Space

The Apollo 11 command module, Columbia, has left its Smithsonian home for a new mission—a traveling exhibit commemorating the upcoming 50th anniversary of Apollo 11’s touchdown on the Moon.

September was a busy month at several high-profile companies, and it could be a good indication of what is to come for the industry as many of them adjust to market conditions.

After a hiatus of more than 50 years, NASA plans a trial run of a full-scale nuclear-fission power system designed to produce 1 kW of electricity.

The Apollo 11 command module, Columbia, has left its Smithsonian home for a new mission—a traveling exhibit commemorating the upcoming 50th anniversary of Apollo 11’s touchdown on the Moon.

Virgin Galactic aims to fly SpaceShipTwo beyond the atmosphere for the first time before year’s end, kicking off what is expected to be a final round of test flights before beginning commercial suborbital space tourism and research flights.

Training machines to look for missile-launch sites; Greece considers options for F-16 upgrades; the first GPS III satellite is ready for launch, and Russia’s next airborne early warning aircraft

Lockheed Martin has thrown its support behind the Trump administration’s ambitious goal of putting U.S. boots back on the Moon.

“The next few months may be rather stressful for most deal-makers in the A&D sector,” say some who should know.

The U.S. Air Force has taken the next step in its plan to transition from the Russian-made RD-180 rocket engine after issuing a request for proposals (RFP) for co-investment in up to three next-generation launch vehicles.

From the International Astronautical Congress to the creation of the U.S. National Space Council, a look at changes in the market.

In this week's Washington Outlook: Vice President Pence directs National Space Council to look at human space exploration; regulatory changes for commercial space and a new security framework.

Russia delivers attack helos to Mali; Australia to buy Aegis Combat System for new frigates; Philippines weighs Super Tucano buy, India allows IPO for HAL., and U.S. prepares a spy satellite for launch.

SpaceX planning to scrap its successful Falcon rocket and Dragon capsule in high-stakes quest to expand humankind to Mars.

Airservices Australia is looking to Aireon’s space-based ADS-B as the next evolution in air-traffic control surveillance.

A manufacturing fault in a YF-77 engine caused China’s July 2 launch failure. No other Chinese rocket uses that engine type.

Tests demonstrate stable combustion and reliable start-up for the LE-9 main engine of Japan’s H3 space launcher.

International Space Station is serving as testbed for critical deep-space travel technologies, including life support, water recycling and trash management.

Lt. Gen. John Thompson is taking the reins at a critical moment for U.S. Air Force Space and Missile Systems Center.

International planning group envisions human missions to the Moon’s Aitkin Basin, supported by NASA’s Deep Space Gateway.

Beijing could add two or three modules to the planned three-node station if enough countries express interest.

Orbital ATK’s sale to Northrop Grumman may—or may not—be the end of an era, but it definitely is for one person.

Its satellites can connect from spot-beam to spot-beam and deliver full-motion video to small UAVs.

An emerging international space exploration road map is trying to avoid the ongoing Moon vs. Mars exploration debate by showing how NASA systems such as the proposed Deep Space Gateway, Space Launch System and Orion capsule can serve both destinations.

Russia does not plan to launch its new science lab to the International Space Station (ISS) until late 2018.

Russia probably won't detach new module from ISS to form part of new space station.