NASA

By Guy Norris
NASA is soliciting proposals for an open-fan flight demonstrator as part of the agency’s technology development plan for next-generation aircraft and subsonic vehicle propulsion systems.
Emerging Technologies

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

Aviation Week Staff
Readers write about commercial space stations, China’s JY-27 radar, and X-plane development. Plus: Behind the scenes at the ILA Berlin Air Show.
Aviation Week & Space Technology

By Irene Klotz
NASA and Boeing are continuing work toward another uncrewed flight test of the CST-100 Starliner with a cargo run to the International Space Station within the next year.
Space Exploration

By Mark Carreau
NASA Administrator Jared Isaacman’s restructuring of the Artemis lunar program has the potential to significantly reduce the cost of the overall initiative, the agency's IG says.
Space Exploration

By Mark Carreau
Houston-based Axiom Space has changed its legal domicile from Delaware to Texas to align its legal home with its operational headquarters.
Commercial Space

By Mark Carreau
A NASA safety panel praised the International Space Station (ISS) program on June 22 for the precautionary steps it recently took while Russian cosmonauts looked into the latest in a series of worrisome air leaks.
Space Exploration

By Irene Klotz
A flagship NASA observatory designed to answer questions about dark energy, dark matter, exoplanets and other astrophysical phenomena arrived at the Kennedy Space Center on June 21.
Space Exploration

By Vivienne Machi
Commercial space tracker LeoLabs says that China’s reusable spaceplane has released a new object on orbit.
Commercial Space

By Mark Carreau
NASA has picked a concept for further development of a twin-sat mission to research how space weather and the Earth’s atmosphere affect the space environment.
Space Exploration

By Mark Carreau
Veteran astronaut Bob Hines' selection as the crew backup could be an indication of just how committed the agency is to acknowledging and addressing Artemis III's challenges.
Space Exploration

By Guy Norris
Northrop Grumman’s Pegasus XL rocket carrying a spacecraft intended to boost NASA’s ailing Neil Gehrels Swift Observatory to a higher orbit reached Mojave, California, on June 18, as it heads to the Pacific for launch that's targeted for later this month.
Operations & Safety

By Robert Wall
Europe inaugurates its most powerful Ariane rocket but still eyes further mission expansion.
Launch Vehicles & Propulsion

By Graham Warwick
Laminar flow and cryogenic propulsion top technology lists in the NASA studies.
Emerging Technologies

By Irene Klotz
Under new owner and CEO Eric Schmidt, the former CEO of Google, California-based Relativity Space is setting its sights on Mars.
Space Exploration

By Mark Carreau
NASA faces significant challenges in successfully transitioning crewed operations aboard the International Space Station to commercial successors.
Space Exploration

By Irene Klotz
Startup Katalyst prepares June 27 to demonstrate satellite reboost services on NASA's Swift telescope using its LINK spacecraft.
Commercial Space

By Mark Carreau
NASA’s 34th SpaceX Cargo Dragon mission successfully came back to Earth from the International Space Station (ISS) on June 17.
Space Exploration

By Mark Carreau
NASA’s 34th SpaceX Dragon resupply capsule spacecraft has departed the International Space Station.
Space Exploration

By Guy Norris
NASA’s X-59 Quesst low-boom supersonic demonstrator achieved Mach 1.4 at 55,000 ft. on June 12.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Garrett Reim
Robotic arm maker Standard Bots has raised a $200 million Series C round of funding that it plans to use to increase its manufacturing capacity.
Supply Chain

By Irene Klotz
A new crew begins training for NASA’s Artemis III flight test in Earth orbit.
Space Exploration

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

Aviation Week Staff
Readers write about Navair’s MARV-EL program, tech and wealth, and Mars sample-return competition. Plus, Behind the Scenes at Space Tech Expo and MRO Greater China.
Aviation Week & Space Technology

By Vivienne Machi
As NASA prioritizes flagship missions, Landsat may move toward a commercial model—reviving debates over free data, continuity and science needs.
Commercial Space