SpaceX

By Garrett Reim
The number of planned very low Earth orbit missions in the coming years has surged from a handful to at least 24 by the end of 2030.
Commercial Space

By Robert Wall, Thierry Dubois
Peaceful forest walks uninterrupted by messages or calls may soon be consigned to history if direct-to-device service operators have their way.
Satellites

Aviation Week Staff
The Week Ahead In Aerospace & Defense
Aerospace_Daily_departments

By Mark Carreau
ASA has awarded SpaceX a $946 million Commercial Crew Transportation Capability (CCtCap) contract extension for three additional missions to the International Space Station.
Launch Vehicles & Propulsion

By Robert Wall
Vast is still planning to launch its Haven-1 demonstration space station early next year, CEO Max Haot said, after resetting the schedule earlier this year.
Space Exploration

By Mark Carreau
Helogen has partnered with University College London and opened a California facility to scale orbital biomaterial manufacturing missions.
Commercial Space

By Irene Klotz
SpaceX prepares Starship’s first orbital attempt, advancing reusable launch technology and lunar ambitions.
Launch Vehicles & Propulsion

By Mark Carreau
NASA and SpaceX are looking to early October to launch the delayed Crew-13 Dragon mission to the seven-person International Space Station.
Space Exploration

By Vivienne Machi
SDA expects Northrop Grumman Transport Layer satellites to launch soon, advancing deployment of its delayed proliferated LEO network.
Launch Vehicles & Propulsion

Aviation Week Staff
VULCANFORMS, SPECTER AEROSPACE partner on hypersonic weapons... SES O3b mPOWER constellation complete... New CFO for DRONESHIELD...
Aerospace_Daily_departments

By Irene Klotz
European startup Space Cargo Unlimited said it has signed a contract with SpaceX for a Starfall space manufacturing mission that would launch aboard a Starship flight in 2028.
Launch Vehicles & Propulsion

By Robert Wall
Satellite operators are growing concerned that SpaceX may sunset use of the Falcon 9, adding to a global launcher shortage.
Launch Vehicles & Propulsion

By Garrett Reim
The debris problem is likely to worsen as new reusable launch vehicles from China and the U.S. loft hundreds of thousands of spacecraft into orbit.
Operations & Safety

By Robert Wall
Leonardo has signed an agreement to augment its planned space-based intelligence collection capabilities with HawkEye 360’s signals intelligence services.
Satellites

Aviation Week Staff
The Week Ahead In Aerospace & Defense
Aerospace_Daily_departments

By Ben Goldstein
Tech startup Sift is providing electric aircraft developer Heart Aerospace with a common platform for analyzing telemetry data generated during ground and flight testing of its X1 demo.
Advanced Air Mobility

Aviation Week Staff
Finland Urges Musk To Allow Starlink Use Against Russia
Aerospace_Daily_departments

By Robert Wall
SpaceX's Starship heavy-lift system is entering a new chapter, with the next flight set to generate revenue on the mission.
Launch Vehicles & Propulsion

By Michael Bruno
“The investment castings market,” analysts say, “is in War Games mode.”
Manufacturing & Supply Chain

By Robert Wall
Finland’s President Alexander Stubb urged SpaceX CEO Elon Musk to loosen restrictions on Ukraine’s use of the company’s Starlink service in its battle against Russia.
Missile Defense & Weapons

Aviation Week Staff
NORTHROP gets Common Infrared Countermeasure production award... SPACEX schedules USSF-153... PENTAGON announces Indiana’s first advanced nuclear micro modular reactor...
Aerospace_Daily_departments

By Robert Wall
NASA has added Relatively Space’s Terran R rocket to its list of potential launch service providers for certain missions, enabling the launch startup to compete for actual contracts.
Launch Vehicles & Propulsion

By Robert Wall
Avio is looking to boost the pace of Vega-C rocket flights to six missions per year, roughly double the current level, and potentially go another 50% higher.
Launch Vehicles & Propulsion

By Garrett Reim
If you really know your stuff In the space race for reusable launch vehicles, there is Stoke Space.
Launch Vehicles & Propulsion

By Vivienne Machi
The U.S. Space Force’s vendor pool for the nascent space-based air moving target indicator (SB-AMTI) program is now up to 12 companies.
Operations & Safety