NASA

By Brian Everstine
Boeing reported another VC-25B charge but says broader defense programs are improving and reducing overall risk.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Garrett Reim
The specialist in space nuclear micropower is demontrating how cubesats could one day be powered with radioisotopes.
Satellites

By Mark Carreau
Russia’s Soyuz MS-28 crew capsule departed the International Space Station (ISS) for a safe parachute-assisted descent into remote Kazakhstan early July 26, ending an eight-month mission for two Russian cosmonauts and a NASA astronaut.
Space Exploration

By Irene Klotz
Blue Origin is shifting hot-fire testing of its New Glenn upper stage engines to NASA’s Stennis Space Center in Mississippi.
Commercial Space

By Graham Warwick
FAA's proposed supersonic rule could expand overland testing, benefiting Starfighters Space and future high-speed aircraft.
Budget, Policy & Operations

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

By Mark Carreau
Most of NASA’s ambitious agenda for developing space exploration missions has not experienced cost overruns or schedule delays, an annual GAO report says.
Budget, Policy & Regulation

By Irene Klotz
The U.S. Department of the Interior is requesting information about potentially repurposing decommissioned oil rigs and other ocean assets to support burgeoning demand for launch infrastructure.
Launch Vehicles & Propulsion

By Guy Norris
GE Aerospace’s flying testbeds are “getting beyond the platitudes,” pushing the technology and development edge toward the Open Fan.
Emerging Technologies

By Mark Carreau
NASA is developing a sustainable human moon base with an evolving architecture likely to look different than currently perceived to address technical and scientific challenges.
Space Exploration

By Irene Klotz
NASA joined the White House's Genesis Mission to accelerate AI-driven scientific research, engineering and space operations.
Budget, Policy & Regulation

By Irene Klotz
With lunar landings and future human missions to Mars as its goal, NASA and the U.S. space community should have a hard think about how they assess risk.
Space Exploration

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Pioneering astronaut Eileen Collins pays tribute to a pioneering aviator who opened the door for female flyers.
Space Exploration

By Irene Klotz
NASA shifts SunRISE mission from Vulcan to Falcon Heavy as Vulcan faces delays, aiming to map solar emissions and magnetic field lines for storm warnings.
Satellites

By Brian Everstine
Boeing says its future in space is in national security and defense, focusing all of its investment in this area as it works to get Starliner on track.
Launch Vehicles & Propulsion

By Garrett Reim
Ispace Technologies U.S. and Draper plan to terminate their partnership to develop a lunar lander for NASA’s Commercial Lunar Payload Services program.
Space Exploration

By Irene Klotz
As part of the upcoming Artemis III flight test, NASA plans to outfit its crewed Orion spacecraft with two mini lasers to connect with SpaceX’s Starlink network.
Space Exploration

By Mark Carreau
NASA’s Dragonfly mission to Saturn’s large moon Titan is preparing for launch no earlier than July 2028, with arrival in late 2034.
Space Exploration

By Irene Klotz
Voyager Technologies, a contender for a NASA-backed, privately owned space station in low Earth orbit, is adding Penn State University to its associated space research institute.
Commercial Space

By Mark Carreau
Axiom Space appointed experienced finance and technology executives as it advances its initiatives.
Commercial Space

By Ben Goldstein
Wisk Aero and NASA have demonstrated that one ground-based supervisor can oversee three autonomous eVTOL aircraft simultaneously while interacting with ATC.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Mark Carreau
Russia’s Soyuz MS-29 successfully launched and autonomously docked to the Russian segment of the International Space Station on July 14.
Space Exploration

Aviation Week Staff
The Week Ahead In Aerospace & Defense
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By Vivienne Machi
National Reconnaissance Office Director Christopher Scolese retired July 10 after leading the intelligence agency since 2019, an agency announcement says.
Satellites

By Mark Carreau
NASA's Capstone mission concludes after testing lunar navigation and communications tech for future deep space exploration.
Space Exploration