NASA

By P. Barry Butler
Millennial engineers are engaged in NASA’s Artemis missions, and the program is likely to inspire future generations of scientists, engineers and explorers.
Space Exploration

By Mark Carreau
NASA is culling its mission directorates and making other organizational changes with the goal of improving efficiency and better implementing the Trump administration's directives.
Budget, Policy & Regulation

By Graham Warwick
One designer’s thoughts on NASA Aeronautics’ next step.
Aircraft & Propulsion

Aviation Week Staff
HONEYWELL gets Chinook engine MRO award... NASA deputy admin sworn in... New CEO at ONTIC...
Aerospace_Daily_departments

By Garrett Reim
China is likely to send taikonauts on a mission around the Moon in 2027, says NASA Administrator Jared Isaacman.
Space Exploration

By Mark Carreau
NASA's Psyche mission successfully completes Mars gravity assist, capturing rare high-phase-angle images while calibrating instruments for asteroid approach.
Space Exploration

By Graham Warwick
Volta Space Technologies tests lunar power-beaming technology to enable extended surface operations during two-week Moon nights via orbital laser transmission.
Satellites

Aviation Week Staff
Senate Confirms Anderson As NASA Deputy Administrator
Aerospace_Daily_departments

By Mark Carreau
The U.S. Senate on May 18 confirmed the nomination of Matthew Anderson to serve as NASA's second highest ranking official, as part of a block vote on numerous nominees.
Budget, Policy & Regulation

By Robert Wall, Guy Norris, Graham Warwick
Aviation Week editors discuss the state of X-planes, how they have historically performed and what challenge the next X-plane program should take on.
Check 6

By Garrett Reim
Axiom Space launches Japanese subsidiary to expand Asia-Pacific space research and partnerships.
Commercial Space

By Mark Carreau
Axiom Space launches Japanese subsidiary to expand Asia-Pacific space research and partnerships.
Commercial Space

By Mark Carreau
NASA’s weather-delayed Cargo Dragon resupply mission to the International Space Station was successfully launched on May 15.
Space Exploration

By Robert Wall
NASA seeks proposals for Mars telecom system to ensure robust communications, with delivery by 2028 and operations supporting missions through 2035.
Satellites

Aviation Week Staff
Readers write about out-of-sequence U.S. military aircraft designations and NASA’s Artemis II mission. Plus: Behind the scenes at Unither.
Aviation Week & Space Technology

By Guy Norris
NASA is continuing to speed up the rate of X-59 flight tests.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Mark Carreau
House panel approves NASA's 2027 budget at $24.44B, rejecting White House's proposed 23% cut, and backs Artemis, Mars and nuclear propulsion plans.
Budget, Policy & Regulation

By Mark Carreau
Unfavorable weather conditions on May 13 again delayed the planned launch of SpaceX’s 34th NASA-contracted resupply mission to the International Space Station.
Space Exploration

Aviation Week Staff
ELECTRIC BOAT gets $2.3b Virginia-class sub award... QUANTUM SPACE expands in Tulsa... New NASA director of launch ops...
Aerospace_Daily_departments

By Mark Carreau
NASA plans a June launch to boost the descending Neil Gehrels Swift Observatory.
Space Exploration

By Brian Everstine, Guy Norris
The Pentagon, in concert with NASA and the FBI, on May 8 released scores of reports, images and videos of unidentified aerial phenomena.
Budget, Policy & Regulation

By Mark Carreau
Brian Hughes is returning to NASA as senior director of launch operations, the agency announced on May 8.
Budget, Policy & Regulation

By Robert Wall
MDA Space is continuing with Canadarm3 work even as it discusses its future with the Canadian Space Agency in the wake of NASA’s decision to abandon the Lunar Gateway.
Space Exploration

By Robert Wall
The Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency, Japan’s space agency, has agreed to work with the European Space Agency on the Ramses planetary defense mission.
Budget, Policy & Regulation

By Garrett Reim
Interlune has won a $6.9 million contract from NASA to demonstrate technology for extracting helium-3 and hydrogen gas from the lunar soil.
Space Exploration