Space agencies around the world will spend 2016 doing the spade work for deep-space missions later on.

Government and A&D contractors need to reach out to entrepreneurs, take more risks, be more creative.

Expanded Tables Online Download expanded specifications on in-production and under-development launch vehicles and search more than 3,100 other systems at AviationWeek.com/specs

Success in recovering the Falcon 9 first stage marks a major step toward the long-sought dream of reusable commercial space launchers.

Saab ships laminar wing Section as Airbus A340-300 moves toward 2017 flight tests; NASA fires 3-D-sprinted rocket motor; Clean Sky tests of advanced business-jet design; Sea-Tac RFP for biofuel study; U.K. pushes out R&D commitment to 2026.

Leonid Faerberg, a photographer for Aviation Week’s partner in Russia, Air Transport Observer, attended the recent Soyuz launch in Kazakhstan. He sent in these images and his thoughts.

In addition to their clear photographic skills, this year's Photo Contest winners have impeccable aviation and aerospace credentials.

We received 293 entries and 637 individual photos for the 23rd Annual Aviation Week Photo Contest. Entries came from all 50 U.S. states and 14 other countries, representing every continent except Antarctica. Space is the most difficult category for drawing entries because access is limited and there are fewer events that provide photo opportunities.