Space

German launch vehicle startup Isar Aerospace says it is ready for the inaugural launch of its Spectrum rocket once it has secured its launch operator license.

As the X-37B graces the cover of Aviation Week & Space Technology magazine, editors discuss the unique characteristics of the spaceplane and what its up to as it orbits Earth.

The military spaceplane is logging hundreds of days on orbit to collect data for future development.

The airframer faces challenges on several fronts in leaving stubborn problems in its wake this year.

The company aims to mine asteroids for water to be used directly as fuel, or broken down into hydrogen and oxygen, which also could be used as fuel.

IM’s first Nova-C lander, named Odysseus, touched down near the lunar south pole’s Malapert A crater on Feb. 22, 2024.

The RFI for Space Weather Geostationary Series (SW GEO) Spacecraft was issued on Feb. 18.

Free most recently served as a senior advisor to the administrator.

India has established a $58 million state-backed fund for space startups, the latest sign of its determination to become a major player in commercial space.

PLD Space says it has agreed to use the Etlaq spaceport in Oman for flights of its Miura launch vehicle family.

A system for France and Italy to share information and tasking across militaries regarding their Earth-observation capabilities has entered service.

The Airbus CEO says talks with Leonardo and Thales to fix an overcapacity problem in European satellite development and production could lead to creating a combined entity modeled on missile-maker MBDA.

Former small-satellite launch company ABL Space Systems has rebranded to Long Wall as part of a wider transformation to focus on missile defense.

New spins on NASA-developed heat shield technologies paved the way for an era of reusable space vehicles.

The company will use the facility to support the design, development and production of new space superiority solutions and expand its classified operations.

The company’s Hibiscus thermal infrared camera has a 3-m resolution, SuperSharp said.

Owned and operated by Firefly Aerospace, the lander, known as Blue Ghost, is aiming for a gentle touchdown in Mare Crisium.

A date for the launch of the reusable New Shepard with its crew capsule from the company’s West Texas launch site will be announced soon.

The last preparations for firing the Convair Atlas ICBM are in progress, as the servicing gantry is rolled away from the launching stand at Cape Canaveral, Florida.

Edge Group’s new FADA space unit is on the cusp of picking partners for its plans to deploy an SAR and Earth-imaging satellite capability, the company says.

An alternate proposal tests the limits of the agency’s use of commercial services.

The SDA is embroiled in a lawsuit related to two contracts worth $424 million each, awarded last Aug. 16 to York Space Systems and Tyvak International.

Threats to spacecraft are proliferating as the domain becomes of growing importance to militaries around the world.

America remains a hotbed of space innovation, but worries mount over China’s rapid advances.

The UAE is looking to advance its space ambitions through a joint venture between the country’s Space42 and Edge Group’s new space unit, FADA.