Space

By Mark Carreau
Jezero Crater is a 28-mi.-wide depression that was caused by an asteroid impact more than 4 billion years ago.
Space

By Garrett Reim
Apex, a satellite bus manufacturer, has unveiled a new platform designed to operate in geostationary Earth orbit (GEO).
Commercial Space

By Matthew Fulco
Lockheed is both a key investor in Terran, with a 28.3% stake in the company, and its largest customer.
Commercial Space

By Mark Carreau
Russia's MS-28 Progress resupply mission is on course for an automated docking with the ISS early Aug. 17 following an Aug. 15 launch atop a Soyuz 2.1a rocket.
Space

By Mark Carreau
The timing for a final decision awaits a NASA Program Control Board session planned for the middle or end of next week.
Space

By Vivienne Machi
The company recently completed environmental testing for its Tactical Satellite (TacSat) spacecraft at its facilities in Littleton, Colorado.
Commercial Space

By Garrett Reim
The removal of that future revenue shrunk the satellite bus manufacturer’s backlog from $2.7 billion to $312.7 million, Terran Orbital says.
Commercial Space

By Garrett Reim
Part of the problem of using a solid rocket motor to deorbit is that the type can generate slag.
Commercial Space

By Mark Carreau
InSight’s findings suggest Mars could host enough ground water to cover the entire planet to a depth of between 1 and 2 km (0.6 and 1.2 mi.).
Space

By Mark Carreau
SpaceX has announced plans for its sixth commercial private astronaut mission.
Commercial Space

By Robert Wall
The FAA has for now called off public hearings on SpaceX’s request to increase the pace of Starship-Super Heavy launch operations.
Space

By Robert Wall
NASA has delayed a decision on how best to return the Boeing CST-100 Starliner crew to Earth.
Space

By Garrett Reim
The Edge Node satellites will carry a variety of RPO sensors onboard and software to be tested for future cubesat-scale satellites.
Commercial Space

By Vivienne Machi
A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket carrying the first U.S. military payloads to be hosted onboard allied commercial satellites launched on Aug. 11.
Space

By Graham Warwick
Power-dense motors; controls from high flyers; rechargeable thermal battery; in-space refueling port.
Emerging Technologies

By Irene Klotz
Plumbing and wiring were removed or incorporated into the new engine’s primary structure.
Commercial Space

By Irene Klotz
The rocket lifted off from China’s Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center on Aug. 6 with 18 Qianfan “Thousand Sails” satellites.
Space

By Garrett Reim
Ispace distributed an image of a Komatsu tracked excavator on the lunar surface as part of its Aug. 8 announcement.
Commercial Space

By Mark Carreau
The rocket is intended for a September 2028 inaugural launch as part of the Artemis IV mission.
Space

By Vivienne Machi
Experts from the U.S. and Australia have performed tests on the Defense Advanced GPS Receiver (DAGR) in an anechoic chamber to mimic contested and limited GPS conditions.
Sensors & Electronic Warfare

By Robert Wall
Eutelsat says the slower-than-expected deployment of some OneWeb ground infrastructure is denting sales growth, also flagging a likely delay to its Flexsat.
Commercial Space

By Matthew Fulco
Long Beach, California-based Rocket Lab recorded sales of $106 million, up 71% year-on-year, in the April-June period.
Space

By Guy Norris, Garrett Reim, Graham Warwick
As the AIAA's Aviation Forum and Ascend events come together for the first time in Las Vegas, editors review some of the cutting-edge developments shared there.
Check 6

By Vivienne Machi
The CODA system automatically translates and standardizes commercially derived data points to support space domain awareness missions.
Space

By Irene Klotz, Mark Carreau
The spacecraft’s propulsion system issues are driving plans to end Boeing’s Crew Flight Test.
Space