Commercial Space

By Irene Klotz
Blue Origin became the second company to nail the landing of an orbital-class booster.
Commercial Space

By Mark Carreau
A bipartisan group of five U.S. senators has introduced legislation to boost post-International Space Station research in space.
Commercial Space

By Graham Warwick
Britten-Norman plans to collaborate with World Mobile Stratospheric to demonstrate an airborne 5G connectivity system using a BN2T-4S Islander.
Interiors & Connectivity

By Mark Carreau
Axiom Space and KBR have reached a milestone in the commercial development of Axiom’s Extravehicular Mobility Unit (AxEMU) spacesuit.
Commercial Space

By Mark Carreau
Representatives of four commercial companies developing successors to the International Space Station have offered insights.
Commercial Space

By Matthew Fulco
Ursa Major, a startup that builds propulsion systems for hypersonics, solid rocket motors, in-space mobility and space launch, has raised $100 million.
Supply Chain

By Michael Bruno
York Space Systems, a mass satellite manufacturer, says it is applying to become a publicly traded company on the New York Stock Exchange.
Satellites

By Irene Klotz
With patience and tenacity, Isaacman has won a second shot at leading NASA.
Budget, Policy & Regulation

By Garrett Reim
Kepler Communications plans to launch its first batch of 10 laser communications relay satellites into orbit in January 2026.
Satellites

By Robert Wall
The United Arab Emirates is looking to develop an indigenous launch option as part of a broader pivot to secure a share of the growing space economy.
Launch Vehicles & Propulsion

By Robert Wall
Virgin Galactic has refined its projection for the start of private astronaut flights to sometime in the final quarter of 2026.
Commercial Space

By Guy Norris
As the U.S. accelerates efforts to return humans to the Moon, Lockheed Martin is advancing softgoods technology to support the development of a lunar economy.
Space Exploration

By Vivienne Machi
Firefly Aerospace intends to make a second attempt to launch the seventh mission of its Alpha rocket by early next calendar year.
Commercial Space

By Garrett Reim
MPower Technology has started production of its DragonScales solar modules at a contract manufacturing site with an initial annual capacity of 1 megawatt.
Satellites

By Robert Wall
European startups Atmos Space Cargo and Space Cargo Unlimited plan several joint missions starting in 2026 to support low-Earth-orbit work in microgravity.
Operations & Safety

By Matthew Fulco
Rocket Lab’s solid third quarter results were overshadowed by its announcement that the first launch of its Neutron rocket will be pushed from late 2025 into 2026.
Launch Vehicles & Propulsion

By Robert Wall
Germany's Atmos Space Cargo will fly its Phoenix 2 reentry capsule on France's HyPrSpace suborbital Baguette-1, a move toward European space sovereignty.
Commercial Space

By Robert Wall
South Korean launch services company Innospace is aiming to conduct the first flight of its Hanbit-Nano rocket on Nov. 22.
Launch Vehicles & Propulsion

By Irene Klotz, Garrett Reim
NASA’s acting chief has called to reopen the Human Landing System competition, raising SpaceX’s ire.
Commercial Space

By Robert Wall
Rheinmetall forecasts an immediate need for 40 satellites. The production line is now being built up.
Commercial Space

By Robert Wall
BlackSky has seen strong uptake abroad for its new Gen-3 satellite imagery and expects sales from overseas to top those of the U.S. next year, the CEO says.
Commercial Space

By Robert Wall
SES says the U.S. government shutdown has delayed some contract awards and could push them into next year, denting the satellite service provider’s Q3 earnings.
Satellites

By Joe Anselmo, Robert Wall
NASA has identified critical space technology gaps. Now Aviation Week is helping identify solutions.
Commercial Space

By Garrett Reim
There is serious interest in orbiting data centers for artificial intelligence.
Commercial Space

By Robert Wall
Established space companies are looking to open a new chapter to retain relevancy.
Commercial Space