International Space Station (ISS)

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

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The Week Ahead in Aerospace & Defense
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By Mark Carreau
Oxidizer leak prompts NASA and SpaceX to reassess Crew-13 launch date and conduct additional Dragon testing.
Space Exploration

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International Space Station Receives Altitude Boost
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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

By Irene Klotz
With lunar landings and future human missions to Mars as its goal, NASA and the U.S. space community should have a hard think about how they assess risk.
Space Exploration

By Brian Everstine
Boeing says its future in space is in national security and defense, focusing all of its investment in this area as it works to get Starliner on track.
Launch Vehicles & Propulsion

By Irene Klotz
Voyager Technologies, a contender for a NASA-backed, privately owned space station in low Earth orbit, is adding Penn State University to its associated space research institute.
Commercial Space

By Mark Carreau
Axiom Space appointed experienced finance and technology executives as it advances its initiatives.
Commercial Space

By Mark Carreau
Russia’s Soyuz MS-29 successfully launched and autonomously docked to the Russian segment of the International Space Station on July 14.
Space Exploration

By Garrett Reim
Auxilium Biotechnologies says it has bioprinted kidney, liver and cartilage tissues, as well as nerve repair implants, aboard the International Space Station.
Commercial Space

By Irene Klotz
NASA released a long-awaited draft solicitation July 6 for industry partners to design, build and operate a commercial space station in low Earth orbit (LEO) to succeed the International Space Station.
Commercial Space

By Mark Carreau
Two NASA astronauts successfully replaced a malfunctioning wrist joint on the International Space Station’s robot arm during a more-than-7-hr. spacewalk.
Space Exploration