Space

The splashdown off the coast of southern California occurred at 1:44 a.m. EDT, followed by the Dragon cargo capsule's retrieval by SpaceX's recovery vessel.

Moscow has green-lit a multi-year space plan that emphasizes more tangible outcomes and seeks to close a growing gap with rivals.

SpaceX will make a third attempt as early as May 27 to send a next-generation Starship vehicle into a suborbital test flight around Earth.

A SpaceX Cargo Dragon splashdown and recovery in the Pacific Ocean off the California coast is planned for early May 25.

Taiwanese contract electronics manufacturer Foxconn is teaming up with French defense contractor Thales on semiconductors and satellite manufacturing.

Four U.S. senators have reintroduced bipartisan legislation to establish a demonstration initiative for the commercial removal of orbital debris.

A week after receiving SpaceX’s report about why its last Starship failed, the FAA cleared the company for another launch attempt.

Editors discuss the pricey Golden Dome program and how the DOD is rebalancing its spending, cutting back in other areas like Army aviation modernization.

Hughes, a manufacturer of satellite broadband antennas, is making new inroads in aviation.

Even before champagne is uncorked at Le Bourget, aerospace, defense and space are suffering a White House-induced hangover.

Astrobotic says it has successfully completed flight model acceptance testing of its lunar wireless charging system.

Intuitive Machines has completed the preliminary design review for its Moon Racer commercial Lunar Terrain Vehicle candidate.

SES plans to use Impulse Space’s Helios kick stage to take advantage of lower-cost, LEO launch vehicles and get its satellites quickly into higher orbits.

New Zealand-based Dawn Aerospace said it is beginning to take orders for its remotely piloted, rocket-powered suborbital spaceplane.

Iceye is expanding its international partnerships through a deal with IHI Corporation that would lead to synthetic aperture radar (SAR) satellite production in Japan.

The European Investment Fund is putting $45 million into a fund run by Keen Venture Partners as part of Europe’s efforts to foster defense and space startups.

A May 20 announcement in the Oval Office marks the first step in moving the Golden Dome initiative for air and missile defense into reality at a record pace.

Tukwilah, Washington-based startup Starfish Space is planning its second satellite docking demonstration mission this summer.

The Jet Propulsion Laboratory has resolved a 21-year-old glitch with NASA’s most-distant probe.

After Russia launched a full-scale invasion of Ukraine in February 2022, nations realized that they needed access to commercial space-based data and imagery.

Axiom Space is preparing for its fourth private astronaut mission to the International Space Station.

U.S. Space Force and NGA leaders have signed an agreement to define each agency’s role in acquiring space-based TacSRT data.

The cover of the March 26, 1990 issue of Aviation Week & Space Technology, is a painting of the 13-ton NASA Hubble Space Telescope, which is celebrating its 35th year in orbit.

A top U.S. military official confirmed that satellites are demonstrating aircraft tracking as the E-7A program faces a cancellation threat from the Pentagon.

Blue Origin will attempt to land an uncrewed prototype of its Human Landing System on the Moon’s south pole this year.