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Aviation Week Staff
NASA Names Four SpaceX Crew-14 Dragon Fliers
Aerospace_Daily_departments

By Irene Klotz
Katalyst Space’s first robotic servicing satellite reentered the atmosphere Sept. 25.
Operations & Safety

By Mark Carreau
NASA has named four crewmembers assigned to the International Space Station’s Expedition 75/76 operations.
Space Exploration

By Steve Trimble, Graham Warwick, Robert Wall
A special Lockheed SR-71A has gone missing after being displayed in front of a NASA facility for more than 26 years. Meanwhile, the NASA administrator is dropping hints that a new X-plane is in the works that happens to look a lot like a Blackbird. What's going on here?
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By Graham Warwick
Our roundup of the main aerospace and defense stories making the news this week.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Steve Trimble
NASA has quietly removed a Lockheed SR-71A from public display.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Mark Carreau
Voyager Technologies and Exobiosphere have announced two additional research campaigns aboard the International Space Station.
Commercial Space

By Mark Carreau
Participants in NASA’s transition of activities on the International Space Station to multiple commercial successors before a planned ISS deorbit in 2030 are acknowledging the effort’s uncertainties.
Operations & Safety

By Irene Klotz
Hoping to fill a gap between radio wave and infrared observations of the universe, NASA selected the Probe far-Infrared Mission for Astrophysics, or PRIMA, to proceed with development.
Space Exploration

By Mark Carreau
ASA has awarded SpaceX a $946 million Commercial Crew Transportation Capability (CCtCap) contract extension for three additional missions to the International Space Station.
Launch Vehicles & Propulsion

By Mark Carreau
A NASA inspector general’s evaluation of the agency’s information security program for fiscal 2026 rated it unchanged over the last five years and one level below what the Office of Management and Budget considers effective.
Budget, Policy & Regulation

By Irene Klotz
SpaceX prepares Starship’s first orbital attempt, advancing reusable launch technology and lunar ambitions.
Launch Vehicles & Propulsion

By Mark Carreau
NASA and SpaceX are looking to early October to launch the delayed Crew-13 Dragon mission to the seven-person International Space Station.
Space Exploration

By Irene Klotz
NASA has halted work on the Mars Telecommunications Network contract following a bidder’s protest over the award to Blue Origin.
Budget, Policy & Regulation

By Garrett Reim
The debris problem is likely to worsen as new reusable launch vehicles from China and the U.S. loft hundreds of thousands of spacecraft into orbit.
Operations & Safety

By Robert Wall
Rocket Lab is challenging NASA’s award of the Mars Telecommunications Network program to Blue Origin, arguing the agency’s source selection was faulty.
Space Exploration

By Guy Norris
Hypersonic test specialist Stratolaunch has begun a six-month study with NASA into the development of a next-generation, air-breathing version of its Mach 5 Talon-A test vehicle.
Emerging Technologies

By Vivienne Machi
NASA is calling on states to compete for a proposed new space academy that could begin interim operations by 2028 and ultimately host up to 4,000 students.
Budget, Policy & Regulation

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

By Garrett Reim
Aerospace Corp. plans in October to test cubesat-to-ground communications using automotive LEDs and hobbyist telescopes.
Satellites

Aviation Week Staff
NASA’s Artemis II Commander, Pilot Transition To Emeritus Status.
Aerospace_Daily_departments

By Robert Wall
NASA has added Relatively Space’s Terran R rocket to its list of potential launch service providers for certain missions, enabling the launch startup to compete for actual contracts.
Launch Vehicles & Propulsion

By Garrett Reim
Space manufacturer Rocket Lab has introduced to the market a new solar cell product free of germanium substrates.
Budget, Policy & Regulation

By Graham Warwick
Wayfarer’s Waylift system, tested with NASA support, uses stowable electric propellers to enable short takeoffs and landings with high efficiency.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Robert Wall
Venturi Space used the International Space Summit in Paris to unveil the Alta Luna, an astronaut-driven rover, to support future lunar-base operations.
Space Exploration