Space

By Mark Carreau
Launch of the reusable New Shepard from the company’s Launch Site One near Van Horn, Texas, under a clear blue sky occurred at 10:50 a.m. EST on Feb. 25.
Commercial Space

By Robert Wall
SpaceX has made design changes to the Starship rocket for its next test after the spectacular breakup of the upper stage during its most recent flight.
Launch Vehicles & Propulsion

By Vivienne Machi
Viasat filed a lawsuit in September 2024 in the U.S. Court of Federal Claims.
Budget, Policy & Regulation

By Mark Carreau
Wyche replaces Jim Free, who retired on Feb. 22, an announcement from Acting Administrator Janet Petro said on Feb. 24.
Budget, Policy & Regulation

By Garrett Reim
The space agency is contracting the two satellites on behalf of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s Space Weather Next program.
Space Exploration

By Matthew Fulco
Leading the seed funding round was MetaVC Partners with participation from Entrada Ventures and Blue Collective.
Commercial Space

By Irene Klotz
NASA declined to say what its response to the U.S. Office of Personnel Management was or will be.
Budget, Policy & Regulation

By Mark Carreau
A Falcon 9 Launch of the $1.6 billion mission from Cape Canaveral is currently planned for no earlier than September of 2027.
Operations & Safety

By Robert Wall
It would mark the first orbital flight of an Australian-made rocket.
Launch Vehicles & Propulsion

By Robert Wall
Arianespace has scrubbed the planned launch of its first Ariane 6 mission which was scheduled for Feb. 26.
Operations & Safety

By Mark Carreau
The first of the new-production RS-25s was installed on the Fred Haise Test Stand at Stennis on Feb. 18.
Launch Vehicles & Propulsion

By Garrett Reim, Irene Klotz
“It is time to begin preparations for deorbiting the @Space_Station,” Musk wrote on his social media site X on Feb. 20.
Budget, Policy & Regulation

By Mark Carreau
Launch from Launch Site One near Van Horn in West Texas is timed for a window that opens at 10:30 a.m. EST, Blue Origin announced Feb. 21.
Commercial Space

By Robert Wall
ESA, in its latest update, puts the probably of impact at 0.16%.
Operations & Safety

By Robert Wall
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.
Launch Vehicles & Propulsion

By Robert Wall, Vivienne Machi, Guy Norris
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.
Check 6

By Vivienne Machi
The military spaceplane is logging hundreds of days on orbit to collect data for future development.
Budget, Policy & Regulation

By Jens Flottau, Robert Wall
The airframer faces challenges on several fronts in leaving stubborn problems in its wake this year.
Manufacturing & Supply Chain

By Garrett Reim
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.
Commercial Space

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

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

By Mark Carreau
Free most recently served as a senior advisor to the administrator.
Budget, Policy & Regulation

By Matthew Fulco
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.
Budget, Policy & Regulation

By Robert Wall
PLD Space says it has agreed to use the Etlaq spaceport in Oman for flights of its Miura launch vehicle family.
Launch Vehicles & Propulsion

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