Blue Origin

By Matthew Fulco
The global space tourism market is forecast to grow briskly from $851.7 million in 2024 to $5.19 billion by 2034, a new report says.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Jen DiMascio
Frank Calvelli, the assistant secretary of the Air Force for Space Acquisition and Integration, spoke at Aviation Week’s A&D Programs conference on Nov. 7.
Budget, Policy & Operations

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

By Irene Klotz
The company is developing a large spacecraft to transport, host, refuel and provide data and other services for multiple payloads.
Commercial Space

By Irene Klotz
Blue Origin's Blue Ring can host and/or deploy 1,100-lb.-class satellites on a dozen generic ESPA and ESPA Grande ports.
Space

By Irene Klotz
The company plans to develop a fully autonomous docking system for the Cygnus.
Commercial Space

By Irene Klotz
Amazon becomes a satellite operator.
Commercial Space

By Irene Klotz
The 196-ft. Atlas V lifted off at 2:06 p.m. EDT on a dedicated ride for a pair of small satellites known as Kuipersat-1 and -2.
Commercial Space

By Mark Carreau
Congress has authorized ISS operations through 2030.
Space

By Irene Klotz
The FAA also called for organizational changes following the Sept. 12, 2022, uncrewed New Shepard-23 mission.
Commercial Space

By Irene Klotz
Team wants data on S4 dynamics in simulated lunar space.
Space

By Irene Klotz
Progress has been slow on Blue Origin's New Glenn orbital launch system under Bob Smith’s watch, with an expected 2024 debut coming four years behind schedule.
Commercial Space

By Irene Klotz
With three expected bidders and three planned awards, everyone wins at whatever the price.
Budget, Policy & Operations

Apurva Mahajan
The Office of Space Commerce (OSC) within the Commerce Department is set to implement a three-phase plan to assume control of space situational awareness.
Space

The mission date is to be announced at a later date, and the name of the astronaut awaits approval by NASA and the other ISS partners.
Commercial Space

By Irene Klotz
Europe’s Airbus Defense and Space is upping its stake in the Voyager Space-led Starlab project.
Commercial Space

By Irene Klotz
Axiom, SpaceX, Blue Origin and Virgin Galactic have all flown privately paying passengers into orbital and suborbital space from the U.S.
Commercial Space

By Irene Klotz
The road to launch detoured back to the rocket factory for an upper-stage modification.
Space

By Garrett Reim
NASA has selected 11 U.S. companies to develop advanced technologies for long-term exploration of the Moon and space.
Space

By Irene Klotz
Moratorium on space passenger safety regulations is poised to end Oct. 1.
Commercial Space

By Mark Carreau
The CJS portion of the 2024 spending legislation that includes NASA and which was marked up by the full committee passed by a bipartisan 28-1 vote.
Space

By Jen DiMascio, Irene Klotz
George Nield, who led the FAA's Office of Commercial Space Transportation, talks about managing the risks of private space travel without harming innovation.
Check 6

By Irene Klotz
United Launch Alliance plans to modify the Centaur V upper stage of its new Vulcan rocket, likely delaying the booster’s debut flight to late this year.
Space

By Irene Klotz
Ultimately, heritage hardware, not new technology, is the cause.
Space

By Irene Klotz
United Launch Alliance has completed a 6-sec. hot fire of the methane-burning BE-4 engines that power the first stage of its new Vulcan rocket.
Space