrove, Space Systems Analyst, Forecast International The Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO) has successfully launched a reusable launch vehicle demonstrator, dubbed the RLV-TD. The RLV-TD is a delta-winged …
Read MoreNSF’s Gravitational Wave Detection Could Encourage Adoption of $1.4 Billion NGO Mission
By Bill Ostrove, Space Systems Analyst, Forecast International. For the first time, scientists have observed ripples in the fabric of space-time called gravitational waves. The detection was made on September 14, …
Read More Launch Failure Won’t Be a Long-Term Setback for SpaceX
by Bill Ostrove, Space Systems Analyst, Forecast International. On June 27, a SpaceX Falcon 9 carrying a Dragon cargo spacecraft on its way to the International Space Station (ISS) broke apart …
Read More Ambitious Human Spaceflight Plans Driving the Launch Industry
by Bill Ostrove, Space Systems Analyst, Forecast International. Over the next 10 years, the launch industry will be greatly shaped by how the United States pursues its ambitious space exploration goals. …
Read More Mars Exploration Programs Hit Major Milestones
by Bill Ostrove, Forecast International. Human efforts to explore the Red Planet scored several major achievements last month – nitrogen was detected, a rover surpassed the marathon mark in distance …
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