Space

By Irene Klotz
NASA’s single largest contract—for the operations and management of the Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) in Pasadena, California—will be up for bids for the first time in the agency’s history.
Budget, Policy & Regulation

By Robert Wall
Defense planners need to recognize that kinetic anti-satellite threats may be hard to pinpoint as a direct attack, a senior Italian military space official warns.
Satellites

By Robert Wall
Space-to-cloud data and analytics company Spire Global is looking to team up with German automotive supplier Schaeffler in a bid to scale up production.
Satellites

By Maksim Pyadushkin
Five companies from four countries have submitted bids to develop the new KazSat-3R communication satellite.
Satellites

By Robert Wall
Launch customers in Europe are increasingly vocal in their call for a regional rideshare program to cater to strong demand.
Launch Vehicles & Propulsion

Aviation Week Staff
On the cover of the May 31, 1976 issue of Aviation Week & Space Technology, we can see an image of the Navy/Air Force fleet satellite communications qualification model undergoing rigorous testing in an anechoic chamber at TRW Space & Defense Systems Group.
Space

By Robert Wall
The Europe Union’s effort to create a single space market has spurred debate among stakeholders.
Budget, Policy & Regulation

By Robert Wall
Thales Alenia Space has submitted an offer to the European Space Agency to demonstrate a LEO cargo return system before the end of the decade.
Satellites

Aviation Week Staff
RAYTHEON gets $1b NASAMS award ... APPLIED AEROSPACE & DEFENSE launches IPO roadshow... USRA welcomes Catholic University...
Aerospace_Daily_departments

Aviation Week Staff
UK Renews Medium-Range Strike Weapon Push
Aerospace_Daily_departments

By Mark Carreau
Intuitive Machines (IM) is now the prime operator of the Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter (LRO) Camera and Shadow Cam.
Satellites

By Vivienne Machi
The U.S. Space Force has awarded SpaceX a new contract for the Space Data Network Backbone program.
Satellites

By Irene Klotz
NASA awarded contracts totaling nearly $1 billion for a pair of crew-capable lunar rovers and transportation services to land them on the Moon.
Space Exploration

By Tony Osborne
A Scottish airfield long associated with mysterious flight tests of black projects is competing for a role in the testing of a European hypersonic flight test capability.
Launch Vehicles & Propulsion

By Steve Trimble
Hermeus achieves first U.S. private supersonic flight with Quarterhorse demonstrator reaching Mach 1.21.
Emerging Technologies

By P. Barry Butler
Millennial engineers are engaged in NASA’s Artemis missions, and the program is likely to inspire future generations of scientists, engineers and explorers.
Space Exploration

By Chen Chuanren
China has launched three astronauts aboard the Shenzhou-23 mission to the Tiangong space station in what is expected to become the country’s longest planned human spaceflight mission to date.
Space Exploration

By Vivienne Machi
The U.S. Space Force expects to launch two prototype spacecraft next year as it looks toward the next generation of anti-jam satellite communications.
Satellites

Aviation Week Staff
BLUE ORIGIN sponsors VetsInTech space initiative... COLLINS gets E-6B support award... BAE delivers components for NGP satellite...
Aerospace_Daily_departments

By Vivienne Machi, Irene Klotz
SpaceX completed a full suborbital flight of the latest version of its Starship-Super Heavy launch vehicle on May 22, achieving several key milestones despite losing the first-stage booster.
Launch Vehicles & Propulsion

By Robert Wall
Blue Origin says the FAA has approved its report following the mishap with the New Glenn NG-3 mission that led to the loss of an AST SpaceMobile satellite.
Launch Vehicles & Propulsion

By Mark Carreau
NASA is culling its mission directorates and making other organizational changes with the goal of improving efficiency and better implementing the Trump administration's directives.
Budget, Policy & Regulation

By Brian Everstine
Airbus U.S. Space and Defense names Alex Veneziano as CEO and retired Rear Adm. Kevin Sweeney as chairman of the board.
Budget, Policy & Regulation

By Robert Wall
LatConnect 60 plans to scale its Earth observation constellation to 100 satellites by 2035 with advanced SWIR capabilities for defense and commercial uses.
Satellites

By Vivienne Machi
The U.S. Space Force has awarded Rocket Lab a contract to build two space domain awareness spacecraft bound for geostationary orbit.
Satellites