Space

Satellite experience is the secret sauce for Britain’s success in space.

Caret talks about how her division is preparing to take advantage of Pentagon spending strategy and where the company is preparing for trade restrictions.

NASA chief puts partisan past behind, shares thoughts on the future of the U.S. space agency.

Facebook is shuttering the development of its solar-powered Aquila flying-wing high-altitude pseudo-satellite (HAPS) unmanned system.

The U.S. Missile Defense Agency is pursuing missile defense sensors to address one of the primary threats facing the nation: hypersonic missiles.

NASA’s interest in leading a Mars sample return mission with international partnerships has struck a chord.

Top space force advocate in Congress says one could be created within two years, but a former Air Force general says the military has work to do first.

After a single successful test flight, the SpaceX heavy-lift booster is certified for EELV-class missions.

When it comes to investing in space-related businesses, companies often have been reluctant to pursue what they perceive to be big risks. But the organizers of a new study on the size of the space market think change is coming.

After signing a third space policy directive and calling for a new branch of the military to oversee space, Trump turns to the executive-filled advisory panel for next steps.

A blend of reusable rockets and hypersonic-vehicle technologies is bringing the U.S. to a tipping point of commercial, military and political opportunities.

Listen in as House, Rep. Michael Rogers joins Aviation Week to explain how achieving the goal of a Space Force might unfold.

Global annual revenue for the satellite industry reached $269 billion in 2017 and launch cost fell on average 40% per pound to orbit.

Retired NASA astronauts Eileen Collins, Terry Virts and Scott Parazynski want those who follow them to succeed.

President Donald Trump on June 18 directed the Pentagon to establish a “Space Force” as a sixth branch of the U.S. armed forces.

NASA astronauts have installed two high-def cameras outside the ISS's U.S. segment that will monitor the agency’s Commercial Crew Program spacecraft.

With Russian rides to space station ending, pressure builds on Boeing and SpaceX to finish and fly their vehicles without shortcutting safety.

The disagreement epitomizes the damages of Brexit—and the opportunity to forge a new security partnership.

Biology and biotechnology experiments soon headed for the International Space Station could have a number of far-reaching implications.

Meteorologists expect a breakthrough in weather forecast, thanks to a first-of-its-kind space-borne Lidar that will measure wind at 24 different altitudes.

New detail emerges about SpaceX’s "giant party balloon" upper-stage recovery studies.

Forty-two years after Viking landers looked for organics, Curiosity found them, setting the stage for a focused search for signs of life.

Scientists still stumped by cause of gas release and why it vanishes exponentially faster than models predict.

For Blue Origin, the first step is to cut launch costs with reusable rockets and capsules.

Darpa envisions an operational constellation of 60-200 satellites at 500-1,300-km altitude, each carrying one or more payloads and each costing less than $6 million including its launch.