The Pentagon has historically kept the spaceplane’s capabilities and mission objectives under wraps.

The wildcatting company sees lucrative potential in mining platinum in space.

SpaceX’s Starship booster “catch” at the launchpad wowed the space world, but big hurdles remain to launching humans to Mars in 2028.

The service is pursuing an “allied by design” approach that includes a new push for space-related military sales.

Our journalist Craig Covault reported in the Nov. 6, 2000 issue of Aviation Week & Space Technology how, after years of International Space Station (ISS) delays, the project was finally manned, and, despite coordination of U.S.-Russian ground operations, remains as difficult as the work in space.

From project financing to launcher and exploration initiatives, the region is devising an agenda to stay in the global space race.

Surviving and operating during the harsh lunar night is the top concern.

Shaky business models have nowhere to hide in public markets, while several stronger space startups are finding a way forward.