Commercial Space

By Robert Wall
Isar Aerospace partners with TKMS to establish Canadian launch capability in Nova Scotia, targeting NATO responsive space needs.
Launch Vehicles & Propulsion

By Garrett Reim
Vast expands into satellite bus manufacturing with 15-kW spacecraft for Earth observation and AI applications.
Commercial Space

Aviation Week Staff
Rocket Lab founder and CEO Sir Peter Beck received recognition at the Laureates Awards, crediting the company's 3,500-strong workforce for the achievement rather than accepting individual accolades.
Commercial Space

By Robert Wall
York Space has agreed to buy space solar-cell technology provider Solestial.
Commercial Space

By Garrett Reim
Axiom Space launches Japanese subsidiary to expand Asia-Pacific space research and partnerships.
Commercial Space

By Mark Carreau
Axiom Space launches Japanese subsidiary to expand Asia-Pacific space research and partnerships.
Commercial Space

By Garrett Reim
Are the trillions of investment pouring into artificial intelligence a speculative bubble? Are orbiting data centers the frothy peak of that financial hubris?
Commercial Space

By Robert Wall
Virgin Galactic plans to close seat sales tranche in Q3, resume passenger flights by year end, and expand spaceport operations globally.
Commercial Space

By Mark Carreau
Intuitive Machines acquires Goonhilly Earth Station to expand its space-to-ground network and support lunar and deep space missions with resilient communications.
Operations & Safety

By Robert Wall
Landspace's ZQ-2E rocket achieves readiness for constellation deployments after delivering payload to polar orbit during its latest launch.
Launch Vehicles & Propulsion

By Robert Wall
Innospace plans Hanbit-Nano rocket relaunch in Q3 with SpaceBey deployer after first mission failure and aims to strengthen South Korea's space ambitions.
Launch Vehicles & Propulsion

By Robert Wall
Telecommunications heavyweights AT&T, T-Mobile and Verizon want to work more closely together to deploy satellite-provided direct-to-device communications.
Commercial Space

By Garrett Reim
China’s megaconstellations threaten to shift the balance of power in space.
Budget, Policy & Regulation

By Vivienne Machi
A U.S. Space Force-led on-orbit refueling demonstration is now slated for next year.
Commercial Space

By Robert Wall
SES reviews IRIS² participation as financial viability remains key, cancels two satellites and adjusts fleet plans to align with return criteria.
Satellites

By Chen Chuanren
BlueTide and KARI partner to expand South Korean space startups into Singapore, focusing on commercialization, investment access and global market entry.
Launch Vehicles & Propulsion

By Chen Chuanren
SkyFi secures SOCOM contract to develop imagery tools for troops and explores Asia-Pacific partnerships for sovereign intelligence and shared imagery platforms.
Satellites

By Robert Wall
Avio sees rising demand for rocket motors driven by missile stockpile depletion and prepares for P160C booster flights on Ariane 6 and Vega-C rockets.
Launch Vehicles & Propulsion

By Vivienne Machi
Asian startups are building new intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance satellite fleets to meet growing military and commercial demand.
Satellites

Aviation Week staff
Swissto12 To Use Unfurling Antenna For GEO Broadcast To Phones
Aerospace_Daily_departments

By Robert Wall
AST SpaceMobile plans satellite launches with Blue Origin and SpaceX, aiming to expand its constellation and integrate AI tools for better performance.
Satellites

By Garrett Reim
Cowboy Space says it plans to build launch vehicles and orbiting data centers for artificial intelligence.
Satellites

By Tony Osborne
Dassault and OHB propose Vortex-S spaceplane for ESA, aiming to boost Europe’s space capabilities with reusable designs and autonomous missions.
Launch Vehicles & Propulsion

By Guy Norris
Integrated vehicle systems tests on the Delta 1 will follow production acceptance work, clearing the way for delivery to Spaceport America this summer.
Commercial Space

By Robert Wall
The Exploration Company is looking to begin trials of a flight-representative reusable cryogenic liquid oxygen‑methane engine next year.
Launch Vehicles & Propulsion