Launch Vehicles & Propulsion

By Chen Chuanren
Beijing Sepoch Technology completed the verification test of its Hiker-1, China’s first reusable rocket using liquid oxygen-methane propulsion.
Launch Vehicles & Propulsion

By Irene Klotz
Blue Origin plans to attempt to land its MK1 on the Moon this year, and if successful, it would become the largest vehicle to touch down on the Moon's surface.
Space Exploration

By Robert Wall
Japanese launcher-maker Space One says it has secured a contract to launch a Japanese Defense Ministry Earth-observation satellite.
Launch Vehicles & Propulsion

By Irene Klotz
Blue Origin’s prototype lunar lander is slated for a demonstration mission this year.
Space Exploration

By Irene Klotz
Less than halfway through its expected 66-min. glide around Earth, Starship experienced a leak that led to a loss of attitude control.
Launch Vehicles & Propulsion

By Robert Wall
Rocket Factory Augsburg is gearing up to test the first stage of its RFA One rocket in a few months.
Launch Vehicles & Propulsion

By Robert Wall
German launch service startup Isar Aerospace aims to return its Spectrum rocket to flight before year’s end.
Launch Vehicles & Propulsion

By Robert Wall
Innospace is again delaying the inaugural launch of its Hanbit-Nano rocket, after identifying technical issues during the pre-mission system qualification.
Launch Vehicles & Propulsion

By Mark Carreau
The splashdown off the coast of southern California occurred at 1:44 a.m. EDT, followed by the Dragon cargo capsule's retrieval by SpaceX's recovery vessel.
Operations & Safety

Aviation Week Network Staff
Moscow has green-lit a multi-year space plan that emphasizes more tangible outcomes and seeks to close a growing gap with rivals.
Budget, Policy & Regulation

By Irene Klotz
SpaceX will make a third attempt as early as May 27 to send a next-generation Starship vehicle into a suborbital test flight around Earth.
Launch Vehicles & Propulsion

By Irene Klotz
A week after receiving SpaceX’s report about why its last Starship failed, the FAA cleared the company for another launch attempt.
Operations & Safety

By Robert Wall
SES plans to use Impulse Space’s Helios kick stage to take advantage of lower-cost, LEO launch vehicles and get its satellites quickly into higher orbits.
Launch Vehicles & Propulsion

By Vivienne Machi
Long known for its storied aviation history, the Los Angeles region remains a force in aerospace manufacturing—now with the “space” element in sharp focus.
Launch Vehicles & Propulsion

By Robert Wall
India failed in its May 18 attempt to launch a satellite when the third stage of the Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle malfunctioned.
Operations & Safety

By Robert Wall
Startup Gilmour Space scrubbed the inaugural launch of the first Australian-made orbital rocket, with the Eris 1 launcher on the pad to fix a technical fault.
Operations & Safety

By Robert Wall
South Korean launch newcomer Innospace has signed an MOU with Saturn Satellite Networks that could lead to a joint venture to pursue the U.S. launch market.
Satellites

By Mark Carreau
Intuitive Machines (IM) has identified and addressed three factors that caused a botched landing at the lunar south pole.
Launch Vehicles & Propulsion

By Irene Klotz
Following a pair of unsuccessful attempts to test its upgraded Starship vehicle in space, SpaceX is preparing another ship for launch as early as May 21.
Operations & Safety

By Matthew Fulco
Lockheed Martin has led a $100 million Series B investment in X-Bow Systems, a defense technology startup that manufactures solid rocket motors.
Launch Vehicles & Propulsion

By Robert Wall
Rocket Lab says it plans to fly its Neutron launcher in a U.S. Air Force Research Lab (AFRL) mission rocket cargo experiment.
Launch Vehicles & Propulsion

By Robert Wall
The U.S. Space Force says it has completed a critical propulsion test of the Oracle-M space situational awareness system.
Launch Vehicles & Propulsion

By Robert Wall
Gilmour Space says it is targeting a launch for the first-ever Australian-made orbital rocket no earlier than May 15.
Launch Vehicles & Propulsion

By Irene Klotz
The Trump administration proposes to cut NASA’s $24.8 billion annual budget to $18.8 billion and end several flagship programs.
Launch Vehicles & Propulsion

By Irene Klotz
Amazon plans to use the satellites to roll out high-speed internet service later this year.
Satellites