Space

By Irene Klotz
The rocket lifted off at 10:28 p.m. EDT/7:28 p.m. local time on Sept. 14.
Space

By Graham Warwick
Our roundup of the main aerospace and defense stories making the news this week.
Aerospace

By Irene Klotz
NASA pledged to be transparent in its data, but it declined to identify the director to shield him or her from potential harassment.
Space

By Thierry Dubois
Livermore, California-based Aalyria describes itself as a software-defined and optical networking communications pioneer.
Commercial Space

By Chen Chuanren
The Taiwan Space Agency's three-stage satellite launch vehicle measures 82 ft. in length, has a diameter of 7.2 ft. and a takeoff mass of 37 tons.
Space

By Irene Klotz
NASA is working with at least six companies interested in operating orbital outposts.
Commercial Space

By Jen DiMascio
A House-passed version of a bill to authorize defense spending for fiscal 2024 included a restriction on the use of any money to purchase another WGS spacecraft.
Space

By Mark Carreau
The previous record was set by fellow NASA astronaut Mark Vande Hei.
Space

By Thierry Dubois
The agreement is for Dragonfly’s in-orbit EOS SAT-1 satellite, aimed at being the first in a constellation of seven.
Commercial Space

By Thierry Dubois
Out of Intelsat’s 58 geostationary satellites in orbit, about 10% are candidates for mission extension or repair.
Commercial Space

By Mark Carreau
The four crewmembers plan to spend up to 14 days aboard the orbital lab.
Space

By Thierry Dubois
The ArianeGroup subsidiary plans to conduct a hot fire test of the Maia rocket's upper stage in 2024.
Space

By Jen DiMascio
The U.S. Space Force is standing up two new units that will target challenges emerging to electronic warfare and positioning, navigation and timing.
Space

By Mark Carreau
Three of NASA’s four Crew-6 astronauts who recently returned from the International Space Station expressed satisfaction with their contributions.
Space

By Mark Carreau
The challenges include establishing a sustained human presence at the Moon to prepare for human expeditions to Mars and introducing commercial space stations.
Space

By Thierry Dubois
SpaceX’s Starlink broadband constellation is seen as a major driver in that growth.
Commercial Space

By Thierry Dubois
Satellite constellation projects are materializing, creating a need for launches, especially to low Earth orbit.
Commercial Space

By Irene Klotz, Mark Carreau
After a year’s delay to resolve software issues, NASA’s Psyche spacecraft is poised to explore a namesake asteroid.
Space

By Irene Klotz
Telesat signed a 14-flight contract with SpaceX to deploy its Lightspeed broadband satellite constellation, the companies said Sept. 11.
Commercial Space

By Garrett Reim
The company is demonstrating the platform at its Littleton, Colorado, campus.
Space

By Garrett Reim
GEOST says its Starlite protective system will be integrated into the Space Development Agency’s (SDA) Tracking Layer Tranche 1 satellites.
Space

By Irene Klotz
The program, known as Silent Barker, consists of at least two launches, each with multiple payloads.
Space

By Irene Klotz
SpaceX says it has completed 57 corrective actions required by the FAA prior to a second flight test of the Starship Super Heavy launch system.
Commercial Space

By Mark Carreau
NASA has declared the Mars Oxygen-Generating Experiment (MOXIE) launched aboard the Mars Perseverance rover mission a success.
Space

By Irene Klotz
SpaceX has been ordered to implement 63 corrective actions to resume flight testing of its Starship Super Heavy launch system following a debut liftoff mishap.
Commercial Space