Space

The growth in commercial space could allow NASA to hitch a ride to a port in GEO orbit from which to explore the Moon, Mars and the entire Solar System.

The company has pushed longstanding government contractors to rethink how they do business, move to drive down costs and improve quality to remain competitive.

The Falcon 9-launched satellite is rumored to have reentered after what SpaceX says was a successful launch.

He walked on the Moon, commanded the inaugural shuttle mission and was the first person to fly on six space missions. He also headed NASA’s astronaut office and was an outspoken advocate for astronaut safety.

“We have to move at the speed of business, not the speed of bureaucracy,” says 45th Space Wing Commander Wayne Monteith.

Companies such as Blue Origin, Orbital ATK, SpaceX and United Launch Alliance are jostling to be a part of the future U.S. military spacelift market. Photo: Orbital ATK

SpaceX said the Jan. 7 launch of the classified Zuma mission appeared to have been successful, but questions about the spacecraft’s health surfaced the following day.

SpaceX lofted the classified U.S. government spacecraft known as "Zuma" into low-Earth orbit on Jan. 7.

Collaborations that focus on shared opportunity, growth and progress are critical for global security, said Lockheed Martin’s CEO at the Global Aerospace Summit in Abu Dhabi today.

A maturity gate review confirmed that the industrial process of the Ariane 6 is mature enough to start construction of the first launcher.

At the Aviation Week Network, we’re already charging into 2018. But over the recent holiday break, I had time to reflect on some of my favorite memories from last year. Here are five of them.

NASA still needs to certify SpaceX Falcon 9 Full Thrust rocket for telescope’s planned March liftoff on high-priority science mission.

Spacecraft, sensors, systems and better prediction capability form focus for Aerospace Corp.’s drive to mitigate danger from collisions with orbiting objects.

Private industry teams up with the military to launch more than 700 high-resolution imaging satellites by 2022.

In addition to building and refurbishing New Glenn reusable rockets, the new plant also will house launch and mission control.

Inmarsat, Iridium and Cobham developing systems for improved broadband flight deck connectivity and advanced data link capabilities.

2018 shaping up to be pivotal year for U.S. launch industry, with resumption of human spaceflights and new rockets for small satellites.

Industry experimenting with synthetic aperture radar, mix of services from geostationary and non-geo satellites.

These projects focus on greater bandwidth—but not necessarily broadband—compared to the existing Iridium, GlobalStar and Orbcomm constellations.

A high-temperature airflow test site designed to evaluate a key technology in the Reaction Engines’ hypersonic air-breathing combined cycle Sabre rocket engine is under assembly at Front Range Airport near Watkins, Colorado.

The new launch vehicle will have the capacity to orbit satellites of up to 700 kg. Work began on the launcher a few months ago.

After a $50 million refurbishment, Launch Complex 40 is ready to host its first launch since the September 2016 explosion.

President Donald Trump is calling for NASA to launch a seventh human mission to the Moon and build a foundation for a future mission to Mars.

Experiment results on Europe’s Microscope mini-sat have confirmed a key principle in Einstein's theory of general relativity, French space agency CNES says.

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