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COSMIC executive director Greg Richardson at a podium.

ISAM isn't just an industry, it's a spectrum of capabilities, says COSMIC director

Aerospace's Greg Richardson talks to Payload about the definition of in-space assembly and manufacturing and how we ought to pursue it.
Europe seen from space.

What will the EU Space Act's new regulations mean for the industry?

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...
EP3 chamber

Aerospace's network of testbeds clocks early successes with space startups

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...

TRL Bootcamp levels up early-stage startups to connect with government customers

Aerospace and the US Space Force's SpaceWERX are fast tracking commercial technologies to meet the rapidly evolving needs of national security space in a new program called TRL Bootcamp.
Steve Isakowitz and A.C. Charania onstage at TechCrunch Disrupt 2024

Space and innovation collide on stage at TechCrunch Disrupt

New opportunities for commercial collaboration are driving rapid innovation, opening up new pathways and options for the nation’s space programs to approach mission designs and systems. Recently held in San Francisco...

'Lighter, nimbler, faster, better': Space robotics levels up with flexible circuits

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...
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COSMIC: Propelling ISAM from Transformational to Routine

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...
Slingshot payloads

Aerospace’s Slingshot 1 Demonstrates Pathway to Accelerating Space Innovation

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...
EP3 chamber

Aerospace Facility Raises the Bar for Electric Propulsion Testing

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...
Ironsight testbed

Aerospace Builds Capabilities for Future Mission Needs with Ironsight

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...