Space

By Robert Wall
The government of Uruguay is looking to rebuild its satellite communications capability, particularly with an eye on military needs.
Satellites

By Robert Wall
The UK Defense Ministry is looking to quickly deploy enhanced Long-Range Navigation (eLoran) technology.
Satellites

By Robert Wall
HawkEye 360 is looking to raise around $416 million in its initial public offering (IPO), the company said hours before its first day of trading.
Satellites

Aviation Week Staff
The cover image of the issue dated April 19, 1976, showed a one-fifth scale model of the NASA/Lockheed Missiles & Space Co Seasat-A ocean dynamics satellite demonstrating the placement of multiple electronic sensors and integration of payload with a modified Agena spacecraft.
Space

Stephen Perry
The most consequential of all anticipated aerospace and defense IPOs is that of SpaceX, which will undoubtedly elevate the prospects of other aerospace IPOs.
Commercial Space

Aviation Week Staff
AAR announces new corporate structure... AMENTUM gets T-6 sustainment award... GARMIN honored by EMBRAER...
Aerospace_Daily_departments

By Garrett Reim
Space sovereignty is taking on additional geopolitical significance as Pixxel of Bengaluru announces plans to launch an orbiting data center for India.
Commercial Space

By Vivienne Machi
The U.S. Space Force plans to add $4.4 billion for a nascent program to build next-generation space domain awareness satellites for geosynchronous orbit.
Satellites

By Robert Wall
The North Atlantic Treat Organization is looking to set up a space domain awareness marketplace similar to the U.S. Space Force’s Joint Commercial Operations (JCO) effort.
Budget, Policy & Regulation

By Garrett Reim
Interlune has won a $6.9 million contract from NASA to demonstrate technology for extracting helium-3 and hydrogen gas from the lunar soil.
Space Exploration

By Mark Carreau
ExLabs is preparing a mission called ApophisEX to rendezvous with the asteroid Apophis that is predicted to make a close approach to Earth in 2029.
Commercial Space

By Robert Wall
Voyager Technologies CEO Dylan Taylor won’t rule out pursuing the Starlab commercial low-Earth-orbit space station without NASA backing.
Commercial Space

By Robert Wall
Momentus says recent efforts to strengthen its balance sheet have given it sufficient liquidity to sustain operations for 12 months.
Commercial Space

By Steve Trimble, Guy Norris
Ursa Major is in talks about a new phase of testing of a unique, liquid-fueled tactical missile demonstrator after two test firings.
Missile Defense & Weapons

By Vivienne Machi
Anduril Industries has gathered five industry partners to support its work on the U.S. Space Force’s space-based interceptor program, the company says.
Missile Defense & Weapons

By Robert Wall
Spacecraft developer Quantum Space says former NASA Administrator Jim Bridenstine will serve as its next chief executive.
Satellites

By Vivienne Machi
Firefly Aerospace has made progress building and testing the major flight components of the future Eclipse medium-lift launch vehicle, CEO Jason Kim says.
Launch Vehicles & Propulsion

Aviation Week Staff
A decade after the project started, Russia debuts its Soyuz-5 launcher and awaits commercial customers.
Launch Vehicles & Propulsion

By Vivienne Machi
The National Reconnaissance Office is bringing additional remote sensing providers into a flexible contracting mechanism.
Satellites

Aviation Week
FIREFLY supporting Golden Dome... BOEING gets Saudi F-15 training award... New president for EUROCAE...
Aerospace_Daily_departments

By Mark Carreau
Experts from NASA and Russia’s space agency Roscosmos continue to pursue the cause and implications of structural cracks in a Russian segment of the ISS.
Operations & Safety

By Garrett Reim
Capella Space has commercially debuted its Interferometric Synthetic Aperture Radar (InSAR) service.
Satellites

Aviation Week Staff
The Week Ahead in Aerospace & Defense
Aerospace_Daily_departments

By Vivienne Machi
Lockheed Martin is joining an existing partnership between Firefly Aerospace and Seagate Space Corp. to explore offshore launch capabilities, a senior company executive announced May 4.
Launch Vehicles & Propulsion

By Vivienne Machi
The National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency has awarded Vantor a $70 million follow-on contract for the NGA's primary commercial platform for geospatial intel.
Satellites