A Russian satellite conducted a nonconsensual rendezvous and proximity operation, closing to within less than 3,281 ft. of a U.S.-registered Iceye satellite.
A pioneering mission to study a pair of Martian moons and return a 10-gram soil sample to Earth is being prepared for launch Oct. 19 from Japan’s Tanegashima Space Center.
The Royal Australian Air Force advances its autonomous logistics project toward a system-level demonstration, eyeing the Talisman Sabre exercise for a debut.
Tesla unveiled its Roadster supercar with SpaceX-developed cold-gas thrusters, demonstrating a thruster-powered launch, aerial roll and an upside-down ramp stunt during an Oct. 15 event.
Merlin Labs has added an Aero L-39C Albatros military trainer to its test fleet, gaining its first jet while it works to expand its autonomous flight system.
As the 15-country International Space Station prepares to mark 26 years of continuous occupancy, its latest returnees offered perspective about life onboard.
The U.S. Army is reassessing its intelligence fleet as it clarifies plans for contractor-owned surveillance jets and advances the ME-11B HADES program.
The U.S. Navy accepts its first C-130J-30 Super Hercules for the E-130J Phoenix II fleet as Northrop Grumman prepares mission systems integration for the Tacamo nuclear command mission.
Battery supplier Molicel said employee error, not a defect in its lithium-ion cells, caused a fire at Archer Aviation's lab in San Jose, California, earlier this week.
New Zealand’s defense ministry has signed a deal with the U.S. government to acquire five Sikorsky MH-60R Seahawk helicopters, replacing its Seasprite fleet.
