Space

By Irene Klotz
A propulsion issue, which initially prevented the spacecraft from properly orienting toward the Sun, could thwart its planned touchdown on the Moon.
Space

By Irene Klotz
The UAE's Mohammed Bin Rashid Space Center will provide the airlock for the NASA-led, lunar-orbiting Gateway space base, under an agreement announced on Jan. 7.
Space

By Irene Klotz
United Launch Alliance’s first Vulcan rocket lifted off from Cape Canaveral SFS on Jan. 8.
Space

By Mark Carreau
The agency has a third contract with Axiom Space under a $140 million agreement reached in February 2020 to assemble an initial commercial ISS successor.
Commercial Space

By Garrett Reim
The Indian Space Research Organization says it has conducted an initial in-space test of a 100-watt-class polymer electrolyte membrane fuel cell.
Space

By Mark Carreau
Thirteen Phase 1 NASA Innovative Advanced Concepts grants have been awarded by the agency for early stage technology studies.
Space

By Irene Klotz
A record 223 orbital-class rockets lifted off last year, a 20% hike over 2022.
Commercial Space

By Mark Carreau
Astrobotic Technology is pitching an innovative strategy for the future mining of the Moon using rocket propulsion for extraction.
Commercial Space

By Garrett Reim
The Indo-Pacific Command area of responsibility is particularly of interest to the U.S. Department of Defense.
Space

By Guy Norris
Performance benefits of Unity upgrades that were proved last year will feed into Delta spaceship design as belt-tightening forces cuts in near-term flight rate.
Commercial Space

By Garrett Reim
Japanese financing and leasing company SMFL Mirai and JAXA plan to design business concepts for satellite leasing and reselling.
Commercial Space

By Irene Klotz
SpaceX opened its 2024 launch manifest on Jan. 2 with a Falcon 9 mission to continue building its Starlink satellite constellation.
Commercial Space

By Irene Klotz
India kicked off the 2024 launch calendar with deployment of an X-ray astronomy satellite from the Satish Dhawann Space Center.
Space

By Irene Klotz
Led by SpaceX, the number of orbital launch attempts last year rose by 20% over 2022.
Space

By Garrett Reim
Rocket Lab has received a $489 million contract to design, build and operate 18 space vehicles on behalf of an undisclosed U.S. government customer.
Commercial Space

By Mark Carreau
NASA’s ISS oversight has been authorized by Congress through the end of fiscal 2030.
Space

By Irene Klotz, Brian Everstine
The triple-core booster lifted off with the X-37B from Kennedy Space Center Launch Complex 39A at 8:07 p.m. EST.
Space

By Irene Klotz
NASA believes it can leverage commercial service industries for deep-space exploration.
Space

By Mark Carreau
Recovery operations were underway after the successful Dec. 22 splashdown of the 29th NASA-contracted SpaceX Crew Dragon resupply mission.
Space

By Garrett Reim
The Tracking Layer satellites are to be part of the first group of operational missile-tracking spacecraft in the Proliferated Warfighter Space Architecture.
Space

By Mark Carreau
Axiom Space’s upcoming third private astronaut mission promises to offer a preview of the future low-Earth-orbit economy.
Space

By Jen DiMascio
It is time for the world to invest more spending in space situational awareness, according to the former president of the Portuguese Space Agency.
Commercial Space

By Irene Klotz
An orbital propellant depot and fueling service are keys to the Starship lunar lander architecture.
Space

By Graham Warwick
Major events in aerospace and defense during 2023.
Aerospace

By Mark Carreau
SpaceX’s 29th NASA-contracted Cargo Dragon resupply mission capsule departed the ISS on Dec. 21 for a splashdown and recovery off the Florida coast.
Space