Commercial Space

By Michael Bruno
The announcement, made in a U.S. regulatory filing late June 22, spurred a 19% selloff of Virgin’s share price by midday regular trading on June 23.
Commercial Space

By Steve Trimble
The crewed Hello-1X could be ready to fly next year to validate technologies for reusable orbital and lunar delivery vehicles.
Paris Air Show

By Irene Klotz, Michael Bruno
Three months after confirming it was exploring a merger with Intelsat, Luxembourg-based satellite operator SES said June 22 that the talks are off.
Commercial Space

By Mark Carreau
Ad Astra Rocket Co. has elected two new members to its board of directors.
Commercial Space

By Helen Chachaty
The new launch vehicle's assembly on the launch pad is scheduled for November 2023.
Paris Air Show

By Garrett Reim
Intelsat has ordered its fourth satellite life extension servicing from Northrop Grumman’s SpaceLogistics subsidiary.
Commercial Space

By Irene Klotz
After adjusting for distance, SpaceX’s new Generation V2 Mini Starlink satellites are 12 times less luminous than previous generation Starlink spacecraft.
Commercial Space

By Guy Norris
The first version of the Electron rocket modified for use as a booster for hypersonic and suborbital flight tests launched successfully on June 17.
Space

By Garrett Reim
Vast has selected Impulse Space’s Saiph thrusters for its Haven-1 Space Station.
Commercial Space

By Joe Anselmo, Guy Norris, Sean Broderick
Calhoun wants new types that delivers in the neighborhood a 20-30% improvement over today’s airplanes.
Paris Air Show

By Michael Bruno
Tomorrow.io, a startup providing satellite-enabled weather data and services, said it closed an $87 million Series E round of venture capital funding.
Commercial Space

By Garrett Reim
Ispace of Japan has named Ronald Garan as the CEO of its subsidiary ispace technologies U.S.
Commercial Space

By Irene Klotz
Virgin Galactic is aiming to begin commercial suborbital spaceflight services between June 27 and 30, the company said on June 15.
Commercial Space

By Irene Klotz
Arianespace is delaying the launch of its final Ariane 5 rocket due to a possible technical issue with the booster.
Commercial Space

By Irene Klotz
Ultimately, heritage hardware, not new technology, is the cause.
Space

By Irene Klotz
The company is developing a 62-ft. (19-m), two-stage rocket to deliver satellites weighing up to 397 lb. into low Earth orbit.
Commercial Space

By Garrett Reim
Spire Global launched a pair of 6U cubesats with laser communications payloads aboard the SpaceX Transporter-8 mission on June 12.
Commercial Space

By Irene Klotz
Ariane 6 delays and problems with Vega C leave European launch industry mostly grounded.
Paris Air Show

By Thierry Dubois
Safran CEO Olivier Andries stresses risk- and revenue-sharing as part of sector reorganization for future launches following Ariane 6 program delays.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Thierry Dubois
Safran’s CEO sees challenges and opportunities in aerospace manufacturing and space launch in the coming years.
Paris Air Show

By Matthew Fulco
Heavy state intervention could weigh down China’s plans to dominate commercial space.
Commercial Space

By Irene Klotz
A routine checkpoint review exposed two safety issues that were seeded long ago.
Commercial Space

By Graham Warwick
High-temperature fuel cells; Hydrogen afterburner; SAF report card; and Spaceplane flies on rocket power.
Emerging Technologies

By Garrett Reim
Westinghouse Electric Company and Astrobotic have signed a memorandum of understanding to explore development of space nuclear technologies.
Commercial Space

By Jen DiMascio, Steve Trimble, Brian Everstine, Joe Anselmo
Aviation Week editors talk with the Boeing Defense, Space and Security president about his focus on regaining stability for major development programs.
Manufacturing & Supply Chain