Space

By Mark Carreau
Argentina has become the 28th signatory to the U.S.-led Artemis Accords
Space

By Graham Warwick
Our roundup of the main aerospace and defense stories making the news this week.
Aviation Week & Space Technology

By Irene Klotz
Seven missions have been set aside for the third-place winner.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Irene Klotz
Axiom, SpaceX, Blue Origin and Virgin Galactic have all flown privately paying passengers into orbital and suborbital space from the U.S.
Commercial Space

By Mark Carreau
The foursome has trained for a more than six-month mission with a science and technology agenda that includes nearly 160 projects.
Space

By Michael Bruno
Kleos Space, a startup that sought to make and offer a satellite constellation for radio frequency monitoring, is filing for bankruptcy.
Commercial Space

By Jen DiMascio, Garrett Reim, Irene Klotz
Editors discuss the meaning of exponential smallsat growth, new technologies for flying satellites in formation and U.S. national security space needs.
Check 6

By Irene Klotz
The road to launch detoured back to the rocket factory for an upper-stage modification.
Space

By Brian Everstine
Lt. Gen. Stephen Whiting is President Joe Biden’s nominee to lead the four-year-old command.
Space

By Guy Norris
The contract award is targeted at tests of a nuclear thermal rocket engine vehicle in space by 2027.
Space

By Thierry Dubois
Final trials before the inaugural flight of the Ariane 6 launcher saw ESA engineers perform an extensive assessment with the combined test model.
Space

By Mark Carreau
No strangers to extraterrestrial materials, the ARES team at NASA’s Johnson Space Center are preparing to receive materials gathered from the asteroid Bennu.
Space

By Garrett Reim
NASA has selected 11 U.S. companies to develop advanced technologies for long-term exploration of the Moon and space.
Space

By Garrett Reim
The startup plans to develop its largest space vehicle, the Helios.
Commercial Space

By Mark Carreau
The base period of the Integrated Mission Operations Contract III (IMOC III) cost plus/award fee contract extends from Oct. 1 through Sept. 28, 2028.
Space

By Irene Klotz
Amazon is preparing to launch prototype satellites for its Kuiper constellation this year before full deployment begins in 2024.
Commercial Space

By Garrett Reim
Swarming paths could be useful for deep-space scientific missions.
Space

By Mark Carreau
NASA’s Nancy Grace Roman Wide Field InfraRed Survey Telescope (Roman) could push open the door to the discovery of vast numbers of planets.
Space

By Garrett Reim
The U.S. Air Force Research Laboratory space camera is inspired by a hunting dragonfly.
Space

By Irene Klotz
Two companies were previously expected to be selected in the Lane 2 designation of the upcoming NSSL Phase 3 competition.
Space

By Brian Everstine
Ukraine has depended on Starlink for expansive battlefield communication.
Commercial Space

By Brian Everstine
SDA in April launched its first Tranche 0 data transport satellites, which will send the datalink to military cockpits and other receivers below.
Space

By Mark Carreau
The Northrop Grumman-built resupply vessel is planned for launch on an Antares rocket from NASA’s Wallops Flight Facility on Virginia’s Eastern Shore on Aug. 1
Space

By Thierry Dubois
The concept of operations may pave the way for future higher-airspace operations, above 60,000 ft.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Mark Carreau
Singer has held the director’s post since 2018, after serving two years as MSFC’s deputy director.
Space