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After a decades-long hibernation, nuclear fission power has come back into fashion for NASA and other agencies as a way to deliver power to remote locations and drive spacecraft at speeds other fuels cannot deliver.

Advances in Nuclear Reactors Could Power NASA Missions on Moon, Mars

Wednesday June 15, 2022

After a decades-long hibernation, nuclear fission power has come back into fashion for NASA and other agencies as a way to deliver power to remote locations and drive spacecraft at speeds other fuels cannot deliver.

With 15 new launch vehicles expected to make maiden flights this year, 2022 is set to be the busiest year for new rockets since the dawn of the Space Age.

Record Number of New Launch Vehicles Set for 2022 Debut

Monday April 4, 2022

With 15 new launch vehicles expected to make maiden flights this year, 2022 is set to be the busiest year for new rockets since the dawn of the Space Age.

Asteroid Mining: Potential Develops, but so do Regulatory, Technical Issues

Saturday January 22, 2022

Mankind could soon be able to exploit asteroids to obtain natural resources for use on Earth, gather ingredients for missions in space, and support habitation on the Moon and Mars.

2021 TSR – Space Symposium Special Edition: A Growing Ecosystem: The SmallSat Economy

Tuesday August 24, 2021

Between 2011 and 2021, commercial business in the global space industry experienced profound changes in the small satellite (SmallSat) sector. In less than 10 years, an ecosystem expanded, catering to commercial SmallSat operators. The sector . . .

The Role Of Intellectual Property In Space Innovation

Saturday December 26, 2020

As the exponential growth of commercial space looms, this is a good time to survey several critical aspects of intellectual property (IP) as an enabler of innovation in commercial space. This article begins with a review of the vital role of. . .

Broadband Constellations: Market Challenges Remain as Launched Satellites Climb to More Than 1,000

Saturday December 26, 2020

At the end of 2020, more communications satellites orbited the Earth than all communications satellites deployed during the previous 10 years. Operators deployed more than. . .

The Race to the Moon and the Promise of Cislunar Space

Tuesday December 1, 2020

Apollo 17 astronauts Eugene Cernan and Harrison Schmitt in 1972 were the last of a dozen men to walk on the Moon. For the past 48 years, lunar exploration has been largely replaced by deep space exploration, space station construction, and reusable launch vehicle development. With advancements in space technology,…

With Roots in Space Travel, Wearable Tech Comes Full Orbit

Sunday March 1, 2020

You’ve just finished a tough workout, and at a glance, your smart watch tells you your heartrate, the calories you’ve burned, and can alert you if it detects that you have an irregular heartbeat. Devices like these have become . . .

Space Products & Innovation — IoT, embedded technology aids agriculture, emergency response and other consumer needs

Saturday June 1, 2019

Devices with embedded technologies are capable of sensing and interacting with both active devices nearby and the environment that surrounds them. This vast network of connected devices, whether in space or on the ground, is called . . .