North Korean intermediate-range mobile missiles on parade in 2015. Credit: North Korean state-run media

Launch Policy & Politics

Ukraine changes tactics on North Korea engine claims

An ISRO Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle lifts off Feb. 14 carrying 104 satellites on a single rocket. Credit: ISRO

Business Launch SmallSat 2017

Options grow for smallsats seeking secondary payload opportunities

North Korea launches the Hwasong-14 in July on a lofted trajectory that demonstrated sufficient range to hit the continental United States. Credit: Korean Central News Agency

From the Magazine

North Korea puts spotlight on U.S. space-based missile defense

Launch Missions
TDRS launch marks end of an era

The successful launch of a NASA communications satellite Aug. 18 is the final flight of the current generation of data relay spacecraft as well as for a venerable satellite bus.

Missions SmallSat 2017
Smallsat developers propose self-regulation to address orbital debris concerns
Business
UrtheCast building precursor radar satellite, delays OptiSAR constellation by a year
Missions
Nuclear command and control problems dominate U.S. Air Force focus, GAO finds
From the Magazine
Beyond HAL: How artificial intelligence is changing space systems
Business
RigNet, Inmarsat disputing cancelled $65 million Global Xpress contract
Launch Missions
Falcon 9 launches Dragon with heavy science payload
Launch Missions
U.S. Army prepares to launch Kestrel Eye satellite atop Falcon 9
Launch
Hispasat’s Amazonas-5 lands at Baikonur for September Proton launch
Launch
Virgin Orbit wins LauncherOne contract for Italian smallsat
SmallSat 2017
Teledyne Brown offers ISS platform for testing spacecraft parts in orbit before flying them for real
First Up
Lockheed Martin’s first modernized A2100 satellite nearing final assembly
Business People
Avanti CEO leaves company