Space Pioneer Targets Falcon 9-Class Launch in 2024
Space Pioneer, a rising force in China’s commercial launch sector, is advancing plans for a heavy-lift rocket with capabilities approaching…
SDA Extends Link 16 Tactical Network into Space
The Space Development Agency (SDA) has achieved a significant milestone in its effort to build a proliferated low Earth orbit…
WASP MK4 Brings Agile Counter-UAV Capability to the Field
At Eurosatory 2024, Ens Dynamics presented the WASP MK4, a compact guided interceptor developed to counter the rising operational threat…
Zipline Reaches One Million Drone Deliveries
Blood products, with their short shelf life and critical role in emergency care, present a formidable logistical challenge in remote…
NASA Rockets Probe Ionosphere During Total Solar Eclipse
On April 8, 2024, NASA’s Atmospheric Perturbations around Eclipse Path (APEP) mission deployed three sounding rockets from Wallops Flight Facility…
Key Commercial Drone Developments and Lessons from 2020
The commercial drone industry entered 2020 uniquely positioned to adapt to the operational and logistical challenges posed by COVID-19. With…
Safety Setbacks Challenge Shield AI’s V-BAT Drone Ambitions
In April 2024, a demonstration of Shield AI’s V-BAT drone for U.S. Navy officers near Fort Stockton, Texas, was intended…
Invariant Wins $200M Marine Corps Counter-Drone Contract
Invariant Corporation has secured a $200 million contract from the U.S. Marine Corps Systems Command to develop an advanced Counter-Unmanned…
Origami Engineering Unlocks Spacecraft Design Challenges
Aerospace engineering professor Manan Arya refers to it as the “suitcase problem,” a challenge not of clothing but of fitting…