Launch Vehicles & Propulsion

By Chen Chuanren
JAXA is still investigating the cause of the failed Epsilon S engine test in November 2024.
Operations & Safety

By Chen Chuanren
Japanese shipping giant NYK Line is exploring the concept of ship-based rocket launch services to meet the growing demands of the space industry.
Launch Vehicles & Propulsion

By Vivienne Machi
The service is investing billions to revamp its launch infrastructure as the demand for rides to space continues to balloon.
Launch Vehicles & Propulsion

By Robert Wall
The European space launch service provider said unspecified activities have been addressed.
Launch Vehicles & Propulsion

By Robert Wall
SpaceX has made design changes to the Starship rocket for its next test after the spectacular breakup of the upper stage during its most recent flight.
Launch Vehicles & Propulsion

By Robert Wall
It would mark the first orbital flight of an Australian-made rocket.
Launch Vehicles & Propulsion

By Robert Wall
Arianespace has scrubbed the planned launch of its first Ariane 6 mission which was scheduled for Feb. 26.
Operations & Safety

By Mark Carreau
The first of the new-production RS-25s was installed on the Fred Haise Test Stand at Stennis on Feb. 18.
Launch Vehicles & Propulsion

By Robert Wall
German launch vehicle startup Isar Aerospace says it is ready for the inaugural launch of its Spectrum rocket once it has secured its launch operator license.
Launch Vehicles & Propulsion

By Robert Wall, Vivienne Machi, Guy Norris
As the X-37B graces the cover of Aviation Week & Space Technology magazine, editors discuss the unique characteristics of the spaceplane and what its up to as it orbits Earth.
Check 6

By Vivienne Machi
The military spaceplane is logging hundreds of days on orbit to collect data for future development.
Budget, Policy & Regulation

By Matthew Fulco
India has established a $58 million state-backed fund for space startups, the latest sign of its determination to become a major player in commercial space.
Budget, Policy & Regulation

By Robert Wall
PLD Space says it has agreed to use the Etlaq spaceport in Oman for flights of its Miura launch vehicle family.
Launch Vehicles & Propulsion

By Irene Klotz, Vivienne Machi
New spins on NASA-developed heat shield technologies paved the way for an era of reusable space vehicles.
Launch Vehicles & Propulsion

By Steve Trimble
Firefly Aerospace won a launch service contract for the Space Force’s Victus Sol mission, the fifth in a series of orbital projects commissioned under TacRS.
Launch Vehicles & Propulsion

By Robert Wall
The Exploration Company will test a demonstrator of its Nyx capsule designed to transport cargo to low Earth orbit and back in June, DLR says.
Operations & Safety

By Guy Norris
The award follows the completion of tests of the fully integrated VR35K-A propulsion system.
Launch Vehicles & Propulsion

By Robert Wall
The Long March 8A rocket lifted off from the Wenchang Spacecraft Launch Site in Wenchang, Hainan, on Feb. 11 at around 5:30 p.m. Beijing time.
Launch Vehicles & Propulsion

Aviation Week Network Staff
Russia's first space launch in 2025 also marked the final mission of its Soyuz-2.1v light launcher, with the country effectively running out of its supply of motors for the rocket type.
Launch Vehicles & Propulsion

By Robert Wall
The ISRO is trying to figure out how to recover from the failure of bringing the NVS-02 navigation satellite to its orbital position.
Satellites

By Thierry Dubois
French space agency CNES, operator of Europe's spaceport in Kourou, French Guiana, is preparing a new contractual relationship with launcher manufacturer Avio.
Launch Vehicles & Propulsion

By Guy Norris
Virgin Galactic has partnered with space infrastructure company Redwire to build research payload lockers for its next-generation Delta-class spaceplane.
Space Exploration

By Robert Wall
The Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency plans the fifth mission for the Mitsubishi Heavy Industries H3 rocket on Feb. 1.
Launch Vehicles & Propulsion

By Guy Norris
Sierra Space’s Dream Chaser spaceplane has completed a series of payload integration tests at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida which keep it on track for a planned mission to resupply the International Space Station (ISS) later this year.
Launch Vehicles & Propulsion

By Robert Wall
India launched the second in a new series of navigation satellites, NVS-02, using a Geosynchronous Satellite Launch Vehicle.
Satellites