Starlink

By Thierry Dubois
Starlink and low-Earth-orbit competitors, such as Eutelsat’s Oneweb and Amazon Leo, have shaken the connectivity market with their low-latency internet.
Interiors & Connectivity

By Vivienne Machi
SpaceX has lost communication with a Starlink satellite on orbit following a March 29 anomaly, the company disclosed on social media March 30.
Commercial Space

By Thierry Dubois
With the proliferation of low-Earth-orbit satellite constellations, the commercial air transport industry is accelerating its move to offer free onboard Wi-Fi.
Interiors & Connectivity

By Irene Klotz
SpaceX's Starlink constellation surpasses 10,000 satellites with recent launches as company plans orbital data centers and faces space debris concerns.
Satellites

Aviation Week Staff
Russia started deployment of its first national low-orbit satellite internet constellation similar to Starlink or Oneweb.
Satellites

By Christine Boynton
United Airlines is now outfitting the mainline fleet with SpaceX Starlink, expecting to have roughly half those airframes done by the end of 2026.
Interiors & Connectivity

By Irene Klotz
Blue Origin is asking the FCC to launch and operate a 51,600-member sat network for space-based data centers and AI computing services.
Satellites

By Matthew Fulco
China is intensifying efforts to build reusable rockets it sees as integral to achieving its space power ambitions.
Launch Vehicles & Propulsion

By Vivienne Machi
Canada wants to stand up a sovereign spaceport, with plans to invest $200 million CAD ($146 million) over 10 years for a multiuser launchpad.
Operations & Safety

By Bill Carey
General aviation pilots may be forced to cancel their Starlink subscriptions unless a new pricing structure announced this month changes.
Interiors & Connectivity

By Michael Bruno
Future SpaceX shareholders should be ready for a regular wild ride where the Elon Musk company’s stock price skyrockets or plummets 20-30%.
Commercial Space

By Ben Goldstein
Archer Aviation has begun piloted vertical takeoff and landing (VTOL) flight testing of its Midnight eVTOL aircraft.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Robert Wall
—Arianespace achieved a double-first with the inaugural flight of the Ariane 64 launcher configuration and satellite deployment.
Satellites

By Robert Wall
DirecTV is objecting to elements of the U.S. Federal Communication Commission’s decision late last year to allow SpaceX to expand its Starlink constellation.
Satellites

By Tony Osborne
SpaceX has unveiled a speed limit for Starlink receivers in Ukraine to prevent Russia from using the sat communications technology to control attack drones.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Robert Wall
SpaceX says it has developed a space situational awareness system it will make available to others to mitigate the risk of collisions.
Operations & Safety

By Alan Dron
Gulf Air is to equip its fleet with Starlink high-speed internet; it will begin the rollout in mid-2026.
Interiors & Connectivity

By Tony Osborne
Ukraine says SpaceX responded swiftly after it discovered that Moscow has been using Starlink satellite communications to equip one-way attack drones.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Tony Osborne
It seems Moscow is also now making extensive use of the Starlink satellite communications system.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Robert Wall
Europe should embrace U.S. government policies around launch to strengthen its own industrial base, executives from leading European space launch companies say.
Launch Vehicles & Propulsion

By Graham Warwick
Our roundup of the main aerospace and defense stories making the news this week.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Robert Wall
SpaceX plans to deploy a space-to-ground laser link on its Starlink constellation, CEO Elon Musk said.
Commercial Space

By Vivienne Machi
SpaceX successfully carried an undisclosed number of satellites to orbit for the National Reconnaissance Office.
Satellites

By Garrett Reim
Recently unveiled plans by several Chinese companies to launch more than 200,000 collectively represent “nothing untoward,” says an editorial in China Daily.
Satellites

By Helen Massy-Beresford
Lufthansa Group plans to equip its entire fleet with high-speed broadband internet provided by Starlink, beginning this year.
Interiors & Connectivity