Space Symposium

By Vivienne Machi
The Defense Innovation Unit is partnering with Firefly Aerospace to use its Elytra spacecraft for a responsive on-orbit mission due to launch in 2027.
Space Symposium

By Mark Carreau
NASA has requested proposals from American-led companies for two private astronaut missions to the International Space Station.
Space Symposium

By Guy Norris
Sierra Space plans to fly a Honda-developed experimental fuel cell system to the International Space Station for testing in microgravity.
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From missile defense to ISR, navigation and earth observation, RTX’s space solutions turn data into decisions that deliver mission breakthroughs.
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SMART Demo is our annual outcome-driven strategy for inserting industry informed innovation into solid rocket motor design, development, production and testing.
Defense

By Garrett Reim
The company plans to start launching the spacecraft for customers in 2026, with a prototype of the satellite to launch in 2025.
Space Symposium

By Irene Klotz
Rocket Lab and its partner, True Anomaly, will conduct rendezvous and proximity operations as part of the demonstration.
Space Symposium

By Brian Everstine
The first agreement focuses on a large radio frequency antenna in Norway’s northern territory.
Space Symposium

By Brian Everstine
There are individual hybrid satcom terminal programs underway across each of the services.
Space Symposium

By Guy Norris
Starlab, which is designed to house a crew of four, is designed to reach initial operational capability with just one launch.
Space Symposium

By Guy Norris
In all, the spacecraft delivered 121.6 grams of material from Bennu.
Space Symposium

By Guy Norris
Seven engines will power the first stage of Nova, which is designed to return to the launch site or land downrange.
Space Symposium

By Brian Everstine
The Space Force is moving more into the mission, which it is calling tactical surveillance, reconnaissance and tracking.
Space Symposium

Aviation Week senior editor Guy Norris speaks with Erik Daehler, Vice President of Orbital Systems and Services for the Sierra Space Corporation.
Space Symposium

NASA’s Mariner 10 spacecraft had already reached Mercury’s vicinity when this composite image of cloud cover on Venus, appeared on our April 8, 1974, cover.
Space Symposium

By Garrett Reim
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.
Space Symposium

By Brian Everstine
The document identifies the specific missions it wants to focus on for increasing commercial capabilities.
Space Symposium

By Brian Everstine
The initiative allows services to spend up to $100 million for early development activities up to the preliminary design review stage.
Space Symposium

By Irene Klotz
The recovery is a milestone in the company’s efforts to step up its launch cadence by reusing first-stage boosters.
Space Symposium

By Garrett Reim
Vast plans to integrate SpaceX’s Starlink laser communication system into its commercial space station, Haven-1, scheduled for launch in 2025.
Space Symposium

By Brian Everstine
U.S. Space Command has extended invitations to France, Germany and New Zealand to join a high-level collaborative group on military space operations.
Space Symposium

By Guy Norris
JAXA tells Aerospace DAILY that despite the two-year delay, it is only considering some minor efforts to add “more sophistication” to some of the MMX experiments.
Space Symposium

By Brian Everstine
The Chinese government has recently proactively shared space safety information twice with the U.S. within the past six months.
Space Symposium

By Garrett Reim
Lower launch costs—driven by SpaceX’s partially reusable Falcon 9—are driving down the cost of building, launching and operating satellites in space.
Space Symposium

By Irene Klotz
The U.S. military was ULA's primary customer for the booster, purchasing 12 of its 16 flights.
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