April 16, 2021 – While other enterprises have retracted, private space industry has leaped forward. U.S. Labor Bureau of Statistics indicates significant space sector hiring increases, totaling more than 5000 employees added in 2020, with total private sector space employment now at 147,953 workers—the highest level since 2011, the year the Space Shuttle Program ended. … [Continue Reading]
Exciting times are ahead for NASA, with plenty of challenging happenings in 2021. In a little less than a month, NASA’s Perseverance Rover will be landing on Mars. The James Webb Space Telescope is scheduled to launch on Halloween 2021. The Space Launch System, NASA’s most powerful rocket ever built, may launch this year, while… [Continue Reading]
January 14, 2021 – Expect more low rumbles and high plumes marking the trail to space this year. “We have 53 launches in our forecast with one already on the books,” said Col. Brande Walton, vice commander of the 45th Space Wing. She was addressing the National Space Club of Florida during an online event…. [Continue Reading]