Space

By Mark Carreau
An ex-NASA administrator has urged the U.S. to maintain a permanent human presence in low Earth orbit after the end of the International Space Station.
Budget, Policy & Regulation

By Robert Wall
Eutelsat is in talks with French armaments agency DGA over hosted payloads as the two sides look to finalize contract terms around a 10-year services agreement.
Satellites

By Vivienne Machi
Satellite bus manufacturer Apex is funding and organizing a space-based interceptor technology demonstration within the next year.
Satellites

By Kim Minseok
Hanwha Systems and LIG Nex1 are competing for dominance in South Korea's market for military synthetic aperture radar satellites.
Satellites

By Garrett Reim
Muon Space plans to launch the first in a series of satellites in 2027 that incorporate laser communications terminals.
Satellites

By Thierry Dubois
More computing power onboard and inter-spacecraft links will enable a performance leap in the next generation of satellites, says Thales Alenia Space's CTO.
Satellites

By Garrett Reim
Japanese telecom companies are looking to avoid direct competition with low-Earth-orbit constellations.
Satellites

By Garrett Reim
SpaceX's Starship Human Landing System development is behind schedule.
Space Exploration

By Mark Carreau
As NASA marches toward Artemis II, the first crewed mission to the Moon in more than a half century, the agency is on the verge of another historic milestone.
Space Exploration

By Robert Wall
South Korean launch service newcomer Innospace says it has received approval from the government to support the inaugural flight of its Hanbit-Nano rocket.
Budget, Policy & Regulation

By Irene Klotz
JAXA, Sierra Space and The Exploration Co. hope their craft will join the fleet of station cargo ships.
Launch Vehicles & Propulsion

By Robert Wall
Earth-observation company Planet is projecting 20% sales growth in the medium term as governments bolster access to imagery and related data from space.
Satellites

By Thierry Dubois
Eurocontrol is talking to its member states to define a resilient network for communications, navigation and surveillance (CNS) by 2030, an official says.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Irene Klotz
Starlink deployments and orbital fueling demos are on tap for the Starship Version 3 flights that SpaceX will begin in 2026.
Launch Vehicles & Propulsion

By Garrett Reim
Launch vehicle startup Interstellar Technologies, based on the Japanese island of Hokkaido, is leaning on Toyota Motor’s manufacturing expertise.
Launch Vehicles & Propulsion

By Mark Carreau
Two cosmonauts conducted a spacewalk outside the Russian segment of the International Space Station on Oct. 16.
Space Exploration

By Vivienne Machi
The National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency (NGA) awarded Planet a $12.8 million contract to provide AI-enabled maritime domain capabilities.
Satellites

By Garrett Reim
Four Japanese companies plan a joint demonstration of laser communications between a satellite and a high-altitude pseudo satellite (HAPS).
Satellites

By Irene Klotz
The Trump administration is reconsidering its decision to dump Jared Isaacman as its nominee to head NASA.
Budget, Policy & Regulation

By Robert Wall
The European Commission is proposing four flagship programs in the latest step the European Union is taking to bolster its defenses.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Robert Wall
Japan’s IHI has placed an order for four SAR satellites from Iceye as part of a first step to build a constellation of Earth-imaging spacecraft.
Satellites

By Thierry Dubois
ESA is closely looking at the ramifications for its own activities of a potential merger for the satellite businesses of Airbus, Leonardo and Thales.
Satellites

Aviation Week Network Staff
A mercuric iodide crystal grown on the shuttle/Spacelab 3 mission is shown on the cover of the Oct. 7, 1985, issue.
Space

By Vivienne Machi
SpaceX launched the second batch of operational satellites for the Space Development Agency’s proliferated mesh network on Oct. 15 on a Falcon 9 launch vehicle.
Satellites

By Vivienne Machi
Amid increasing competition among the stars, the United States and its allies are asserting themselves more clearly on space control.
Budget, Policy & Regulation