Space

By Brian Everstine
Russia has launched an anti-satellite weapon to low Earth orbit near a U.S. government satellite.
Space

By Mark Carreau
The actions include improved tracking to facilitate just-in-time collision avoidance maneuvers and the more rapid deorbiting of large sats no longer functional.
Space

By Irene Klotz
An ocean world some 450 million mi. from Earth is a tantalizing candidate for life.
Space

By Garrett Reim
Venture capital firm Seraphim Space has announced its latest accelerator cohort of nine startups.
Commercial Space

By Brian Everstine
The U.S. Space Force has awarded Starfish Space a contract to launch and operate a new space tug as part of its broader push for in-orbit servicing.
Space

By Irene Klotz
Though the New Shepard capsule returned to the company’s West Texas spaceport with one of its three main parachutes not fully inflating.
Space

By Irene Klotz
The leak initially appeared during the countdown for launch of the Starliner Crew Flight Test on May 6.
Commercial Space

By Garrett Reim
NASA has named David Salvagnini as the agency’s first chief artificial intelligence officer.
Space

By Mark Carreau
NASA for the 12th year in a row has been rated as the best large federal agency for which to work in 2023, according to employee survey analysis.
Space

By Chen Chuanren
Chinese commercial space company CAS Space plans to introduce suborbital space tourism, unveiling a "space traveler" capsule that will seat seven passengers.
Commercial Space

By Irene Klotz
The company suggests leveraging NASA’s deep investment in the SLS may be just the ticket to bring back samples from Mars.
Space

By Graham Warwick
Our roundup of the main aerospace and defense stories making the news this week.
Missile Defense & Weapons

By Garrett Reim
AST SpaceMobile has signed a commercial agreement with AT&T to provide satellite-based cellular service to the company’s customers.
Commercial Space

By Irene Klotz
With former partner Russia out of the picture, the European Space Agency-led ExoMars rover mission is firming up its partnership with NASA.
Space

By Mark Carreau
The first of the two Prefire satellites is planned for launch on May 22.
Space

By Guy Norris
NASA’s long-serving McDonnell Douglas DC-8-72 research aircraft flew for the final time on May 15 after being used on 158 science campaigns.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Garrett Reim
Terran Orbital’s revenue fell 3% to $27.2 million for the period ended March 31, it disclosed in a financial filing with the SEC on May 14.
Commercial Space

By Mark Carreau
Enthusiasm for the scientific potential of a NASA-led Mars Sample Return mission is continuing.
Space

By Irene Klotz
The mission, designated NROL-146, is targeted for launch on May 19 aboard a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket flying from Vandenberg SFB in California.
Space

By Irene Klotz
The leak was noted during Starliner’s initial launch attempt on May 6.
Commercial Space

By Thierry Dubois
Maneuvers of Russian spacecraft around France's satellites means Paris urgently needs patrol spacecraft, the French Air and Space Force space commander says.
Space

By Mark Carreau
An electrical engineer and one of the Turkish Space Agency’s first two astronauts, Atasever will participate in three flight experiments.
Space

By Mark Carreau
An Ion Beam Deflection mission could demonstrate a new low-thrust concept to counter so-called "rubble pile" asteroids.
Space

By Irene Klotz
SpaceX’s plan to launch its Starship-Super Heavy reusable Mars-class space transport from KSC will require a full environmental impact statement, the FAA said.
Space

By Irene Klotz
Designed with mobility in mind, the SpaceX Crew Dragon pressure suits have been upgraded for extravehicular activities.
Commercial Space