SpaceX

By Irene Klotz
Blue Origin is asking the FCC to launch and operate a 51,600-member sat network for space-based data centers and AI computing services.
Satellites

By Matthew Fulco
China is intensifying efforts to build reusable rockets it sees as integral to achieving its space power ambitions.
Launch Vehicles & Propulsion

By Irene Klotz
After a roll back to its hangar for a repair and servicing, the Space Launch System rocket was being prepared for another launch try.
Operations & Safety

By Vivienne Machi
Telesat plans to add 500 MHz of military Ka-band spectrum to its initial Lightspeed satellite constellation.
Satellites

By Michael Bruno
SpaceX has bought Maryland-based Hexagon Masterworks Inc.
Commercial Space

By Vivienne Machi
Canada wants to stand up a sovereign spaceport, with plans to invest $200 million CAD ($146 million) over 10 years for a multiuser launchpad.
Operations & Safety

By Irene Klotz
SpaceX and Blue Origin face significant technical challenges in the development, test and operation of their Human Landing Systems, an audit says.
Operations & Safety

By Robert Wall
SpaceX CEO Elon Musk is projecting liftoff of the latest iteration of the Starship launch system in April, with vehicle testing underway.
Launch Vehicles & Propulsion

By Robert Wall
Commercial space station developer Vast says it has secured $500 million in additional funding to help underpin plans to deploy its Haven orbital outpost.
Space Exploration

By Michael Bruno
Future SpaceX shareholders should be ready for a regular wild ride where the Elon Musk company’s stock price skyrockets or plummets 20-30%.
Commercial Space

By Ben Goldstein
Archer Aviation has begun piloted vertical takeoff and landing (VTOL) flight testing of its Midnight eVTOL aircraft.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Mark Carreau
SpaceX’s 33rd NASA-contracted Dragon resupply mission to the International Space Station executed a successful splashdown early Feb. 27.
Operations & Safety

By Irene Klotz
A pair of deputy managers have taken the reins of NASA’s portfolio of low-Earth-orbit programs
Budget, Policy & Regulation

By Mark Carreau
NASA is expected to soon disclose the next steps in its evolving strategy to develop commercial low Earth orbit successors to the International Space Station.
Budget, Policy & Regulation

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

By Irene Klotz
NASA has reclassified Boeing’s 2024 CST-Starliner Crew Flight Test as a Category A Mishap and cited agency leadership failings.
Operations & Safety

By Matthew Fulco
The Southern California-based Advanced Manufacturing Company of America (Amca) has purchased Payne Magnetics for an undisclosed sum.
Supply Chain

By Vivienne Machi
Astrolight plans to demonstrate its new laser communications terminals in space for the first time following the launch of SpaceX’s Transporter-16 mission.
Commercial Space

By Mark Carreau
NASA’s Crew-12 mission has docked to the U.S. segment of the ISS, returning the orbital lab’s fulltime population to seven for the first time since Jan. 14.
Operations & Safety

By Robert Wall
—Arianespace achieved a double-first with the inaugural flight of the Ariane 64 launcher configuration and satellite deployment.
Satellites

By Graham Warwick
A U.S. startup is commercializing technology to 3D print conformal batteries.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Mark Carreau
NASA and SpaceX on Feb. 10 once again pushed back the launch of the four-person Crew-12 mission to the International Space Station due to weather conditions.
Space Exploration

By Vivienne Machi
Commercial space startup Momentus and NASA will partner on an in-space servicing mission in low Earth orbit.
Satellites

By Irene Klotz
SpaceX, the world’s leading launch company, has announced a strategic shift to develop its own lunar program.
Space Exploration

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