NASA

By Mark Carreau
Moon dust and other characteristics of the lunar environment are due for closer inspection if two newly launched landers can make it safely to the lunar surface.
Space Exploration

By Mark Carreau
Two pioneering commercial lunar landers, Firefly Aerospace's Blue Ghost Mission 1 and Japan's ispace's Resilience, successfully launched early Jan. 15.
Operations & Safety

By Vivienne Machi
The El Segundo, California-based company’s W-2 capsule carries a spectrometer from the Air Force Research Laboratory.
Commercial Space

By Steve Trimble
The Jan. 14 announcement did not identify the vehicle, but it is likely the Kratos Erinyes hypersonic glider.
Missile Defense & Weapons

By Matthew Fulco
The testbed and training center will be in the Spokane-Coeur D’Alene region of Washington State.
Supply Chain

By Mark Carreau
Launch from NASA’s Kennedy Space Center Launch Complex 39A aboard a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket is planned for Jan. 15 at 1:11 a.m. EST.
Space Exploration

By Guy Norris
The next generation of single-aisle airliners will depend on very high bypass propulsion systems with much larger fan diameters than those in service today.
Emerging Technologies

By Mark Carreau
The first of two upcoming 6- to 7-hr. spacewalks has been assigned to NASA astronauts Nick Hague, his fourth career excursion; and Sunita “Suni” Williams.
Space Exploration

By Mark Carreau
NEON is to succeed the current Polar Operational Environmental Satellites (POES) and the Joint Polar Satellite System (JPSS) programs.
Satellites

By Irene Klotz
The revised plan shaves billions from projected program costs.
Budget, Policy & Regulation

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

By Robert Wall
ESA is assessing what NASA’s plan changes for the Mars Sample Return mission mean and preparing for potential alterations to the Artemis lunar program.
Budget, Policy & Regulation

By Mark Carreau
Planned for launch no earlier than late February, the IM-2 mission’s Athena Nova-C lander is to touch down at Mons Mouton.
Space Exploration

By Irene Klotz
Firefly Aerospace’s Blue Ghost vehicle will share the ride with another lunar lander owned by Japan’s iSpace.
Space Exploration

By Robert Wall
Hours after NASA laid out a new plan for returning Mars samples to Earth, Rocket Lab said it could do so “faster and more affordably.”
Space Exploration

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Honoring innovators, achievements and leadership, the winners have made impressive contributions in five industry sectors.
Aviation Week & Space Technology

By Irene Klotz
Either option would cut the flagship $11 billion Mars Sample Return mission’s cost by at least 30% and as much as 47%.
Space Exploration

By Garrett Reim
Artificial intelligence shows great promise, but safety and ethical considerations are a major challenge in aerospace.
Emerging Technologies

By Mark Carreau
The telemetry stream received by the Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Lab on Jan. 1 was to continue through Jan. 2.
Space Exploration

By Garrett Reim
The two agencies are looking for ways to speed up transferring technology developed by federal entities.
Commercial Space

By Garrett Reim
Private lunar lander developer ispace is headquartered in Tokyo but has established subsidiaries in the U.S. and Europe.
Space Exploration

By Mark Carreau
The beacon tone was received on Dec. 26.
Space Exploration

By Irene Klotz
The Parker Solar Probe was out of contact with mission controllers during the 6:53 a.m. EST flyby.
Space Exploration

By Irene Klotz
Nelson leaves NASA Jan. 20 with the rest of President Joe Biden’s administration.
Budget, Policy & Regulation

By Mark Carreau
In 2024, the effort oversaw the launch and execution of 110 science and technology projects across seven crew, resupply and private astronaut missions.
Operations & Safety