Commercial Space
Dec 04, 2020
Winners include silhouettes of aircraft in early morning, firefighting aid missions and snorkeling while planespotting. The Photo Contest in a Surreal Year We knew this year would be a challenging one for the Aviation Week Photo Contest because so many events at which photographers shoot were canceled or postponed and travel was so restricted. In order to make the Photo Contest successful during the COVID-19 pandemic, we: Accepted photos taken since 2000 so photographers could dig into their archives and offer great images that might not have been widely shared; Created a special category, The COVID-19 Challenge, for outstanding photojournalism that tells the story of the pandemic and its effect on the world’s airlines and aerospace industry.
Nov 30, 2020
The U.S. should be at the forefront of high-capacity power-beaming to lead the technology rather than be dependent on others for it.
Nov 27, 2020
Measurements of ocean heights provide real-time indication of Earth’s changing climate.
Nov 19, 2020
SpaceX becomes first company to win U.S. government certification of human spaceflight system.
Nov 18, 2020
Transformation of heritage aerospace contractor shows old dogs can learn new tricks.
Nov 07, 2022
Intelsat is turning to Switzerland-based SWISSto12 to provide a small geostationary satellite outfitted with 12 Ku-band transponders for regional communications services.
Nov 04, 2022
The chairwoman of the Federal Communications Commission announced Nov. 3 that she would reorganize the agency to create a standalone Space Bureau to better support the needs of the growing satellite industry.
Nov 04, 2022
Virgin Galactic is set to return its first SpaceShipTwo spaceplane VSS Unity to test flights in the coming months following the completion of upgrade work and says it remains on track to begin the long-delayed start of commercial spaceflights in the second quarter of 2023.
Nov 02, 2022
A modified Sikorsky S-92 helicopter will attempt to snare the returning booster by its parachute line.
Nov 02, 2022
NASA has issued a draft request for proposals (RFP) from industry for a Lunar Terrain Vehicle (LTV) for exploring the Moon’s south pole as part of…
Nov 02, 2022
Bell will supply the vehicle’s feathering system and flight control surfaces while Texas-based structures specialist Qarbon Aerospace will produce the fuselage and wing.
Nov 01, 2022
A triple-core Falcon Heavy, currently the most powerful rocket operating today, lifted off from a fog-shrouded Kennedy Space Center on Nov. 1 on a challenging and classified mission for the U.S. Space Force.
Nov 01, 2022
As well as a launch provider, UK-based Orbex will now become a launch site operator with assistance from Jacobs.