Space

By Steve Trimble
The test confirmed that a 3D-printed engine could operate for long periods at full throttle with a rotating detonation approach to combustion.
Space

By Jen DiMascio
It was Rocket Lab’s first from the Wallops Island facility, opening a new venue for the Electron rocket and marking a new beginning for the Virginia spaceport.
Commercial Space

By Garrett Reim
Researchers see a novel way to free up volume and electricity within small-satellite buses.
Space

By Jen DiMascio
It is time to complete space programs that have been long-standing thorns in the side of the U.S. military, a U.S. Air Force official says.
Space

By Thierry Dubois
Despite technical glitches, Ariane 6’s final test campaign is now well underway.
Space

By Michael Bruno
Raytheon Technologies will merge its two defense divisions under the Raytheon brand.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Mark Carreau
The technology is intended to reduce the transit time for human expeditions and science missions to Mars and other deep space destinations.
Space

By Mark Carreau
Once returned to Earth in 2033, the samples will join those gathered by the Apollo astronauts at the Moon and those from other destinations.
Space

By Garrett Reim
The military satellite constellation was previously known as the “National Defense Space Architecture."
Space

Aviation Week Staff
The spacecraft arrived at Russia’s Baikonur spaceport in Kazakhstan at the end of December.
Space

By Mark Carreau
Launched on July 24, 1992, on a four-year primary mission, Geotail was extended multiple times.
Space

By Mark Carreau
The array failed to deploy fully following the launch of the Lucy spacecraft on the first-ever mission to Jupiter’s Trojan asteroids.
Space

By Garrett Reim
The system works by using solar power to split water, via electrolysis, into hydrogen and oxygen.
Space

By Mark Carreau
Two astronauts conducted a spacewalk outside the International Space Station on Jan. 20.
Space

By Garrett Reim
The financing will be used to help pay for the company’s first space debris removal mission.
Commercial Space

NASA has selected Boeing and its industry team to lead the development and flight testing of a full-scale Transonic Truss-Braced Wing (TTBW) demonstrator aircraft.
Space

By Garrett Reim
Austin, Texas-based CesiumAstro plans to use TXMission’s location in the UK to expand its business in Europe.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Brian Everstine
The U.S. Space Force wants to overhaul its approach to acquisition.
Space

By Thierry Dubois
Just two launches are scheduled for 2023 at Europe’s spaceport in Kourou, French Guiana.
Commercial Space

By Tony Osborne
The first planned orbital satellite launch from the facility is planned for early 2024.
Space

By Thierry Dubois
Noting widespread technology progress toward higher-airspace operations, the French Air and Space Force kicks off a doctrine study.
Emerging Technologies

By Molly McMillin
SpaceX officials traveled to Wichita Jan. 17 to meet with current suppliers and develop new supplier connections.
Commercial Space

By Garrett Reim
The Quasi-Zenith Satellite System (QZSS) is a Japanese satellite positioning system made mostly of satellites in quasi-zenith orbits.
Space

By Mark Carreau
NASA has agreed to carry out nine of the recommendations by March 31, 2024.
Space

By Thierry Dubois
Last November, Europe’s three leading countries in space launchers issued a joint statement that set the stage for further cooperation.
Commercial Space