Space

Following a critical design review in June that found several components need additional work, the program is tentatively targeting an April delivery of the ESM to NASA.

Space exploration is likely to be lost in the “fear and loathing” that will attend the two U.S. political conventions upcoming this month. That is a shame, because the opportunities—and pitfalls —looming in the spaceflight endeavor this year cry out for a well-reasoned, coherent U.S. policy.

If the U.S. opts to disaggregate its future Advanced Extremely High Frequency satellites, the decision could allow allies to create a unified satcom system by 2025.

Cosmonauts aboard the International Space Station successfully re-docked an unmanned Progress cargo capsule early July 1, successfully demonstrating an ungraded Russian manual docking system.

Boeing Chairman, President and CEO Dennis Muilenburg sat down with Aviation Week before the Farnborough Airshow to discuss the 737 MAX family, KC-46A tanker, supplier issues and much more.

Goldfein also offers to consult A-10 operators | NASA inspector general praises agency for saving money on SpaceX launches.

Long March 7 can loft a 13.5-metric-ton payload to low Earth orbit, making it the most powerful Chinese rocket so far and close to the SpaceX Falcon 9 in capability.

The Canadian government has abandoned the idea of fielding a dual-mission satellite system covering the Arctic region and instead will pursue a dedicated communications constellation with a similar coverage footprint and a price tag of nearly $2 billion.

NASA is ready to help Elon Musk land a Dragon capsule on Mars, and is taking a wait-and-see approach to sending its own expensive instruments along.

Raytheon has completed a key test milestone in developing the U.S. Air Force’s next-generation GPS OCX, proving the ground control segment’s ability to securely transfer information between government agencies.

NASA’s Curiosity rover detected the unexpected mineral while sampling during its methodical climb of Mount Sharp.

The first launch of a Long March 7 rocket on June 25 has opened an intensely busy 12-month period for the Chinese space program, with at least four more major missions scheduled for execution by mid-2017.

With production of several large programs ramping up this year, the challenge for French aerospace companies will be to maintain quality and schedule.

A coronal mass ejection could be particularly devastating in today’s globally wired world. Scientists advocate research into solar storms with smallsats at the forefront.

Two small features on Mars’s Mount Sharp are targets for observation with Curiosity’s MastCam camera as part of the quest to determine whether there is life on the planet.

A new report from the British Parliament calls on the government to view the recent return of astronaut Tim Peake from the International Space Station as an opportunity to support the U.K.’s growing space sector, not a cause for complacency.

Despite clear progress toward completion, Stratolaunch Systems remains coy about when the vehicle will begin flight tests.

Will this spirit of compromise last? | Just before SpaceX launch, Bezos touts improvements to Blue Origin engine | Lawmaker’s bid to boost NASA aero funding.

Seeing prospects for growth, the French government is investing in its commercial space sector, including support for new internet constellations.

One of three engines firing to slow the stage’s descent to SpaceX's unmanned landing barge apparently didn’t deliver enough power, triggering a crash, company founder Elon Musk said in a tweet.

Companies selling commercial rides to the stratosphere on high-altitude balloons hope the burgeoning economy in low Earth orbit needs a leg up to space.

Despite regulatory setbacks, development of Europe’s new Ariane 6 heavy-lift rocket remains on track at Airbus Safran Launchers.

What is the industry’s long-term approach to global warming, the talent chase and new competition?

The May launch of Europe’s 13th and 14th Galileo spacecraft has boosted the current number of navigation satellites in orbit to 14, giving the European Commission the confidence to announce initial public services by the end of the year.

Leanne Caret is focused daily on righting the KC-46A tanker program and increasing Boeing’s emphasis on commercial derivatives, rotorcraft, human space exploration, satellites, autonomous systems and services.