Space

As the International Space Station enters its last five years, the heads of the project’s primary partners met in person for the first time in seven years

The proposal is to use whatever propellant remains aboard NASA's Juno probe to send it into the most advantageous position to view a visiting object from another Solar System.

NASA has entered agreements with six aerospace companies for studies focused on the use of orbital transfer vehicles to reach various challenging orbits.

On the cover of the September 12, 2005 issue, is an illustration of combined human and robotic operations, space shuttle Discovery STS-114 astronaut Stephen Robinson is maneuvered at 220 mi. altitude on the International Space Station's robotic arm, which was developed in Canada by Macdonald, Dettwiler and Associates Ltd.

In this photo-feature published in the February 22, 1971 issue of Aviation Week & Space Technology, astronaut Alan B. Shepard, Apollo 14 mission commander stands beside the Modularized Equipment Transporter (MET) on lunar surface while he assembles hand tools during first extravehicular activity (EVA-1). Feb. 5.

The Vulcan rocket will deploy USSF-106 to geosynchronous orbit from Space Launch Complex-41 at Cape Canaveral SFS, Florida, pending range approval.

Lockheed Martin has completed environmental testing for the first of two new missile warning satellites built for the U.S. Space Force, a company official said Aug. 5.

In 2025, “sustained space maneuver” has been added to Spacecom's top five focus areas, its commander says.

The U.S. military and several key allies have developed the first multinational concept of operations for space domain awareness.

New remarks by U.S. Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy point to the U.S. government turning its focus back to the Moon and the mission to colonize it.

NASA’s inspector general is concerned about the agency's ability to address risks to its infrastructure from climate- and weather-related events.

The cover of the 22 June 1970 issue features the model of Orbiter-Shuttle concept developed at Manned Spacecraft Center is tested at 20-deg. angle of attack at simulated Mach 20 re-entry speed in helium tunnel at Langley Research Center.

Eutelsat is looking to grow its OneWeb operations to sustain its top line, bolstered by higher Ukrainian and French military-related sales.

L3Harris Technologies is ready to start manufacturing new missile defense satellites for the SDA after completing key milestones, the company said Aug. 5.

Moving a satellite from the ground to orbit in hours offers a new edge in space deterrence.

The UK Civil Aviation Authority says Skyrora's license represents the first time it has authorized a British-based company for a vertical launch.

Efforts to expand U.S. commercial space have just touched down in a new destination—big box stores.

Interstellar Technologies is teaming with Toyota to use automotive business assets for manufacturing rocket engines and propellant tanks.

The U.S. Space Force and its intel partners are deploying the first satellites meant to perform ground moving target indication, a senior service official says.

The Austrian military is looking to scale up its involvement in space projects.

Crew-11's three astronauts and a cosmonaut were welcomed aboard the ISS by the Expedition 73 crew. NASA budget cuts could shorten their planned six-month mission.

The Senate late July 31 confirmed Adm. Daryl Caudle to be chief of naval operations and Lt. Gen. Sean Bratton as vice chief of space operations.

Canada’s EarthDaily Analytics has received $60 million in equipment financing to help support its plans to build and launch its 10-satellite Earth observation constellation.

A multinational, four-member crew lifted off aboard a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket Aug. 1 for a 15-hr. ride to the International Space Station.

EchoStar says it has selected MDA Space to build its low-Earth-orbit communications satellite constellation in a $1.3 billion deal.