Space

Eventually, the ISS will need to leave low Earth orbit. One option may be to boost it into a 1,000-year storage orbit for future generations to salvage.

Aviation Week Network editors discuss highlights and lowlights at the Farnborough Airshow, including Britain’s future fighter vision: is it a storm in a teacup, or will it really happen?

White House says it wants an expert in building public-private partnerships to serve with Bridenstine at NASA.

M&A in the A&D sector is surging and may be on its way to new levels across the board. Many advisors are wondering who is next?

A liftoff thrust approaching 6,000 metric tons and mass exceeding 4,000 metric tons would evidently apply to the largest version, which would have four boosters.

Reusable spaceplane under development by Boeing aims to launch 3,000 lb. to low Earth orbit for $5 million.

The hot subject at the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics Propulsion & Energy conference was electrification—of aircraft, spacecraft and even the surface of the Moon.

Former NASA Administrator Dan Goldin says the U.S. needs to reorder its space funding priorities.

As ministers quarrel, aerospace industry is calling for clarity on Brexit deal.

The Pentagon’s research and engineering arm is directing a Defense Science Board task force to study elements of a resilient space architecture.

Japan’s electric-aircraft consortium; AeroVironment on NASA’s Mars Helicopter; Japan’s private rocket fails; Hypersonic booster contract for Lockheed.

U.S. tech development efforts underway to launch from Mars, build biocontainment system for returning spacecraft.

As the 2018 Farnborough Airshow showcases the latest and greatest in aviation and aerospace, we look at some of the technologies shaping the industry’s future.

Small British businesses are hoping to make big impacts in space.

U.S. Coast Guard may be best model for combination civilian, military Space Force.

Interstellar Technologies is investigating the failure of its Momo suborbital sounding rocket, which blew up immediately after liftoff on its second flight.

Satellite experience is the secret sauce for Britain’s success in space.

Caret talks about how her division is preparing to take advantage of Pentagon spending strategy and where the company is preparing for trade restrictions.

NASA chief puts partisan past behind, shares thoughts on the future of the U.S. space agency.

Facebook is shuttering the development of its solar-powered Aquila flying-wing high-altitude pseudo-satellite (HAPS) unmanned system.

The U.S. Missile Defense Agency is pursuing missile defense sensors to address one of the primary threats facing the nation: hypersonic missiles.

NASA’s interest in leading a Mars sample return mission with international partnerships has struck a chord.

Top space force advocate in Congress says one could be created within two years, but a former Air Force general says the military has work to do first.

After a single successful test flight, the SpaceX heavy-lift booster is certified for EELV-class missions.

When it comes to investing in space-related businesses, companies often have been reluctant to pursue what they perceive to be big risks. But the organizers of a new study on the size of the space market think change is coming.