Space

By Irene Klotz
SpaceX will try again early March 2 to launch a multinational team of astronauts to the International Space Station.
Space

By Mark Carreau
Four crewmembers aboard the ISS are praising the cooperation and teamwork necessary to execute their mission as their time on the ISS draws to a close.
Space

By Mark Carreau
The $324.5 million DART mission was launched from Vandenberg Space Force Base, California, on Nov. 24, 2021.
Space

Benjamin Jorns
We must inspire creative solutions from academia and industry, growing a cadre of engineers and scientists who are aware of challenges and eager to innovate.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Garrett Reim
Astroscale has raised a $76 million Series G round of capital and plans to jointly develop satellite buses with Mitsubishi Electric.
Commercial Space

Nicola Fox has been named the agency’s Science Mission Directorate’s associate administrator.
Space

By Irene Klotz
SpaceX scrubbed launch of the NASA-backed Crew-6 mission with 2 min. 14 sec. left on the clock.
Commercial Space

By Mark Carreau
Russia’s Soyuz MS-23 docked to the ISS late Feb. 25 to replace its ailing Soyuz MS-22 predecessor.
Space

By Garrett Reim
Smartphone manufacturer Samsung is joining the race to provide cellular services from space.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Irene Klotz
More analysis of a Blue Origin BE-4 qualification engine for ULA’s Vulcan rocket program is pushing the booster’s debut flight to no earlier than May 4.
Commercial Space

By Michael Bruno
Momentus on Feb. 23 announced a preliminary settlement of a class-action lawsuit against the turbulent space tug startup.
Commercial Space

By Graham Warwick
Our roundup of the main aerospace and defense stories making the news this week.
Aerospace

By Mark Carreau
Russia’s uncrewed Soyuz MS-23 crew transport capsule was on a trajectory to reach the ISS late Feb. 25 following a successful launch from Kazakhstan on Feb. 23.
Space

By Garrett Reim
Earth observation satellite builder Axelspace, in collaboration with Tokyo Institute of Technology, has designed a novel Ka-band radio for microsatellites.
Commercial Space

By Irene Klotz
Startup Relativity Space is aiming to launch its first rocket, the 3D-printed Terran 1, on March 8 from Cape Canaveral.
Commercial Space

By Mark Carreau
The White House National Space Council Users’ Advisory Group appears to face a challenging military, civil and commercial agenda in the months ahead.
Space

By Irene Klotz
The new procurement strategy is intended to boost competition.
Space

By Jen DiMascio
Government officials want companies that will serve nation’s civil and military space needs.
Space

By Irene Klotz
In the course of a Flight Readiness Review, NASA and SpaceX postponed launch of the Crew-6 mission by one day.
Space

By Garrett Reim
Terran Orbital has won a $2.4 billion contract to build 300 small satellites for Rivada Space Networks.
Commercial Space

By Garrett Reim
Vast Space, a startup attempting to develop a space station with artificial gravity, has acquired Launcher.
Commercial Space

Aviation Week Staff
Russia’s Roscosmos Space Corp. has rescheduled the launch of the uncrewed Soyuz MS-23 spaceship to the International Space Station to an earlier date.
Space

By Mark Carreau
The future of access to space may lie with equatorial launch sites that could make launch windows a thing of the past.
Commercial Space

By Tony Osborne
Satellite developers are pitting themselves against each other to provide a sovereign, resilient military satcom capability for Australia's JP9102 requirement.
Space

By Mark Carreau
The Russian Progress MS-21 resupply capsule completed a destructive re-entry into the Earth’s atmosphere over the Pacific Ocean.
Space