NASA

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

By Robert Wall
Voyager Technologies CEO Dylan Taylor won’t rule out pursuing the Starlab commercial low-Earth-orbit space station without NASA backing.
Commercial Space

By Robert Wall
Momentus says recent efforts to strengthen its balance sheet have given it sufficient liquidity to sustain operations for 12 months.
Commercial Space

By Robert Wall
Spacecraft developer Quantum Space says former NASA Administrator Jim Bridenstine will serve as its next chief executive.
Satellites

By Mark Carreau
Experts from NASA and Russia’s space agency Roscosmos continue to pursue the cause and implications of structural cracks in a Russian segment of the ISS.
Operations & Safety

By Graham Warwick
A U.S. startup is developing a retrofittable high-lift system that deploys electric propellers to blow over the wing.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Mark Carreau
Kennedy Space Center Director Janet Petro has retired, a NASA announcement said.
Budget, Policy & Regulation

By Robert Wall
NASA says it is looking to offer opportunities on the next three Artemis missions, continuing an effort it began with the first two flights.
Space Exploration

By Mark Carreau
A House panel on April 30 narrowly rejected a 23% budget cut for NASA proposed by the Trump administration.
Budget, Policy & Regulation

By Vivienne Machi
U.S. Space and defense officials say an acquisition coordination office is being established, focused on cislunar operations.
Budget, Policy & Regulation

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 space-based interceptors, parallel approaches at San Francisco Airport, and coverage of Artemis II. Plus: Behind the scenes at MRO Americas.
Aviation Week & Space Technology

By Mark Carreau
Senate panel members on April 28 voiced bipartisan rejection of the White House’s 2027 budget proposal that would slash NASA’s 2026 topline by 23%.
Budget, Policy & Regulation