The European Union is preparing to release the EU Space Act later in 2025, which will establish new regulations and requirements for space companies providing services within its dominion.

It's part of a tentative global...

One of the most intractable challenges to realizing space innovation is the “flight-proven” paradox, in which new technologies lack flight heritage and struggle to gain the confidence of the investors, insurers, buyers...

Operating in the space environment presents a multitude of challenges. Among them are the intense radiation outside of Earth's atmosphere, and high-energy particles causing "Single Event Effects" or SEEs with electronics...

As Hurricane Helene prepared to make landfall near Perry, Florida on Sept. 27, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) captured the phenomena through the Geostationary Operational Environmental...

Engineers at The Aerospace Corporation have developed what they call an Autodynamic Flexible Circuit, which will enable new adaptable and resilient approaches for space robotics, satellites and other innovations for...

Space debris poses a significant threat for the future of the rapidly growing space industry. The Aerospace Corporation is at the forefront in advancing concepts, strategies and capabilities that will ensure sustainable...

NASA’s Psyche mission recently launched a spacecraft on a 2.2 billion-mile journey to study a giant metal-rich asteroid located at the far edge of the main asteroid belt between Mars and Jupiter. The asteroid, named 16...

A new era of integration, innovation and collaboration for human, uncrewed and robotic space activity is underway. U.S. preeminence in space may someday expand within this paradigm even to the far reaches of the solar...

The Aerospace Corporation’s Slingshot 1 mission is successfully demonstrating the potential for modular technologies to improve the flexibility of satellites and expedite the integration timeline for payloads. The 12...

With space becoming more diverse, congested, and contested, and needs changing from near Earth orbit to low Earth orbit and cislunar space, The Aerospace Corporation is executing an integrated approach to support U.S...

Recent advancements in Virtual Reality (VR) and Augmented Reality (AR) technologies have led to wider adoption of cutting-edge tools that have become increasingly vital across industries such as medicine, education...

In the early 1990s, as the cost of launching spacecraft to low Earth orbit was still extremely high, Aerospace scientists looked to leverage the latest advancements in miniaturization techniques for electronics and...

The increasing reliance on space-based capabilities is driving the need to develop solutions that can address the rising likelihood of in-orbit challenges, including those stemming from competition and even potential...

NASA recently launched its Low-Latitude Ionosphere/Thermosphere Enhancements in Density (LLITED) mission, which consists of two identical 1.5U spacecrafts designed, built and operated by The Aerospace Corporation...

The Aerospace Corporation’s first all-Aerospace analog mission crew embarked on a two-week simulation at The Mars Society’s Mars Desert Research Station (MDRS) in Hanksville, Utah. Last November, the six members...

The desire for increased agility in the space environment has prompted research into forms of propulsion that are capable of meeting the objectives of increasingly ambitious missions. While electric propulsion has mostly...

Space is becoming more challenging to navigate due to factors such as natural hazards and the rapid increase of artificial objects, including operating and nonfunctional spacecraft. Acquiring, maintaining, and...

The emergence of commercial space capabilities is rapidly evolving how the hardest problems in space can be solved. Adopting innovative thinking and identifying diverse approaches can help accelerate success for the...

Adapting for a rapidly evolving space environment requires agile and responsive methods to adding innovative capabilities that support mission needs. Typically, adding satellite capabilities in-orbit requires delivering...

Continued advancements in 3D printing have accelerated its transition from a once niche technology to what is now an essential application in modern engineering. The technology is increasingly being used in a variety of...