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by Bill Ostrove, Space Systems Analyst, Forecast International. In a live-streamed presentation, SpaceX CEO Elon Musk announced that Japanese billionaire Yusaku Maezawa will be the first paying passenger aboard the company’s …
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Ukraine is testing its Vilkha rocket-guidance system. New state testing of the Vilkha was carried out this month, as Ukraine prepares to put the rocket-guidance system into production for procurement …
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 …
Read Moreby Bill Ostrove, Space Systems Analyst, Forecast International. For the second year in a row, Elon Musk has used the International Astronautical Congress (IAC) to unveil plans about his dream …
Read Moreby Bill Ostrove, Space Systems Analyst, and Richard Pettibone, Aerospace & Defense Companies Analyst, Forecast International. Behind all the sound and fury surrounding the recent UTC/Rockwell deal, Northrop Grumman quietly …
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 …
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 …
Read Moreby Bill Ostrove, Space Systems Analyst, Forecast International. After dominating the commercial launch market for years – along with the Ariane 5 – the Proton is seeing a loss in …
Read Moreby Bill Ostrove, Space Systems Analyst, Forecast International. On October 5, Blue Origin’s New Shepard rocket performed an in-flight test of the capsule’s full-envelope escape system, designed to quickly propel …
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