Blue Origin

By Irene Klotz
Trump sees SpaceX and the private sector taking over deep-space travel for the U.S. space program.
Budget, Policy & Regulation

By Garrett Reim
Interlune has won two contracts to sell thousands of liters of helium-3 excavated from the Moon’s surface and to deliver the rare gas to Earth.
Commercial Space

By Irene Klotz
Amazon plans to use the satellites to roll out high-speed internet service later this year.
Satellites

By Irene Klotz, Mark Carreau
The U.S. plans to operate the International Space Station (ISS) for another five years, but risks to the orbital outpost are a growing concern.
Operations & Safety

By Vivienne Machi
The U.S. Space Force and the National Reconnaissance Office successfully launched the intelligence agency’s NROL-145 mission on April 20.
Satellites

By Vivienne Machi
The U.S. Space Force’s Commercial Space Office is planning a launch-based version of its Commercial Augmentation Space Reserve effort.
Launch Vehicles & Propulsion

By Irene Klotz, Vivienne Machi
The U.S. Space Force awarded seven of nine missions in its next series of high-priority national security missions to SpaceX.
Space Symposium

By Vivienne Machi, Irene Klotz
SpaceX is taking the lion’s share of the first missions assigned under the U.S. Space Force’s National Security Space Launch Phase 3 Lane 2 contract.
Launch Vehicles & Propulsion

By Irene Klotz, Vivienne Machi
Given price competition from SpaceX, ULA expected to emerge from the Space Force’s NSSL Phase 3 competition with a smaller mission percentage, the CEO says.
Space Symposium

By Vivienne Machi
SpaceX, United Launch Alliance and Blue Origin will provide launch services for the most critical national security missions beginning in 2028.
Launch Vehicles & Propulsion

By Vivienne Machi
Rocket Lab and Stoke Space have been added to the U.S. Space Force's list of launch providers eligible for lower-risk National Security Space Launch missions.
Launch Vehicles & Propulsion

By Graham Warwick
Our roundup of the main aerospace and defense stories making the news this week.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Irene Klotz
Bezos’ fiancee, Lauren Sanchez, 55, a helicopter pilot and founder of aerial film production company Black Ops Aviation, organized the flight.
Commercial Space

By Michael Bruno
Dynamic Aerostructures estimated assets of $10-50 million but debts of $50-100 million.
Supply Chain

By Vivienne Machi
The service is investing billions to revamp its launch infrastructure as the demand for rides to space continues to balloon.
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 Irene Klotz, Vivienne Machi
New spins on NASA-developed heat shield technologies paved the way for an era of reusable space vehicles.
Launch Vehicles & Propulsion

By Mark Carreau
The awards were made under the commission’s Space Exploration and Aeronautics Research Fund (SEARF) grant program initiative.
Budget, Policy & Regulation

By Robert Wall
The Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency plans the fifth mission for the Mitsubishi Heavy Industries H3 rocket on Feb. 1.
Launch Vehicles & Propulsion

By Mark Carreau
A date for a second launch attempt was not set as the scrub was called at 12:54 a.m. EST.
Commercial Space

By Graham Warwick
Our roundup of the main aerospace and defense stories making the news this week.
Emerging Technologies

By Mark Carreau
The awards are part of the Artemis program’s objectives of establishing a sustainable human presence at the Moon to prepare for human expeditions to Mars.
Space Exploration

By Vivienne Machi
“It’s time to be able to move through space at will and to be able to defend ourselves when we are attacked,” ULA CEO Tory Bruno says.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Robert Wall, Vivienne Machi, Irene Klotz
The world is headed for a period of launcher abundance as the New Glenn expands rocket choice in the heavy-lift segment.
Commercial Space

By Robert Wall
“We are at an inflection point,” says Kelli Kedis Ogborn, vice president of Space Commerce and Entrepreneurship at the Space Foundation.
Launch Vehicles & Propulsion