International Space Station (ISS)

By Mark Carreau
NASA and SpaceX are proceeding with plans for a no-earlier-than Oct. 1 launch of the Crew-13 Dragon mission.
Space Exploration

By Irene Klotz
More than two years after the troubled crewed flight test of Boeing’s CST-100 Starliner space taxi, NASA and Boeing aim to return the spacecraft to flight with an uncrewed cargo run to the ISS in late December or January.
Space Exploration

Aviation Week Staff
NASA Names Four SpaceX Crew-14 Dragon Fliers
Aerospace_Daily_departments

By Mark Carreau
Voyager Technologies and Exobiosphere have announced two additional research campaigns aboard the International Space Station.
Commercial Space

By Mark Carreau
Participants in NASA’s transition of activities on the International Space Station to multiple commercial successors before a planned ISS deorbit in 2030 are acknowledging the effort’s uncertainties.
Operations & Safety

By Mark Carreau
ASA has awarded SpaceX a $946 million Commercial Crew Transportation Capability (CCtCap) contract extension for three additional missions to the International Space Station.
Launch Vehicles & Propulsion

By Mark Carreau
NASA and SpaceX are looking to early October to launch the delayed Crew-13 Dragon mission to the seven-person International Space Station.
Space Exploration

By Robert Wall
The European Space Agency has taken another small step toward use of the planned Starlab commercial orbital outpost.
Space Exploration

By Robert Wall
The Exploration Co. will fly its Nyx capsule to the International Space Station after securing a European Space Agency contract for the mission.
Space Exploration

By Robert Wall
The European Space Agency urges European nations to back an independent human spaceflight program, saying a €1 billion annual investment is vital to securing its space future.
Budget, Policy & Regulation

By Robert Wall
The Exploration Co. says a new funding round will underpin its development of the Storm engine, central to the company's ambition to develop a heavy-lift launcher.
Commercial Space

By Irene Klotz
When it comes to deciding if NASA should buy services from commercial suppliers or operate space systems on its own, the question to ask is how best to achieve the desired outcome, Administrator Jared Isaacman says.
Commercial Space

By Mark Carreau
ISS astronauts completed a spacewalk installing a docking aid, servicing AMS and upgrading station power-system redundancy.
Space Exploration

Aviation Week Staff
The Week Ahead in Aerospace & Defense
Aerospace_Daily_departments

By Mark Carreau
Oxidizer leak prompts NASA and SpaceX to reassess Crew-13 launch date and conduct additional Dragon testing.
Space Exploration

Aviation Week Staff
International Space Station Receives Altitude Boost
Aerospace_Daily_departments

By Mark Carreau
Cygnus XL boosted the International Space Station’s orbit, positioning the station for Russia’s Progress 96 mission.
Launch Vehicles & Propulsion

By Mark Carreau
Two astronauts successfully completed the delayed installation of a high-data-rate, air-to-ground Ku band antenna on the exterior of the International Space Station’s U.S. segment.
Operations & Safety

By Mark Carreau
Two spacewalking astronauts will revive their attempt to install a replacement high-data-rate Ku band communications antenna outside the International Space Station on Aug. 25.
Operations & Safety

Aviation Week Staff
Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine in 2022 has had a clear domestic aerospace casualty: the once-vaunted government-controlled space industry.
Budget, Policy & Regulation

By Mark Carreau
Two spacewalkers experienced delays Aug. 18 that prevented them from completing work on the exterior of the International Space Station’s U.S. segment.
Operations & Safety

By Irene Klotz
The U.S. is moving ahead with plans for a privately owned outpost to replace the International Space Station.
Budget, Policy & Regulation

By Mark Carreau
NASA plans to move up the launch of four crewmembers to the International Space Station (ISS) to help hasten the crew rotation rate.
Operations & Safety

By Mark Carreau
NASA plans an Aug. 6 spacewalk to prepare for the installation of power-augmenting Roll Out Solar Arrays on the International Space Station.
Operations & Safety

By Mark Carreau
Russia’s Soyuz MS-28 crew capsule departed the International Space Station (ISS) for a safe parachute-assisted descent into remote Kazakhstan early July 26, ending an eight-month mission for two Russian cosmonauts and a NASA astronaut.
Space Exploration