Space

By Vivienne Machi
Canada wants to stand up a sovereign spaceport, with plans to invest $200 million CAD ($146 million) over 10 years for a multiuser launchpad.
Operations & Safety

By Mark Carreau
Russia's Progress MS-31 resupply capsule departed the International Space Station March 16 filled with trash for a destructive reentry into Earth's atmosphere.
Operations & Safety

By Robert Wall
Isar Aerospace says it has secured the launch service agreement for the ELSA-M orbital debris removal demonstration.
Launch Vehicles & Propulsion

By Robert Wall
The Swedish government is moving forward with efforts to build a local national security rocket launch capability as part of a wider push to enhance its military space capacity.
Launch Vehicles & Propulsion

By Mark Carreau
ILC Dover reports embarking on the development of a new generation of modular life support systems for human space flight.
Space Exploration

By Robert Wall
ESA is prepping to launch two low-Earth-orbit PNT demonstration satellites to lay the groundwork for an operational constellation to be lofted this decade.
Satellites

By Robert Wall
Avio is considering how to speed up U.S. missile motor production, with wars in Ukraine and the Middle East pointing to demand greatly surpassing projections.
Missile Defense & Weapons

By Mark Carreau
A Senate panel on March 12 voted in favor of President Trump’s nomination of Matthew Anderson to serve as NASA’s deputy administrator.
Budget, Policy & Regulation

By Mark Carreau
NASA is now targeting liftoff of the Artemis II mission as early as April 1.
Space Exploration

By Michael Bruno
Mantis Space, a startup working on a proposed constellation of satellites that beam solar power around in orbit, said March 12 it raised a $10 million seed round of venture capital.
Commercial Space

By Vivienne Machi
Voyager Technologies has opened a new 140,000-ft.² facility in Long Beach, California, becoming the latest space-centric company to set up shop in “Space Beach.”
Commercial Space

By Michael Bruno
Jon Rambeau will become Karman Space & Defense's CEO on March 23, when current CEO Tony Koblinski steps aside while remaining a director on the board.
Supply Chain

Aviation Week Staff
Russian users from Kaliningrad to Siberia lost signals of their satellite television on March 4 after the Ekspress-AT1 broadcasting satellite went offline.
Satellites

By Robert Wall
Leonardo plans to demonstrate elements of its new Michelangelo Dome in Ukraine this year, as it sets sights on networking air and missile defenses Europe-wide.
Missile Defense & Weapons

By Mark Carreau
Northrop Grumman's CRS-23 was unberthed from the Earth-facing port of the International Space Station's U.S. segment Unity module early March 12.
Operations & Safety

By Robert Wall
Iceye is targeting more than €500 million ($580 million) in sales this year aided by a €1.5 billion contracted backlog it recorded at the end of 2025.
Satellites

By Vivienne Machi
The U.S. Space Force is sharpening plans to monitor and defend the region between Earth and the Moon as global competition extends deeper into space.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Vivienne Machi
Firefly Aerospace launched its Alpha rocket for the first time in nearly one year on March 11.
Launch Vehicles & Propulsion

By Robert Wall
Rheinmetall Boss Armin Papperger is considering an €8-10 billion ($9.3-11.6 billion) German military satellites communications opportunity.
Satellites

Aviation Week Staff
The cover of the March 7, 1966, issue of Aviation Week & Space Technology shows the third launch of an Air Force Titan 3C at Cape Kennedy, which put three payloads into highly elliptical orbits.
Space

By Robert Wall
AeroVironment is cutting its sales and earnings outlook after the Pentagon terminated the Satellite Commercial Communications Augmentation Resource program.
Satellites

By Robert Wall
Dassault Aviation has started building parts for its Vortex spaceplane demonstrator with the aim of building momentum for a project it wants to see flying as early as 2028.
Launch Vehicles & Propulsion

By Robert Wall
National ambitions may hinder consolidation in the LEO constellation communications market.
Satellites

By Vivienne Machi
Anduril is expanding its space domain awareness portfolio with plans to acquire commercial provider ExoAnalytic Solutions.
Commercial Space

By Irene Klotz
SpaceX and Blue Origin face significant technical challenges in the development, test and operation of their Human Landing Systems, an audit says.
Operations & Safety