Aviation Week & Space Technology

By Thierry Dubois
The UAE may have to rethink its Earth surveillance plan after Vega mission failure destroys country’s first high-performance observation satellite.
Space

By William Garvey
Schafer Meadow, an airstrip in a designated wilderness area, has a warning to visiting pilots: Watch for horses or big game on the 3,200-ft. grass runway.
Business Aviation

By Kevin Michaels
Mitsubishi’s purchase of Bombardier’s regional jet business gives it an existing support network. Superjet experience is a cautionary tale.
Air Transport

By Steve Trimble, Tony Osborne
How will U.S.-Turkey impasse over air defense systems be resolved?
Defense

By Graham Warwick
UK startup Vertical Aerospace sees Honeywell fly-by-wire as a differentiator in crowded eVTOL market.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Helen Massy-Beresford
Airlines face an increasing number of environmental measures, with uncertainty over how helpful they are.
Air Transport

By Tony Osborne
Conscription a key component in Swedish air force’s plans for wartime dispersal.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Graham Warwick
High-speed gyrodyne reborn; German hybrid-electric testbed; Rolls fuels hybrid research; VoltAero’s Italian job; electric STOL in a cold climate.
Aerospace

By Adrian Schofield
Some of the region’s major carriers are looking to gain advantages by establishing new metal-neutral joint ventures or strengthening existing partnerships.
Air Transport

By Irene Klotz
Repurposed, over budget Orion capsule, SLS rocket underpin Trump administration revamped Moon plan.
Space

Too young to see Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin walk on the Moon, a new generation of engineers and scientists is nonetheless inspired by the Apollo program.
Space

Here is a look at the more than 105 robotic spacecraft that have been launched to explore the Moon as well as future planned missions.
Space

A look at what the astronauts did before, during and after the Apollo program.
Space

John Tylko
Here is a look at the ingenuity and elegance in designing the systems and subsystems that enabled the U.S. to reach the Moon.
Space

Daniel S. Goldin
Do we have the vision, technology and tenacity to build commercial operations to use natural resources in the neighborhood beyond our planet?
Space

By Jen DiMascio
Air Force scraps for missile-warning satellite funding; Fire Scout begins operations; Philippines to get Black Hawks in 2020; Germans use A400M for refueling.
Defense

By Sean Broderick
Mitsubishi is revamping its smallest regional jet. Design changes focus on weight reduction, capacity increase.
Air Transport

By Irene Klotz
Post-Apollo ‘technical consolidation’ is still underway, but Mars looms as the next goal, says Apollo 11 pilot Michael Collins.
Space

A look at the rockets that have taken people above the atmosphere and the space stations that have housed them in orbit.
Space

By Guy Norris
Over the past 100 years, GE Aviation has grown into a global leader in aerospace propulsion.
Air Transport

By Irene Klotz
Global space industry never stronger, but deep-space human travel still out of reach.
Space

Tory Bruno
Engineers inspired by Neil Armstrong’s moonwalk are devising ways to help humans survive in the future.
Space

By Steve Trimble
Electric-powered air taxis and a cargo delivery technique invented by a missionary could change the personnel recovery mission in combat zones.
Defense

By Jens Flottau
Some airlines may try to use the Boeing 737 MAX grounding to cancel orders because circumstances changed unrelated to the aircraft itself.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Irene Klotz
NASA issues price list and guidelines for station services in hopes of luring new businesses.
Space