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Readers write about South Korea’s KF-21, NASA'S Psyche, China's Y-20, a quadriplegic pilot, JetBlue-Spirit merger and more. Plus: Behind the Scenes at Dubai.
Aviation Week & Space Technology

By Mark Carreau
Canadian Space Agency astronaut Joshua Kutryk has been named the third crew member for the first operational mission of Boeing’s CST-100 Starliner to the ISS.
Space

By Mark Carreau
NASA has announced research grants and cooperative agreements focused on studies into how plant and animal biological systems will respond to lunar regolith.
Space

By Irene Klotz
Weak, angled signals from global navigation satellite system satellites are spawning new applications.
Space

By Michael Bruno
Amentum, the private-equity owners of erstwhile DynCorp International and PAE, is buying the space and defense services part of Jacobs.
Supply Chain

By Mark Carreau
The agency cited the challenges in a Nov. 20 NASA Advisory Council session.
Commercial Space

By Mark Carreau
It was another agency milestone in efforts to significantly step up the pace of space communications.
Space

By Mark Carreau
Catherine Koerner will succeed Jim Free as associate administrator of the Exploration Systems Development Mission Directorate, it has been announced.
Space

By Mark Carreau
Installation on the external experiment platform completes NASA's first two-way, end-to-end laser relay system.
Space

By Jen DiMascio
A White House official says U.S. space regulations—developed decades ago—were crafted when commercial space capabilities were limited.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Graham Warwick
The companies plan to use the aircraft as a testbed for electric propulsion components including motors, inverters and batteries.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Mark Carreau
Cabana has served as NASA’s associate administrator since May 2021, the agency’s third-highest administrative position.
Space

By Mark Carreau
The review board was convened in the spring for a second independent assessment of the mission architecture and cost.
Space

By Matthew Fulco
Firefly Aerospace’s valuation has reached $1.5 billion following the conclusion of another tranche of financing in its Series C round.
Commercial Space

By Mark Carreau
The resupply vessel contains materials for—among other experiments—studies into female reproductive and bone health.
Space

By Irene Klotz
The experiment, known as Illuma-T, is among the 6,500 lb. of cargo aboard SpaceX’s 29th resupply mission to the ISS.
Space

By Irene Klotz
It is no surprise that Starship development is moving faster than the regulatory process.
Commercial Space

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

By Mark Carreau
NASA astronaut Frank Borman, who commanded Apollo 8, the first journey by human beings to the Moon, has passed away.
Space

By Irene Klotz
The SLC-40 upgrade has been spurred by SpaceX’s plans to launch the Starship Super Heavy from Kennedy Space Center’s Launch Complex 39B, but NASA had concerns.
Space

By Irene Klotz
The mission, known as USSF-52, will be the seventh for the two-vehicle fleet of Boeing-built X-37B Orbital Test Vehicles.
Space

By Guy Norris
After four years of assembly and decades of study and planning, Sierra Space’s Dream Chaser spaceplane is ready for prelaunch environmental testing.
Space

By Mark Carreau
Bulgaria is set to become the 32nd signatory to the Artemis Accords.
Space

Follow-up imagery from the NASA Lucy mission’s recent encounter with the main belt asteroid Dinkinesh has revealed a surprise.
Space

By Garrett Reim
Nearly 2,000 cubesats have been launched in the past 20 years.
Commercial Space