Commercial Space

By Mark Carreau
The Center for the Study of Space Crime, Policy and Governance plans to host its initial annual Space Piracy Conference Feb. 11-12, 2025.
Commercial Space

By Garrett Reim
Blasting space junk with beams of light could be one of the most cost-effective methods of cleaning up space.
Emerging Technologies

By Irene Klotz
Titans Space is a privately funded California startup.
Commercial Space

By Irene Klotz
The issue was found as part of a wider assessment of the Starliner propulsion system.
Commercial Space

By Guy Norris
Microreactors could represent a small step for nuclear reactor power but a giant leap in the search for scalable energy sources for space exploration.
Space

By P. Barry Butler
How the U.S. Air Force and universities are training our nation’s newest aerospace cyberdefenders.
Connected Aerospace

By Irene Klotz
The company has requested an early September launch for Tenacity aboard ULA’s second Vulcan rocket.
Commercial Space

By Garrett Reim
The heater units would be used on ispace’s Series 3 lunar lander and rovers, planned for launch to the Moon by 2027.
Commercial Space

Aviation Week Network Staff
Russian startup Bureau 1440 has taken another step toward deployment of its global low-orbital satellite internet constellation with its second test mission.
Commercial Space

By Irene Klotz
NASA and Boeing are working toward a June 1 launch of the CST-100 Starliner Crew Flight Test.
Commercial Space

By Garrett Reim
SpaceX has demonstrated an unmodified smartphone making a video call using a connection to its Starlink low-Earth-orbit satellite constellation.
Commercial Space

By Robert Wall
The ESA has awarded The Exploration Company and Thales Alenia Space separate contracts to continue work to develop low-Earth-orbit cargo return services.
Commercial Space

By Garrett Reim
Satellite bus manufacturer is critical to national security program but is in financial trouble.
Space

By Garrett Reim
Venture capital firm Seraphim Space has announced its latest accelerator cohort of nine startups.
Commercial Space

By Irene Klotz
The leak initially appeared during the countdown for launch of the Starliner Crew Flight Test on May 6.
Commercial Space

By Chen Chuanren
Chinese commercial space company CAS Space plans to introduce suborbital space tourism, unveiling a "space traveler" capsule that will seat seven passengers.
Commercial Space

By Irene Klotz
The company suggests leveraging NASA’s deep investment in the SLS may be just the ticket to bring back samples from Mars.
Space

By Garrett Reim
AST SpaceMobile has signed a commercial agreement with AT&T to provide satellite-based cellular service to the company’s customers.
Commercial Space

By Garrett Reim
Terran Orbital’s revenue fell 3% to $27.2 million for the period ended March 31, it disclosed in a financial filing with the SEC on May 14.
Commercial Space

By Irene Klotz
The leak was noted during Starliner’s initial launch attempt on May 6.
Commercial Space

By Michael Bruno
SpinLaunch Chairman Dómhnal Slattery described the transition as a “natural progression.”
Commercial Space

By Irene Klotz
Designed with mobility in mind, the SpaceX Crew Dragon pressure suits have been upgraded for extravehicular activities.
Commercial Space

By Michael Bruno
Suborbital space tourism company Virgin Galactic is eyeing a 2028 entry-into-service for its next new mothership.
Commercial Space

By Michael Bruno
The first launch of Rocket Lab’s proposed medium-lift Neutron is slipping to no earlier than mid-2025 due to development of its Archimedes engine.
Space

By Irene Klotz
It’s been a big year for United Launch Alliance, the Lockheed Martin- and Boeing-owned joint venture that has been remaking itself for the commercial space age.
Commercial Space