Space

Ten down, 65 to go: Aireon has successful power-up and aircraft tracking for its first batch of satellite-based surveillance satellites.

Blue Origin’s New Glenn is one among many launch companies that will lend a hand to companies eager to send spacecraft into orbit in a market where technological change can be faster than the pace of production. Listen in as our editors discuss the key takeaways from this week's Satellite 2017 conference in Washington, D.C.

A pilot program that has increased space awareness for the U.S. military and satellite operators should become a permanent part of the military’s Joint Space Operations Center.

In this week's Washington Outlook, European satellite manufacturers stand to benefit if Trump’s trade policies alienate U.S. export customers; cruise missiles assessed; security tradeoffs crop up.

NASA, other stakeholders still pursuing ideas for commercial enterprises in space, which have so far proven elusive.

While building a lander to put humans on the Moon and elsewhere looks possible in 4-5 years, the financial commitment needed to do so is much less certain.

Amazon founder and Blue Origin owner says the concept for reusable launch vehicles will grow the launch industry to a “new equilibrium.”

Jeff Bezos and others are focusing on bases on the Moon as jumping-off points for deeper-space exploration.

A robotic lunar lander capable of delivering as much as 10,000 lb. of cargo to a permanent outpost on the rim of the Moon’s polar Shackleton Crater could make its first flight by July 2020, with a little help from NASA.

Blue Origin founder Jeff Bezos spoke at Aviation Week's Laureate Awards about the importance of expanding into the solar system.

Charles Bolden, former NASA administrator and U.S. Marine Corps veteran, was named Aviation Week’s 2017 Philip J. Klass Lifetime Achievement Award.

For its technical expertise, dedication and unwavering vision, Blue Origin’s New Shepard Team was accorded the Space Laureate for 2016.

Eutelsat, Viasat explain how manufacturers should provide cheaper and more flexible capacity on commercial satellites.

Startup LeoLabs to use a global network of ground radars to track orbital debris and provide collision prevention services to operators of LEO satellite constellations.

Human-rated and sensor-carrying stratospheric balloon flight development picks up pace.

Virgin is forming a dedicated new company, Virgin Orbit, to spearhead the development, testing and operation of its LauncherOne low-cost smallsat launch vehicle.

Modification of an ex-Virgin Atlantic Boeing 747-400 airliner to carry and launch Virgin Orbit’s LauncherOne is well underway in Waco, Texas.

Rapid growth in the Ka-band high-throughput satellite market is putting pressure on spectrum. Moving to higher frequencies could unlock more capacity.

The Trump administration’s space agency transition team, NASA and Elon Musk’s SpaceX are all working on various approaches to a crewed Moon flyaround.

Space-debris mitigation is getting more attention as companies prepare to launch thousands of new smallsats into low Earth orbit, where the environment is already filling up with dangerous space junk.

SpaceX has two paying customers for a lunar flyaround, and will try to send them on their way before the end of 2018, founder Elon Musk said Feb. 27.

With the projected growth in the number of commercial satellite constellations on low Earth orbit expected to increase risk of collisions, a startup has attracted investment from Airbus and others to build a network of radars to track orbital debris.

Mars could get pretty congested with spacecraft in early 2021 thanks to an emerging global lineup of missions eager to take advantage of a mid-2020 launch opportunity.

The discovery of seven Earth-like planets orbiting a relatively close star may accelerate the search for biosignatures beyond the Solar System as new telescopes come online.

The change in administration means change in the spaceflight community. There will be risks.