SpaceX

By Mark Carreau
SpaceX's resupply mission to the ISS, CRS-30, returned early April 30 with a parachute-assisted splashdown in the Gulf of Mexico off the coast of Florida.
Space

By Irene Klotz
SpaceX took on the mission of delivering two new members of Europe’s Galileo global navigation satellite system into orbit on April 28.
Commercial Space

By Mark Carreau
The Dragon resupply mission undocking on April 28 from the ISS Harmony module's zenith docking port should enable a relocation of the Crew 8 Dragon capsule.
Space

By Garrett Reim
Each linkage features special adhesive similar to the feet of a gecko that allows the arms to grip objects.
Commercial Space

By Graham Warwick
Our roundup of the main aerospace and defense stories making the news this week.
Missile Defense & Weapons

By Garrett Reim
Startup Inversion plans to launch Ray, its reentry capsule technology demonstrator, on SpaceX’s Falcon 9 Transporter-12 rideshare mission.
Commercial Space

By Garrett Reim
Dark, a developer of a space junk interceptor rocket, has raised a $6 million seed round extension.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Garrett Reim
Vast plans to integrate SpaceX’s Starlink laser communication system into its commercial space station, Haven-1, scheduled for launch in 2025.
Space Symposium

By Guy Norris
CEO Steve Isakowitz speaks about the transformation underway at the only U.S. government-backed R&D center committed exclusively to space enterprise.
Space Symposium

By Irene Klotz
A Falcon 9 rocket has delivered 11 satellites into mid-inclination, low Earth orbit, marking the inaugural run of a new rideshare service called Bandwagon.
Commercial Space

By Thierry Dubois
Startups Isar Aerospace, PLD Space and Rocket Factory Augsburg already have agreed to use the refurbished ELM-Diamant launch complex in Kourou, French Guiana.
Space

By Garrett Reim
The U.S. military wants terminals to connect with multiple satellite constellations.
Commercial Space

By Mark Carreau
NASA is continuing its efforts to partner with the U.S. commercial space sector while striving to establish a human presence at the Moon.
Space

By Sean Broderick, Michael Bruno, Steve Trimble, Irene Klotz, Guy Norris
Boeing’s new leadership in Commercial Airplanes and at the top are likely just the beginning of major changes at the manufacturing giant.
Manufacturing & Supply Chain

By Irene Klotz
The company is confident a spate of hardware issues and oversights are behind it.
Space

By Garrett Reim
AST SpaceMobile’s first batch of direct-to-cellular satellites will not be launched in the second quarter of this year as planned,
Commercial Space

By Brian Everstine
The Pentagon on April 2 revealed its long-awaited strategy for integrating commercial space capabilities into national defense operations.
Commercial Space

By Garrett Reim
The financing comes as SpaceX’s Starlink LEO constellation eats Telesat’s lunch.
Commercial Space

By Mark Carreau
With Crewed Flight Test certification, Starliner will be in line for six missions to launch astronauts and return them from the ISS.
Space

By Garrett Reim
The U.S. Navy plans to soon issue a request for proposals for a shipboard antenna that can connect to up to 15 different satellite constellations at once.
Space

By Garrett Reim
The company first wants to move projects from high risk to high reward.
Commercial Space

By Steve Trimble
Armor Harris, the newly hired vice president of Aircraft Engineering for San Diego-based Shield AI, wants to lead a new revolution in aircraft design.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Mark Carreau
The Cargo Dragon freighter is to remain docked for about five weeks before departing for a return to Earth with time-sensitive research.
Space

By Irene Klotz
SpaceX is looking to fly Starship again in early May.
Space

By Irene Klotz, Guy Norris
Listen in as former Space Shuttle program manager Wayne Hale joins Aviation Week editors to unpack Starship's third flight test.
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