Commercial Space
Nov 08, 2023
Nearly 2,000 cubesats have been launched in the past 20 years.
Nov 07, 2023
The type, a step down in size from cubesats, is popular for experiments and tech demos.
Nov 03, 2023
A new rocket engine for military uses could be repurposed for Mach 9 air travel—listen in as editors talk with the founders of far-out startup Venus Aerospace.
Nov 02, 2023
Sierra Space is poised to deliver the first Dream Chaser spaceplane to a NASA test facility in Ohio ahead of its first planned mission to the ISS in April.
Oct 27, 2023
Our roundup of the main aerospace and defense stories making the news this week.
Apr 11, 2024
Starlab, which is designed to house a crew of four, is designed to reach initial operational capability with just one launch.
Apr 11, 2024
Seven engines will power the first stage of Nova, which is designed to return to the launch site or land downrange.
Apr 11, 2024
Spanish near-space tourism company Halo Space has unveiled the design of the balloon capsule it plans to use to take passengers on stratospheric flights.
Apr 10, 2024
Aviation Week senior editor Guy Norris speaks with Erik Daehler, Vice President of Orbital Systems and Services for the Sierra Space Corporation.
Apr 10, 2024
Max Space sees its inflatable structures as useful for building orbiting space stations in Earth orbit, but habitats in cislunar space, on the Moon and Mars.
Apr 10, 2024
The recovery is a milestone in the company’s efforts to step up its launch cadence by reusing first-stage boosters.
Apr 10, 2024
Vast plans to integrate SpaceX’s Starlink laser communication system into its commercial space station, Haven-1, scheduled for launch in 2025.
Apr 09, 2024
Lower launch costs—driven by SpaceX’s partially reusable Falcon 9—are driving down the cost of building, launching and operating satellites in space.