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Boeing and NASA are running out of time to ferry astronauts to and from the International Space Station aboard CST-100 Starliner spacecraft.

As satellites multiply and spacecraft become more maneuverable, concerns grow that space lacks the equivalent of air traffic control.

When the U.S. Space Force recently announced it had awarded nine base contracts for one of its marquee new programs, it opted to disclose only one provider: SpaceX.

A new startup is pursuing the ambitious vision of building patrol-like satellites for critical space infrastructure, much like the guards on alert around valuable facilities here on Earth.

A York Space Systems satellite built for the Space Development Agency (SDA) has successfully proven its satellites can support bidirectional ultrahigh-frequency (UHF) communications between low Earth orbit and the ground.

A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket dispatched a new spacecraft designed to return science samples and items manufactured in microgravity back to Earth.

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.

A U.S. startup has secured funding to begin scaling up a battery chemistry that promises to enable a three-four times improvement in drone performance.

The Week Ahead In Aerospace & Defense

Colonizing Mars hinges on an untested assumption that humans can reproduce and thrive on another planet—raising biological and ethical risks.

The Pentagon and Congress appear ready to dissolve the Space Development Agency and the Space Rapid Capabilities Office’s specific authorities in 2027.

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

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

Shares of SpaceX closed up 19% in regular trading June 12 after the space and artificial intelligence giant’s record-setting initial public offering.

Our roundup of the main aerospace and defense stories making the news this week.

The most outsize effects from SpaceX’s public debut could be in the same industry it already transformed.

The Federal Communications Commission granted Amazon a limited, conditional waiver of its requirement to meet a 50% deployment milestone for the company’s Leo broadband-internet constellation.

Axiom Space and Italy’s Prada fashion house have unveiled the Liquid Coolant and Ventilation Garment (LCVG) element of their next-generation spacesuit.

Wizz Air plans to roll out Starlink onboard Wi-Fi from 2027, which will make it the first big European LCC group to offer inflight connectivity.

SpaceX Seeks $75bn Through IPO

SpaceX is looking to raise around $75 billion in its initial public offering, the company disclosed late June 3.

Varda Space Industries is looking to significantly ramp up the flight pace of its hypersonic reentry capsule.

Vast will fly two French astronauts on two separate missions scheduled for 2027, and will establish its European headquarters in Paris, the space technology company announced June 1.

Impulse Space, an orbital transfer vehicle and rocket motor developer, has raised a $500 million Series D to fund expansion of its manufacturing capacity.

As rocket launches become more routine, air traffic integration is becoming more critical.