Space

By Robert Wall
AAC Clyde Space wants to double the size of its Vireon Earth-observation constellation and lure more European military space business, the Swedish company says.
Satellites

By Chen Chuanren
Japan used the final H-IIA rocket flight to deploy the Global Observing Satellite for Greenhouse gases and Water cycle spacecraft.
Launch Vehicles & Propulsion

By Vivienne Machi
The U.S. Space Force has awarded SpaceX the latest task order under its National Security Space Launch Phase 3 Lane 1 contract.
Space Exploration

By Vivienne Machi
Sierra Space has a new, $45 million facility up and running to build defense-hardened solar arrays at scale.
Satellites

By Robert Wall
Finland says it will acquire synthetic aperture radar satellites from Iceye, continuing the steady drumbeat of European countries buying into that capability.
Satellites

By Irene Klotz
An explosive ground test accident has claimed a fourth Starship vehicle.
Launch Vehicles & Propulsion

By Irene Klotz
Leading the U.S. space agency will fall to someone else, as the former Trump administration nominee contemplates his next steps.
Budget, Policy & Regulation

By Graham Warwick
Our roundup of the main aerospace and defense stories making the news this week.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Brian Everstine
Northrop Grumman and NASA on June 26 conducted the first test of its Booster Obsolescence Life Extension solid rocket motor.
Launch Vehicles & Propulsion

By Vivienne Machi
The U.S. Space Force is considering the optimal way to build out a vast and critical data transport satellite architecture in low Earth orbit.
Satellites

By Mark Carreau
NASA’s Planetary Defense Strategy and Action Plan faces several significant challenges in efforts to detect, track and mitigate potential hazards posed by NEOs.
Operations & Safety

By Mark Carreau
Crewmembers on Axiom Space's fourth private astronaut mission, Ax-4, were welcomed onboard the International Space Station early June 26.
Operations & Safety

By Robert Wall
Rocket Lab says ESA has picked the company to deploy the first two low-Earth-orbit positioning navigation and timing satellites using its Electron rocket.
Launch Vehicles & Propulsion

By Vivienne Machi
Lawmakers are threading the needle to offer up midrange bands to support 5G networks, while protecting frequencies critical to U.S. national security.
Commercial Space

By Vivienne Machi
Lawmakers want to give the U.S. Space Force $1 billion to support the X-37B Orbital Test Vehicle program under the proposed budget reconciliation bill.
Satellites

By Vivienne Machi
The Space Rapid Capabilities Office is gearing up to launch an undisclosed number of spacecraft in the near future.
Satellites

By Garrett Reim
On June 18, the FAA issued an expanded part 450 reentry license to Varda Space for its Winnebago–or W-Series–capsules.
Space Exploration

By Robert Wall
The European Commission (EC) has formally unveiled the long-awaited European Union Space Act to enhance the region’s industry and bolster resilience.
Budget, Policy & Regulation

As momentum builds for Dubai Airshow 2025, the event’s Space Steering Committee convened to advance the country’s growing leadership in global space innovation.
Aerospace

By Steve Nichols
Oman’s new spaceport at Etlaq is aiming for five experimental launches by the end of this year. First announced in 2023, the spaceport in Duqm successfully launched its first experimental rocket in December 2024.
Space

By Robert Wall
German launch services startup Isar Aerospace says it has secured $174 million in financing from investment firm Eldridge Industries to expand its operation.
Launch Vehicles & Propulsion

By Mark Carreau
Axiom Space's fourth private astronaut mission is on its way to dock with the ISS, following a successful but delayed launch from NASA's Kennedy Space Center.
Operations & Safety

By Garrett Reim
The Exploration Co.’s Nyx capsule was lost after reentry, the company announced June 24.
Space Exploration

Aviation Week Network Staff
Pluto and its Moon Charon were captured on June 25, 2015, in the highest resolution to that date by New Horizons. Nearly a decade after launch, the probe is due to fly closest by Pluto on July 14.
Space

By Mark Carreau
Retired NASA astronaut Terry Virts has assigned himself a new mission: to run for a U.S. Senate seat.
Budget, Policy & Regulation