Space

Airbus will build a second-generation Aeolus wind sensing satellite under an agreement with the European Space Agency.

Amazon says it is ready to commence initial service with its low-Earth-orbit broadband offering following the deployment of 29 satellites on an Atlas V rocket.

Vantor has debuted its WorldView 3D satellite tasking product that allows users to see updated 3D satellite imagery within 24 hr.

NASA's reimbursable Space Act Agreement, announced June 17, goes well beyond what NASA has previously done to support the burgeoning commercial space industry.

Blue Origin says it has cleared all the debris from the botched preflight hotfire test that destroyed a New Glenn rocket and has started rebuilding its severely damaged launchpad.

Weststar Group and Australia's Rocket Technologies International have signed a strategic joint venture agreement aimed at developing Malaysia's domestic space sector, including future launch capabilities.

Developers aim to launch new satellites with very-high-frequency radio payloads to enhance air traffic management.

Boeing and NASA are running out of time to ferry astronauts to and from the International Space Station aboard CST-100 Starliner spacecraft.

In partnership with the Small Business Administration (SBA), NASA unveiled a new initiative to bolster U.S. manufacturing capabilities to support human exploration of the Moon and Mars.

Raytheon is building a private, large-aperture space telescope for billionaire Eric Schmidt’s nonprofit, Schmidt Sciences.

NASA has awarded four additional Commercial Lunar Payload Services contracts to a trio of companies developing lunar landing services.

Two NASA astronauts successfully replaced a malfunctioning wrist joint on the International Space Station’s robot arm during a more-than-7-hr. spacewalk.

South Korea plans a second spaceport to boost launch capacity and reduce foreign dependence with operations targeted for 2028.

Thales Alenia Space has secured an order from a Qatari satellite services provider for a geostationary orbit spacecraft.

SSC Space says it is targeting 2028 for the first launch of Firefly Aerospace’s Alpha rocket from the Esrange Space Center, a delay from earlier plans.

As Washington’s Air & Space Museum turns 50, its director Chris Browne tells Aviation Week about its newest galleries and gives a sneak peek of what's on display ahead of their opening on July 1.

Shanghai-headquartered Cosmo Leap says it has completed a pre-cooling test of the natural circulation system for liquid methane on its Leap-1 reusable rocket.

Sixty-one years after the U.S. launched its first and only reactor into orbit, space nuclear power and propulsion now appear central to U.S. space superiority.

NASA has selected 41 proposals from 37 companies to advance tech to establish a sustainable human presence at the Moon to prepare for human expeditions to Mars.

Natalie Brattain is a 2026 20 Twenties winner and an undergraduate student in Aerospace Physiology at Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University. Her pioneering work focuses on protecting astronaut vision during long-duration spaceflight.

Rocket Lab says it has agreed to buy Iridium in an $8 billion deal propelling the launch services company into the satellite communications business.

As satellites multiply and spacecraft become more maneuverable, concerns grow that space lacks the equivalent of air traffic control.

When the U.S. Space Force recently announced it had awarded nine base contracts for one of its marquee new programs, it opted to disclose only one provider: SpaceX.

Firefly Aerospace has acquired the company that provided the vision navigation software to land its Blue Ghost spacecraft on the Moon.

NASA and Boeing are continuing work toward another uncrewed flight test of the CST-100 Starliner with a cargo run to the International Space Station within the next year.