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

By Mark Carreau
A U.S. astronaut’s seat liner will be moved from the damaged Russian MS-22 capsule to the SpaceX Endurance Crew Dragon capsule in case of emergency.
Space

By Mark Carreau
A propulsion issue has inhibited the performance of three of the spacecraft’s four thrusters, which are fueled by a groundbreaking new green monopropellant.
Space

By Chen Chuanren
The pact will see the U.S. and Japan work together on areas such as lunar exploration and transportation that could see a Japanese astronaut walk on the Moon.
Space

By Michael Bruno
Stratospheric balloon operator World View will aim to become a publicly listed company via a reverse-merger deal with Leo Holdings Corp. II.
Commercial Space

By Garrett Reim
Momentus has won a contract from FOSSA Systems to use its Vigoride space tug to deploy more of the company’s small satellites into low Earth orbit.
Commercial Space

By Michael Bruno
Cyber is seen entering an upcycle for investments, along with space, hypersonics, artificial intelligence and connectivity.
Space

By Irene Klotz
New booster validates do-or-die remake of the Lockheed-Boeing space launch partnership.
Space

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

By Mark Carreau
The data was based on independently assessed trends gathered from sensors located on land masses and ocean surfaces across the globe.
Space