SpaceX

By Garrett Reim
True Anomaly, a startup developing spacecraft for space domain awareness missions, has raised $100 million in a Series B round of funding.
Commercial Space

By Michael Bruno
Space launch activity reached an all-time high in 2023, but public new-space company valuations remain pressured.
Commercial Space

By Mark Carreau
NASA is unlikely to return astronauts to the Moon’s surface by December 2025 with its Artemis III mission, a GAO audit says.
Space

By Irene Klotz
Major technical risks were retired by the performance of SpaceX’s Super Heavy rocket.
Commercial Space

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

By Mark Carreau
Canadian Space Agency astronaut Joshua Kutryk has been named the third crew member for the first operational mission of Boeing’s CST-100 Starliner to the ISS.
Space

By Graham Warwick
GPS has become a household term over the last 50 years. Over the coming decades, it is likely to be subsumed into another three-letter term, PNT.
Emerging Technologies

By Mark Carreau
It was another agency milestone in efforts to significantly step up the pace of space communications.
Space

By Michael Bruno
The Midland, Texas-based startup still needs to raise more money to build out its constellation beyond the initial five satellites.
Commercial Space

By Irene Klotz
SpaceX is targeting launch of its second Starship-SuperHeavy vehicle on Nov. 17 from Boca Chica Beach, Texas.
Commercial Space

By Matthew Fulco
The global space tourism market is forecast to grow briskly from $851.7 million in 2024 to $5.19 billion by 2034, a new report says.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Garrett Reim
Quantum Space plans to launch its Scout-1 demonstration spacecraft on the SpaceX Transporter mission as soon as March 2024.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Irene Klotz
Quantum Space plans to launch its Scout-1 demonstration spacecraft on the SpaceX Transporter mission as soon as March 2024.
Commercial Space

By Matthew Fulco
Hon Hai Precision Manufacturing Co. is pivoting to the space economy in a bid to diversify its revenue sources.
Commercial Space

By Mark Carreau
The resupply vessel contains materials for—among other experiments—studies into female reproductive and bone health.
Space

By Irene Klotz
It is no surprise that Starship development is moving faster than the regulatory process.
Commercial Space

By Irene Klotz
The SLC-40 upgrade has been spurred by SpaceX’s plans to launch the Starship Super Heavy from Kennedy Space Center’s Launch Complex 39B, but NASA had concerns.
Space

By Jen DiMascio
Frank Calvelli, the assistant secretary of the Air Force for Space Acquisition and Integration, spoke at Aviation Week’s A&D Programs conference on Nov. 7.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Brian Everstine
CVN 73 aims to shake off its reputation from prolonged maintenance and bring new capabilities to the Pacific.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Garrett Reim
SpaceX’s internet-beaming Starlink satellite division has reached cash flow breakeven, CEO Elon Musk says.
Commercial Space

By Graham Warwick
Draper Associates is an early-stage venture capital company led by investor Tim Draper that has funded companies including SpaceX and Tesla.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Matthew Fulco
Venture capital firms invested $135.3 billion in 4,744 defense technology deals from 2016-2022 amid rising geopolitical tensions.
Supply Chain

By Brian Everstine
The Space Force has assigned 21 launches for fiscal 2024 under the National Security Space Launch Phase 2 launch service procurement contract.
Space

By Michael Bruno
Two years after its public debut on a major stock index, additive manufacturing startup Velo3D is reportedly considering a sale or other fundraising options.
Supply Chain

By Irene Klotz
“We arrived at strategic business decisions regarding our spectrum allocation,” Michelle Parker, vice president, Boeing Space Mission Systems, wrote.
Commercial Space