Future space exploration will raise issues that we can only begin to consider today. Are the societal benefits derived from human exploration, expansion of knowledge and scientific progress worth the risk to human life of what amounts to a one-way trip to Mars?
Richard Branson has been a pioneer on many fronts, but he is especially intense when it comes to space exploration and the promise it holds for a better Earth.
While the U.S. is pushing for low Earth orbit commercialization as an impetus for deep-space exploration, others see a lunar polar base as a better bet.
The private sector could move quickly to help governments manage space surveillance and advise companies and spaceports on operating responsibly in orbit.
Just as the horse and buggy as a mode of travel now seems quaint to us, it can be assumed that our progeny will one day regard today’s modes of transportation as antiquated.
Chief technology officers from Airbus, Boeing, Lockheed Martin and Raytheon discuss what lies ahead for the industry from multirobotic additive manufacturing, behavioral analytics and distributed propulsion to widespread commercial supersonic flight and fusion power.
As part of our 100 years of Aviation Week celebration, we asked former NASA Administrator Dan Goldin what he would say to our next president about advancing U.S. science and technology in the next 100 years.
As part of Aviation Week & Space Technology's special centennial issue, we asked Scaled Composites founder Burt Rutan to share his thoughts on the next 100 years of aerospace, and the ingredients required for technological breakthroughs.
NASA’s proposed Prandtl-D3 instrumented aerodynamic testbed is attempting to prove the viability of a potentially paradigm-shifting low-drag aerodynamic configuration.
New technique for producing printed circuit boards may help overcome the physical limitations that conventional manufacturing is running into as more components are crammed onto a small space.
On May 2, engineers will begin occupying the Boeing’s enormous new 777X composite wing center, marking a key milestone toward the start of assembly of the company’s new flagship large twinjet.
First lift for cargo-carrying Stallion | U.S. to sell hundreds of missiles to Australia | India and France still grappling over fighter contract | North Korea continues missile tests | Raytheon to operate drug-tracking radar
There’s a renaissance in spaceflight innovation, but a leap is needed for it to reach the financial tipping point and close the business case for the off-planet economy.
