Space

The Trump administration’s decision to ignore administrator Bridenstine’s request for a deputy with a deep technical and operational experience is troubling.

Centaur upper stage gets a second RL10 engine to accommodate space station crew taxi fights.

The U.S. is looking to overhaul its constellation of missile-warning satellites and seeking sensors that can track emerging threats.

French space agency CNES has tapped Zodiac Data Systems for the development of an autonomous range safety system at its Kourou, French Guiana launch site.

Ad Astra Rocket and Aerojet Rocketdyne head toward November ground tests of high-power electric propulsion systems for spacecraft.

The tsunami of sensor data presents opportunities and challenges for satellite operators and service providers.

New spaceport gets backing from UK Space Agency and British government.

U.S. draws allies closer in space ops; Israel uses Patriots to shoot down Syrian UAS; U.S. seeks $84.5 million for Huey program. and Japan’s hunt for intel-gathering aircraft.

Startup Astrobotic aims to deliver payloads to the lunar surface once a year, starting with the first flight scheduled for 2020.

Eventually, the ISS will need to leave low Earth orbit. One option may be to boost it into a 1,000-year storage orbit for future generations to salvage.

Aviation Week Network editors discuss highlights and lowlights at the Farnborough Airshow, including Britain’s future fighter vision: is it a storm in a teacup, or will it really happen?

White House says it wants an expert in building public-private partnerships to serve with Bridenstine at NASA.

M&A in the A&D sector is surging and may be on its way to new levels across the board. Many advisors are wondering who is next?

A liftoff thrust approaching 6,000 metric tons and mass exceeding 4,000 metric tons would evidently apply to the largest version, which would have four boosters.

Reusable spaceplane under development by Boeing aims to launch 3,000 lb. to low Earth orbit for $5 million.

The hot subject at the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics Propulsion & Energy conference was electrification—of aircraft, spacecraft and even the surface of the Moon.

Former NASA Administrator Dan Goldin says the U.S. needs to reorder its space funding priorities.

As ministers quarrel, aerospace industry is calling for clarity on Brexit deal.

The Pentagon’s research and engineering arm is directing a Defense Science Board task force to study elements of a resilient space architecture.

Japan’s electric-aircraft consortium; AeroVironment on NASA’s Mars Helicopter; Japan’s private rocket fails; Hypersonic booster contract for Lockheed.

U.S. tech development efforts underway to launch from Mars, build biocontainment system for returning spacecraft.

As the 2018 Farnborough Airshow showcases the latest and greatest in aviation and aerospace, we look at some of the technologies shaping the industry’s future.

Small British businesses are hoping to make big impacts in space.

U.S. Coast Guard may be best model for combination civilian, military Space Force.

Interstellar Technologies is investigating the failure of its Momo suborbital sounding rocket, which blew up immediately after liftoff on its second flight.