Space

Protecting against lightning; connecting IoT via space; supercapacitors for energy storage; Flexible ultrasonic sensor; drone concerns in New Zealand.

The upgraded Falcon 9 Block 5 rocket SpaceX will make its first flight on a commercial mission for Bangladesh.

Listen in as Aviation Week editors discuss the unveiling of the tailless UAV and SpaceX’s unique testing strategy.

World View’s multimonth stratospheric balloon could soon be carrying sensors for hunting rogue missiles rather than crispy chicken sandwiches.

Impact of rising costs could jeopardize other astrophysics pursuits.

Despite a negative ruling by a Belgian court, and having only IAG as a definite customer, the satellite company says its solution is “on track.”

The head of space conglomerate Maxar Technologies explains why it rebranded as a U.S. company and what the increasingly nearer-term future of the satellite, imagery and commercial space sector looks like.

OneWeb is working with Airbus to build and launch 900 LEO satellites, with the primary aim of providing affordable terrestrial internet access to all. Photo: Deutsche Telekom

For almost 50 years, a laboratory at NASA's Johnson Space Center has been quietly minding the country’s crown jewels.

NASA is sticking with its decades-long effort to arrive at an executable human Mars mission architecture.

Harris CEO Bill Brown talks about new opportunities in space and communications and why the aerospace industry must renew its fight for talent.

A $1.3 trillion spending bill pending before the House on March 22 includes an extra $1 billion for NASA.

Manufacturers diversify spacecraft and operating orbits to keep up with changing markets.

As Europeans build autonomy in space, sharing satellite capacity in a secure network would create an independent communications system for government use.

The aerostructures subsector, responsible for providing airframers the largest subassemblies, could become a lot more intimate in the next few years.

The company aims to put 200 kg into orbit every 72 hr. Photo: Rocket Lab

Blue is aiming to compete for U.S. national security space launch business, putting it in direct competition with one of its first industry partners, ULA.

Aviation Week editors talk with Airbus Space Chief about the OneWeb venture into the small satellite, low Earth orbit market and navigating the dramatic changes in the industry.

Swarm Technologies’ four prototypes flew aboard an Indian rocket in January. The FAA says they are too small to be detected by the Space Surveillance Network.

Among the first test-cases for the revamped office are a pair of cubesats that will accompany the upcoming InSight mission to Mars.

Arianespace’s CEO discusses the recent Ariane 5 mishap, Ariane 6 development and chances of reusability becoming a viable alternative.

China plans 36 flights by Casc’s various Long March space launchers this year. Long March 11 looks mature, but others have slipped.

Preparing for authorization for manned Moon missions, the Chinese space industry is working on three engines and has built a test airframe structure.

Previously announced winners, Philip J. Klass Lifetime Achievement Award recipients and Tomorrow's Leaders also were honored.

Completing a demo for a huge first-stage rocket engine, maybe in 2018, is among tech acquisition projects that China’s main space industry group is undertaking.