As the U.S. Space Force plans to establish a Space Systems Command this summer, service leadership is already rallying Congress to alter the new command’s reporting structure for two important offices—the Space Development Agency and the Space Rapid Capabilities Office.

While Ariane 6 is overcoming the last technical hurdles, reusability demonstration programs are making progress.

After a successful first flight of the Ingenuity on Mars, Ellen Stofan, under secretary for science and research at the Smithsonian Institution, talks with Aviation Week editors about the historic nature of the mission, coming 117 years after the Wright Brothers flew at Kitty Hawk, North Carolina.

The nation needs to declassify technology, rely on private industry and compete for routine space missions.

The clock is ticking for a high-risk, high-reward technology demonstration.

Startup ABL’s launcher is well-sized for Lockheed’s new satellite bus.