Space

The UAE Space Agency has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Government of the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg, defining a framework for collaboration and the exchange of information and expertise in the fields of space science, research, and technology.

In this week's Washington Outlook: Defense policy legislation skips the creation of a corps, puts the deputy defense secretary in charge of space spending.

The U.S. space agency is optimistic about a December 2019 launch, but could slip Exploration Mission-1 to June 2020.

The Oklahoma Republican congressman would become the first professional politician to head the U.S. space agency.

Aiming to mitigate effects from delayed Exploration Mission-1, the ascent abort test of Orion’s launch escape system will proceed, program manager says.

Astronomers in 10 nations tracked object that passed 27,200 mi. from the Earth's surface and measured 15 m by 8 m.

The power of the Space Launch System can enable a mission to study the region between the Solar System and the stars in the Milky Way galaxy.

Orbital ATK’s eighth resupply mission to the ISS will carry a number of forward-looking scientific research and technology demonstrations to be staged aboard microsats.

The head of the U.S. Air Force Space and Missile Systems Center forecasts a significant funding bump in the service’s fiscal 2019 space budget for more prototyping, demonstration and experimentation programs.

Thanks to nine Apollo missions that ferried 27 astronauts to the Moon and back, NASA knows a lot about what to expect from Orion, and particularly its heat shield.

High revisit rates in new satellite constellations open the space industry to wider, more affordable, Earth observation applications.

A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket placed a South Korean communications satellite in geosynchronous transfer orbit following a successful Oct. 30 liftoff.

In this week's Washington Outlook: Those preparing to broaden access to space want relief from broadband spectrum rules, an easier path to launches and help keeping low Earth orbit safe.

The first stage of the space company's reusable New Glenn spacecraft will be powered by seven BE-4 engines.

With its space program only three years old, the United Arab Emirates is already planning astronaut trips and a Mars orbiter.

The successful test run is a significant milestone for Blue Origin's methane-fueled BE-4, which is expected to power the company’s reusable orbital New Glenn vehicles and replace Russian-made engines used by the United Launch Alliance.

Northrop Grumman buys SpaceX launch for a U.S. government customer, U.S. State Department clears Greece for an FMS of F-16 upgrades, Indonesia receives Panther helicopters, and Embraer sells six Super Tucanos.

The Apollo 11 command module, Columbia, has left its Smithsonian home for a new mission—a traveling exhibit commemorating the upcoming 50th anniversary of Apollo 11’s touchdown on the Moon.

September was a busy month at several high-profile companies, and it could be a good indication of what is to come for the industry as many of them adjust to market conditions.

After a hiatus of more than 50 years, NASA plans a trial run of a full-scale nuclear-fission power system designed to produce 1 kW of electricity.

The Apollo 11 command module, Columbia, has left its Smithsonian home for a new mission—a traveling exhibit commemorating the upcoming 50th anniversary of Apollo 11’s touchdown on the Moon.

Virgin Galactic aims to fly SpaceShipTwo beyond the atmosphere for the first time before year’s end, kicking off what is expected to be a final round of test flights before beginning commercial suborbital space tourism and research flights.

Training machines to look for missile-launch sites; Greece considers options for F-16 upgrades; the first GPS III satellite is ready for launch, and Russia’s next airborne early warning aircraft

Lockheed Martin has thrown its support behind the Trump administration’s ambitious goal of putting U.S. boots back on the Moon.

“The next few months may be rather stressful for most deal-makers in the A&D sector,” say some who should know.