Space

By Irene Klotz
Rocket Lab took another step toward reusing its Electron small-satellite launch vehicles by flying a recovered engine for the first time.
Space

By Mark Carreau
Thrusters on the International Space Station Russian segment’s Zvezda service module were commanded to fire for an orbital debris avoidance maneuver.
Space

By Steve Trimble
The first and second stages of the Collima-1 rocket performed normally, but the “emergency blasting system” malfunctioned.
Space

By Irene Klotz
India trumped a Russian effort to conduct the first in situ science experiments in a water-bearing region of the Moon.
Space

By Matthew Fulco
UK-based defense contractor paid a premium for the Ball business with an eye on the fast-growing space systems segment.
Supply Chain

By Mark Carreau
With their six-month, four-person SpaceX Crew-6 mission to the ISS drawing to a close, two of the U.S. flyers praised their NASA crewmate Frank Rubio.
Space

By Garrett Reim
ClearSpace says a leftover payload adapter floating in Earth’s orbit, that it planned to remove from space, has been hit by another piece of junk.
Space

Apurva Mahajan
India made history on Aug. 23 by becoming the first country to land a spacecraft near the lunar south pole.
Space

By Mark Carreau
Russia’s Progress MS-24 resupply mission was on course to reach the seven-person International Space Station late Aug. 24.
Space

India has made history by becoming the first country in the world to successfully land a spacecraft on the Moon’s south pole.
Space

By Mark Carreau
Preparations continue for the planned Aug. 25 launch of NASA’s Crew-7’s three astronauts and a cosmonaut to the International Space Station.
Space

By Garrett Reim
Lockheed Martin and Northrop Grumman have been contracted to deliver T2TL Beta satellite variants for the Space Development Agency.
Space

By Thierry Dubois
The X-ray Imaging and Spectroscopy Mission is a joint effort by the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency, NASA and the European Space Agency.
Space

By Mark Carreau
Russia’s Progress MS-22 resupply mission capsule has departed the International Space Station filled with trash.
Space

By Mark Carreau
Saudi Arabian investor Aljazira Capital is supporting Axiom Space as the company works to develop a future commercial space station.
Commercial Space

Aviation Week Staff
According to a source from the Russian space industry, probe's thrusters fired longer than planned, pushing the spacecraft below its intended orbital flight path.
Space

By Garrett Reim
The study contracts were awarded via the SDA’s System, Technologies, and Emerging Capabilities broad agency announcement.
Commercial Space

By Brian Everstine
The Space Rapid Capabilities Office (RCO) on Aug. 17 released a request for information.
Commercial Space

By Garrett Reim
True Anomaly says it is aiming to produce one example of its Jackal space domain awareness satellites every five days.
Commercial Space

By Tony Osborne
NASA’s Lunar Trailblazer spacecraft is undergoing final assembly and testing at Lockheed Martin facilities in Littleton, Colorado.
Space

By Tony Osborne
BAE will buy U.S. defense and aerospace electronics supplier Ball Aerospace for $5.55 billion through a stock purchase agreement, the two companies announced.
Space

By Irene Klotz
United Launch Alliance remains on target for the first flight of its new Vulcan Centaur rocket before year’s end, CEO Tory Bruno told Aerospace DAILY.
Commercial Space

Aviation Week Staff
Russia’s Luna-25 lander has reached lunar orbit, Russia’s Roscosmos State Corp. reported Aug 16.
Space

By Garrett Reim
Aerospace Corp.’s experimental DiskSat satellite is headed to a critical design review this week, as the program remains on track for a 2024 launch.
Commercial Space

Tyrah Burris
vNASA’s Dragonfly mission to Saturn’s moon Titan is building up to a critical design review (CDR) in the early fall and a planned launch in June 2027.
Space