NASA

By Irene Klotz
NASA received 48 responses to its April 16-May 17 solicitation for alternative ideas to bring samples collected by the Perseverance Mars rover back to Earth.
Space

By Irene Klotz
NASA has cleared Boeing and United Launch Alliance (ULA) to proceed with a June 1 launch attempt of the CST-100 Starliner spacecraft.
Commercial Space

By Garrett Reim
Blasting space junk with beams of light could be one of the most cost-effective methods of cleaning up space.
Emerging Technologies

By Mark Carreau
The development element of focus is the Vasimr’s Generation 4 (Gen-4), or Rhino Horn, radio frequency power source.
Space

By Mark Carreau
Prefire joins more than two dozen current NASA Earth Science missions focused on studies of the planet’s oceans, ice, vegetation, atmosphere and landforms.
Space

By Irene Klotz
The issue was found as part of a wider assessment of the Starliner propulsion system.
Commercial Space

Aviation Week Staff
Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz has signed into law a bipartisan transportation bill.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Irene Klotz
NASA’s Europa Clipper spacecraft arrived at Kennedy Space Center on May 23 for final preparations ahead of launch in October to a Jupiter moon.
Space

By Mark Carreau
NASA administrator Bill Nelson again raised astronaut safety as the primary pacing item for Artemis III.
Space

By Garrett Reim
The heater units would be used on ispace’s Series 3 lunar lander and rovers, planned for launch to the Moon by 2027.
Commercial Space

By Irene Klotz
NASA and Boeing are working toward a June 1 launch of the CST-100 Starliner Crew Flight Test.
Commercial Space

By Mark Carreau
Liftoff of the Rocket Lab Electron rocket with the initial spacecraft from New Zealand is planned for 3:15 a.m. EDT, following the weather delay from May 22.
Space

By Mark Carreau
The actions include improved tracking to facilitate just-in-time collision avoidance maneuvers and the more rapid deorbiting of large sats no longer functional.
Space

By Irene Klotz
An ocean world some 450 million mi. from Earth is a tantalizing candidate for life.
Space

By Irene Klotz
The leak initially appeared during the countdown for launch of the Starliner Crew Flight Test on May 6.
Commercial Space

By Garrett Reim
NASA has named David Salvagnini as the agency’s first chief artificial intelligence officer.
Space

By Mark Carreau
NASA for the 12th year in a row has been rated as the best large federal agency for which to work in 2023, according to employee survey analysis.
Space

By Guy Norris, Thierry Dubois, Graham Warwick
Eliminating contrails would cut aviation's climate impact by half, but can it be done? NASA climate scientist Richard Moore joins to share the latest research.
Check 6

By Irene Klotz
The company suggests leveraging NASA’s deep investment in the SLS may be just the ticket to bring back samples from Mars.
Space

By Guy Norris
The review assessed the X-59 project’s approach to safety and hazard analysis.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Irene Klotz
With former partner Russia out of the picture, the European Space Agency-led ExoMars rover mission is firming up its partnership with NASA.
Space

By Mark Carreau
The first of the two Prefire satellites is planned for launch on May 22.
Space

By Guy Norris
NASA’s long-serving McDonnell Douglas DC-8-72 research aircraft flew for the final time on May 15 after being used on 158 science campaigns.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Graham Warwick
The company’s turboelectric airliner concept would reduce fuel usage, operating costs and contrails.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Mark Carreau
Enthusiasm for the scientific potential of a NASA-led Mars Sample Return mission is continuing.
Space