Space

The UAE Space Agency is participating in the Dubai Airshow 2017, hosted at Al Maktoum International Airport from 12-16 November.

The U.S. Air Force says it will continue investing in the Aerojet Rocketdyne AR-1 engine as a potential replacement for the Russian-made RD-180.

A UAE Space Agency delegation, led by chairman Dr. Ahmad Belhoul Al Falasi, met with the President of the International Astronautical Federation, Dr. Jean-Yves Le Gall, to discuss a range of opportunities for collaboration in space science, research and education.

The Stratolaunch satellite launching aircraft is set to begin fuel-system testing, on track for its first launch demonstration in 2019.

While SpaceX focuses on reuseable launchers, Arianespace looks to compete by drastically lowering the costs of its expendable ones.

Digital twins and digital threads will help head off production issues in advance.

Dennis Muilenburg on the New Midsize Airplane, 777X, Bombardier, Trump, Iran, China, Blue Origin and his “audacious” aftermarket plan.

In this week's Washington Outlook: The bill still faces challenges from Democrats, the bizav and general aviation communities and competition from higher congressional priorities.

For all the showmanship and hyperbole about reusable 100-passenger spaceships, there is something real behind Musk’s vision.

The U.S. Air Force’s X-37B experimental spaceplane will return to space aboard a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket for the first time, the service reports.

Celebrating the Holy Month of Ramadan, DubaiSat-2, a satellite owned and operated by the Mohammed Bin Rashid Space Centre (MBRSC) captured a satellite image of The Great Mosque of Mecca in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.

For Aerojet Rocketdyne and Orbital, their business transformations have been occasionally painful and practically existential—but also necessary.

Truck-maker goes eVTOL; NASA’s twisting flaps; Energy kite flies; Stratolaunch rolls out.

SpaceX launches a Dragon cargo vessel assembled largely from previously flow parts and stick another first-stage landing for reuse.

The Mohammed bin Rashid Space Centre (MBRSC) has signed a n MoU with the Korea Aerospace Research Institute (KARI) in South Korea with the goal of cooperating on various space-related activities and transferring expertise.

The Trump administration’s attempt to opt out of the Restore-L project and transfer its technology to the private sector is raising questions and objections.

Phantom Express to demo reusable launch; NASA seeks funding for low-boom X-plane; Rocket Lab makes it to space, but not orbit; NASA develops design tools for eVTOLs

Rocket Lab says that despite not reaching its intended orbit of between 300 and 500 km on its first test launch on May 25, the Electron vehicle performed nominally throughout most of the mission.

While most of Trump’s first NASA budget mimics the Obama administration’s, there are some important differences in emphasis, such as climate science.

Despite being cut from the budget request by the Trump administration, robotics developed by NASA will still be of great use to the space industry.

By making launch more affordable, SpaceX hopes to open the door to wider experimentation in space.

President Donald Trump’s $19.1 billion fiscal 2018 spending request for NASA achieves a 0.8% decrease from current levels by terminating a robotic satellite-servicing demonstration mission and, as expected, trimming Earth-science missions.

NASA’s ambitions of reaching Mars with human explorers continue to pay dividends for Johnson Space Center, the highest funded of the agency’s 10 field centers.

Despite doubts about funding for a multibillion dollar lander to seek evidence of life on Jupiter’s moon Europa, NASA is telling those interested in providing instruments for the mission not to lose hope.

More OEM vertical integration is coming, but so are new opportunities for suppliers, including non-traditional ones.