Space

By Thierry Dubois
An Ariane 5 heavy launcher is scheduled to lift off April 13 with a probe designed to determine whether Jupiter’s icy moons meet the conditions for life.
Space

By Steve Trimble
Iceye plans to sign a memorandum of understanding with Orbital Engenharia, a Sao Jose dos Campos, Brazil-based rocket maker, on April 12.
Space

By Garrett Reim
The startup obtained Google’s Project Loon technology to coordinate satellite communications.
Space

By Garrett Reim
The Space Development Agency has issued a solicitation for proposals for its satellite constellation’s Tranche 2 Transport Layer.
Space

By Mark Carreau
NASA will soon choose four volunteers to enter its new Mars Dune Alpha, an elaborate simulated red planet habitat.
Space

By Mark Carreau
In addition to the prize money, competitors and their proposals will also receive attention from potential external funding sources and investors.
Space

By Garrett Reim
Boeing has delivered its third and fourth O3b mPOWER satellites to communications company SES.
Commercial Space

SpaceX says its Starship/Super Heavy space transportation system is ready for its first orbital flight test once the FAA issues a launch license.
Commercial Space

By Mark Carreau
Each is to receive up to $600,000 over two years under 2023 Phase II NIAC grants.
Space

By Brian Everstine
The worst-performing space acquisition programs are all software-intensive command and control.
Space

By Mark Carreau
Built by Ball Aerospace and integrated with Intelsat’s 40E communications satellite, TEMPO is to provide hourly monitoring of pollutants.
Space

By Angus Batey
International experts begin work on space standards to secure spacecraft.
Commercial Space

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

By Guy Norris
Space transport startup Dawn Aerospace plans to begin gradual envelope expansion flights of its suborbital Mk-2 Aurora spaceplane.
Commercial Space

By Garrett Reim
True Anomaly has raised a $17 million Series A round of capital for further testing of its Jackal spacecraft, an “autonomous orbital pursuit vehicle.”
Space

By Irene Klotz
Startup Loft Orbital has doubled its order from Airbus OneWeb Satellites to 30 spacecraft, the company said April 6.
Commercial Space

By Joe Anselmo, Guy Norris
Richard Branson’s launch venture ran out of cash. Could a buyer pick up the valuable pieces?
Check 6

By Brian Everstine
The U.S. Space Force will buy three additional Millennium Space Systems space vehicles for its Missile Track Custody program.
Space

By Mark Carreau
The relocation freed the Poisk module’s airlock for a series of upcoming spacewalks, while vacating the docking port for a Russian Progress resupply spacecraft.
Space

By Mark Carreau
The next flight in NASA’s Artemis program will test how Orion’s life support systems operate under pressure.
Space

By Garrett Reim
SpaceWERX has awarded City Labs a $1.7 million contract to develop a nuclear battery.
Space

By Mark Carreau
TEMPO and the Intelsat 40E communications satellite are planned for launch from Cape Canaveral.
Space

By Guy Norris
Sierra Space has completed a hot-fire test campaign of a new version of its Vortex hypergolic in-space rocket propulsion family.
Space

By Jen DiMascio
Agency launches 10 missile warning and communication satellites, putting satellites on orbit 30 months after contract approval.
Space

By Mark Carreau
The chief objective of NASA’s Artemis II mission is to do something that NASA’s Artemis I mission conducted late last year was not equipped to address.
Space