Commercial Space

By Robert Wall
Arianespace CEO Stephane Israel said after the July inaugural mission, Arianespace plans 10 flights in 2027 and will average nine or 10 flights from then on.
Launch Vehicles & Propulsion

By Thierry Dubois
The prospective situation may be likened to the competition between Apple’s iOS and Google’s Android ecosystems.
Commercial Space

By Irene Klotz
SpaceX’s record-setting Polaris Dawn private spaceflight ended with a splashdown early Sept. 15 off the coast of Florida’s Dry Tortugas in the Gulf of Mexico.
Operations & Safety

By Joe Anselmo, Robert Wall
Aviation Week Network bolsters our team of reporters and data analysts, expanded our coverage and introduced a Space channel and the Defense Market Analyzer.
Space

By Irene Klotz
The AST BlueBird 1-5 mission lifted off at 4:52 a.m. EDT from Cape Canaveral SFS Space Launch Complex 40.
Commercial Space

By Irene Klotz
The EVA was the highlight of a five-day charter organized and financed by entrepreneur Jared Isaacman.
Commercial Space

By Irene Klotz, Mark Carreau
Boeing has more work to do before it can join SpaceX in ferrying crews to the ISS.
Commercial Space

By Irene Klotz
A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket is scheduled to launch a two-member SpaceX Crew-9 team to the International Space Station.
Operations & Safety

By Irene Klotz
With testing and integration still ahead, the New Glenn will miss its Mars launch debut.
Launch Vehicles & Propulsion

By Irene Klotz
Surpassing the 853-mi.-high Gemini 11 apogee record was a personal goal of Polaris Dawn commander and financier Jared Isaacman.
Space Exploration

The 18.3-m (60-ft.) vehicle took off from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center at noon local time Sept. 11.
Commercial Space

By Irene Klotz
SpaceX says it has been ready to launch the fifth Starship-Super Heavy Integrated Flight Test (IFT-5) since early August.
Commercial Space

By Kim Minseok
The first mission is planned as early as March 2025.
Commercial Space

By Irene Klotz
Entrepreneur Jared Isaacman and three crewmates lifted off onboard a SpaceX Crew Dragon capsule on Sept. 10 for the five-day Polaris Dawn mission.
Operations & Safety

By Vivienne Machi
The Belgium-based company was established in 2018.
Commercial Space

By Garrett Reim
Formerly named Starburst Aerospace, the accelerator launched in 2012 with the aim of fostering and investing in aerospace startups.
Commercial Space

By Irene Klotz
“It’s a tough day for many in our company,” ABL founder and CEO Harry O’Hanley wrote on LinkedIn on Aug. 29.
Commercial Space

By Irene Klotz
Uncertainties about the spacecraft’s thruster performance remain after a failure during the first ISS docking attempt.
Commercial Space

By Garrett Reim
In an Aug. 17 post, X denounced the court order as “censorship.”
Commercial Space

By Matthew Fulco, Vivienne Machi
Kim’s appointment as Firefly CEO comes about six weeks after the company abruptly announced the departure of Bill Weber.
Commercial Space

By Mark Carreau
The 10-min, 10-sec. flight from the company’s East Texas launch site near Van Horn began with a 9:20 a.m. EDT liftoff.
Commercial Space

By Robert Wall
Spire Global has agreed to pay lender Blue Torch Capital $10 million toward outstanding principal as part of a deal to waive certain loan terms.
Commercial Space

By Robert Wall
Private equity investor KKR has finalized its investment in German satellite maker OHB after first announcing its plan to take a stake in the company last year.
Commercial Space

By Garrett Reim
The Germany-based company has a U.S. subsidiary based in Hawthorne, California.
Commercial Space

By Garrett Reim
New technologies are leveraging the advantages of GEO.
Satellites