Space

By Michael Bruno
The take-private deal marks a near-complete reversal from the $2.6 billion valuation that the startup sported when it became a publicly traded company.
Commercial Space

By Irene Klotz
Dates for the review and Starliner’s departure from the ISS are pending.
Space

By Mark Carreau
The termination of the cost-and-schedule-challenged Volatiles Investigating Polar Exploration Rover was announced by NASA on July 17.
Space

By Irene Klotz
The revolving door to the office of Firefly Aerospace CEO is turning again following the sudden departure of Bill Weber on July 17.
Commercial Space

By Garrett Reim
A test to see if spacecraft can fly in very low Earth orbit will come in 2027. The orbit has intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance advantages.
Space

By Irene Klotz
NASA awarded a contract, worth up to $843 million, for the U.S. Deorbit Vehicle to SpaceX on June 26.
Space

By Mark Carreau, Irene Klotz
Rising costs and technical challenges have prompted NASA to cancel a commercially partnered, groundbreaking Moon mission.
Space

By Brian Everstine, Vivienne Machi
The U.S. Space Force does not yet anticipate any delays to its upcoming launch manifest because of the investigation into the July 11 failure of a Falcon 9.
Commercial Space

By Garrett Reim
SpaceX CEO Elon Musk plans to move the company’s headquarters from Hawthorne, California, to Starbase, Texas.
Commercial Space

By Garrett Reim
Moon mining startup Interlune says it has received a $348,000 grant from NASA’s TechFlights program to test its lunar regolith beneficiation equipment.
Space

By Vivienne Machi
A new data translation system meant to provide U.S. military space operators with a clearer picture of the heavens has entered operational trials.
Space

By Irene Klotz
The 212-ft. core stage will be used for the agency’s Artemis II mission.
Space

By Mark Carreau
Clayton Turner, the director of NASA’s Langley Research Center, was named the STMD acting administrator.
Space

By Mark Carreau
The mission is planned to launch to the lunar south pole in late 2024.
Space

By Michael Bruno
KBR’s board unanimously OK’d the purchase, but it is subject to certain regulatory approvals prior to closing.
Space

By Robert Wall
ESA has given the provisional go-ahead for a mission to fly by the Apophis asteroid in 2029 as part of planetary defense, with NASA also sending Osiris-Apex.
Space

By Vivienne Machi
The SASC says it wants a progress report on the Pentagon’s efforts to field new capabilities to monitor air or ground targets in real time from space.
Budget, Policy & Regulation

By Chen Chuanren
Chinese privately funded launch company iSpace has suffered its fourth failure in seven launch attempts.
Commercial Space

By Mark Carreau
The magnetic field of Jupiter, the Solar System’s largest planet, is 20,000 times stronger than Earth’s.
Space

By Vivienne Machi
The newly expanded consortium will also explore opportunities for the Dream Chaser in Japan and across the Asian continent.
Commercial Space

By Brian Everstine
UK Royal Air Force Air Marshal Paul Godfrey most recently served as the first commander of UK Space Command.
GASCC & RIAT

Aviation Week Network Staff
Russia plans to cancel the development of its future nuclear-powered Zevs (Zeus) space tug due to financial hurdles and a lack of suitable missions.
Space

By Irene Klotz
A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket broke apart in the final stage of flight, leaving some Starlink satellites in lower-than-intended orbits and sidelining the vehicle.
Commercial Space

By Mark Carreau
Northrop Grumman’s 20th Cygnus resupply mission to the ISS departed with more than 7,300 lb. of trash for a destructive reentry into the atmosphere.
Space

By Vivienne Machi
Two new spaceports in Scotland are preparing to service rockets heading to LEO and polar orbit, positioning the UK as a new player in the small launch market.
Farnborough Airshow