Space

By Vivienne Machi
The NRO says it plans to launch about a half a dozen missions in support of the next-generation proliferated architecture in 2024.
Satellites

By Chen Chuanren
It was the spacecraft’s third successful mission, clocking a total of about 545 days.
Launch Vehicles & Propulsion

By Vivienne Machi
Space-to-space and space-to-air tests are planned to prove optical communications capability.
Satellites

By Garrett Reim
The Denver-based startup is developing a “transpiration-cooled” thermal protection system and an optical-fiber temperature sensor system.
Space

By Vivienne Machi
The Belgium-based company was established in 2018.
Commercial Space

By Mark Carreau
Such activities are intended to advance science and technology, underscore U.S. leadership in the space domain and enrich the space economy.
Operations & Safety

By Robert Wall
Europe has now retired its Vega light launcher after the final mission that lofted the Copernicus Sentinel-2C Earth-observation satellite into orbit.
Space

By Garrett Reim
The elements offer greater thrust potential than conventional gas propellants.
Launch Vehicles & Propulsion

By Garrett Reim
Formerly named Starburst Aerospace, the accelerator launched in 2012 with the aim of fostering and investing in aerospace startups.
Commercial Space

By Mark Carreau
Starliner is to undock from the nine-person ISS on Sept. 6 at 6:04 p.m. EDT.
Space

By Vivienne Machi
The Space Force requested $29.6 billion in fiscal 2025, representing about 3.5% of the overall Defense Department budget request.
Space

By Vivienne Machi
The Space Force is now having conversations about how much funding for the MTI mission might be included in the fiscal 2026 budget request.
Budget, Policy & Regulation

By Irene Klotz
Powered by a pair of BE-3U engines, the upper stage of New Glenn is intended to deliver a pair of small NASA science satellites on a trajectory to reach Mars.
Launch Vehicles & Propulsion

By Garrett Reim
The solar sail uses a novel expanding tubular boom system made of flexible polymer and carbon fiber materials.
Operations & Safety

By Irene Klotz
“It’s a tough day for many in our company,” ABL founder and CEO Harry O’Hanley wrote on LinkedIn on Aug. 29.
Commercial Space

By Vivienne Machi
The SDA is fielding a vast network of proliferated satellites in low Earth orbit.
Space

By Vivienne Machi
The service is taking the Rocket Systems Launch Program back to its customer-funded roots, but small launchers still have routes to work with the government.
Budget, Policy & Regulation

By Mark Carreau
Reports of a mysterious pulsing sound onboard Boeing's Starliner have been identified as speaker feedback from the ISS audio configuration.
Operations & Safety

By Craig Caffrey
Seoul's latest defense budget increase will likely represent a marginal real-terms cut once inflation is factored in.
AWIN Knowledge Center

By Robert Wall
SpaceX resumed operations of its Falcon 9 launcher, ending a brief pause after a first-stage booster landing mishap on a prior Starlink mission.
Operations & Safety

By Vivienne Machi
The Next-Gen OPIR program includes two satellites for use in geostationary orbit.
Space

By Mark Carreau
Launch of the Crew-9 Freedom Dragon capsule is planned for no earlier than Sept. 24.
Space

By Mark Carreau
The NASA science and technology payloads will be focused on identifying the location of water, ice, gas and other volatiles in the region.
Space

By Irene Klotz
Uncertainties about the spacecraft’s thruster performance remain after a failure during the first ISS docking attempt.
Commercial Space

By Irene Klotz, Mark Carreau
The Moon rocket’s new upper stage and mobile launcher are billions over budget.
Budget, Policy & Operations