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Wisk Aero calls for early adoption of autonomous vertiports

By Paul Brinkmann April 21, 2022

Joby to bring back Elevate Summit formerly hosted by Uber

By Paul Brinkmann April 20, 2022

New decadal survey recommends Uranus, Enceladus probes, plus a lander to look for signs of life on Mars

By Paul Brinkmann April 19, 2022

Maxar describes its role in Bucha revelations

By Paul Brinkmann April 7, 2022

Airbus seeks partnership with U.S. companies on private space station

By Paul Brinkmann April 6, 2022

First all-private mission to ISS approaches

By Paul Brinkmann April 1, 2022

Elroy Air plans tests with FedEx for cargo delivery

By Paul Brinkmann March 31, 2022

Webb telescope teams are supercooling a key instrument to see distant galaxies

By Paul Brinkmann March 29, 2022

Biden budget boosts NASA funding by $2.7 billion

By Paul Brinkmann March 28, 2022

Joby says it’s flying again

By Paul Brinkmann March 24, 2022

NASA announces next high-stakes moon competition

By Paul Brinkmann March 23, 2022

NASA unveils its moon rocket

By Ben Iannotta March 17, 2022

Boeing’s big bet on advanced air mobility

By Aaron Karp February 1, 2022

Dream Chaser’s inaugural cargo flight could come as soon as November

By Cat Hofacker January 5, 2022

The Webb telescope’s 1.5 million journey of heart-stopping complexity has begun

By Linda Shiner December 25, 2021

For post-ISS era, consensus remains elusive over whether market can support multiple private stations

By Cat Hofacker November 17, 2021

U.S., Russia disagree about impact of satellite destruction

By Cat Hofacker November 16, 2021

After one Gremlin drone recovery, DARPA plans for more

By Cat Hofacker November 9, 2021

Decadal survey wants NASA to rethink how it designs space telescopes

By Cat Hofacker November 4, 2021

This software could be coming to “anything that flies”

By Cat Hofacker October 27, 2021

SpaceX passengers will experience panoramic view of Earth

By Cat Hofacker September 15, 2021

Contractors want America’s “moon rocket” to be more than that

By Cat Hofacker August 26, 2021

Augmented reality is helping NASA get back to the moon

By Cat Hofacker August 24, 2021

AIAA Aviation: NASA aeronautics chief calls for increasing SAF production

By Cat Hofacker August 5, 2021

Breaking down Bezos’ flight: what you need to know

By Cat Hofacker July 20, 2021

Branson’s spaceplane versus Bezos’ capsule

By Cat Hofacker July 9, 2021

Falcon 9 boosts dozens of sats, including two that will test a new way of conducting business in space

By Cat Hofacker June 30, 2021

India team takes prize in AIAA’s student aircraft competition

By Cat Hofacker May 14, 2021

California startup aims to give satellites minds of their own

By Paul Marks May 7, 2021

SpaceX just launched astronauts on recycled hardware

By Ben Iannotta and Cat Hofacker April 23, 2021

Podcast: Biomedical research – the case for doing it in space

By Ben Iannotta April 20, 2021

First company steps forward to compete for ISS seed dollars

By Cat Hofacker April 1, 2021

From food to jet fuel

By Cat Hofacker March 26, 2021

Readying NASA’s Space Launch System rocket engines for their second hot fire attempt

By Cat Hofacker March 17, 2021

March 2, 2021

Honeywell thinks ultraviolet cleaning of aircraft cabins is here to stay

By Cat Hofacker February 26, 2021

United’s emergency landing might not be an isolated incident

By Cat Hofacker February 22, 2021

Podcast: Creating Ingenuity

By Cat Hofacker February 17, 2021

Airbus and Boeing embrace contrasting strategies in drive for cleaner air transportation

By Cat Hofacker February 11, 2021

Telesat picks a manufacturer — and a name — for its LEO constellation

By Cat Hofacker February 9, 2021

NASA’s giant moon rocket faces its biggest test yet

By Cat Hofacker January 15, 2021

AIAA SciTech: Boeing executive delivers a green message

By Cat Hofacker January 13, 2021

Listen to our inaugural podcast, “Working at NRO”

January 7, 2021

“Deorbiting plus”: These University of Florida researchers want to predict where cubesats will land

By Cat Hofacker January 7, 2021

Improving dimmable windows for aircraft

By Keith Button January 5, 2021

ULA’s Bruno: Vulcan Centaur design on track for 2021 first flight

By Cat Hofacker December 18, 2020

This Alabama startup plans to launch small satellites via autonomous drone

By Cat Hofacker December 3, 2020

AIAA ASCEND: Experts urge Biden administration to help commercialize LEO

By Cat Hofacker November 17, 2020

AIAA ASCEND: Axiom shares details of its space station strategy

By Cat Hofacker November 17, 2020

Rocket Lab aims to do for small rockets what SpaceX has done for big ones

By Cat Hofacker November 5, 2020

FROM THE ASCEND TEAM: Get ready for a virtual gathering unlike any other

November 2, 2020

FROM AIAA: Institute releases two policy platform papers ahead of U.S. election

By Steve Sidorek October 27, 2020

UPDATED: NASA spacecraft makes contact with Bennu in first attempt to sample an asteroid

By Cat Hofacker October 19, 2020

Meet the demonstrator that could bring back supersonic passenger travel

By Cat Hofacker October 7, 2020

Teleworking NASA employees become hacking targets

By Cat Hofacker September 18, 2020

Inside one company’s moon-landing proposal

By Cat Hofacker September 16, 2020

NASA plans to pay companies to extract tablespoons of lunar regolith

By Cat Hofacker September 10, 2020

Honeywell creates lab to simulate urban flights

By Cat Hofacker September 3, 2020

AIAA Propulsion & Energy: Experts urge U.S. to move faster on space traffic management

By Cat Hofacker August 26, 2020

PANDEMIC NEWS UPDATE: AIAA SciTech goes virtual; NASA-designed ventilators to be produced in Brazil; Lufthansa tightens rules for mask exemptions; U.S. airlines brace for layoffs

By Cat Hofacker August 26, 2020

AIAA Propulsion & Energy: NASA faces fresh hurdles before moon rocket launch

By Cat Hofacker August 24, 2020

PANDEMIC NEWS UPDATE: No Space Symposium in 2020; Landsat 9 delayed; American tightens mask rules; air travelers remain wary

By Cat Hofacker August 19, 2020

PANDEMIC NEWS UPDATE: Arianespace back on the launch pad; Airbus deliveries up in July; Alaska Airlines says no mask exemptions

By Cat Hofacker August 12, 2020

NASA’s final sample collection rehearsal at asteroid Bennu comes with a pandemic twist

By Cat Hofacker August 10, 2020

A hypersonic Air Force One? The U.S. Air Force wants to have a look

By Cat Hofacker August 6, 2020

PANDEMIC NEWS UPDATE: Virgin Galactic delays first passenger flight; U.S. lawmakers push for mask mandate for air travelers; fewer flights means less accurate weather forecasting

By Cat Hofacker August 5, 2020

UPDATED: NASA’s next Mars rover is on its way

By Cat Hofacker July 30, 2020

PANDEMIC NEWS UPDATE: NetJets brings back furloughed flight crews; fresh aid proposed for U.S. airlines and airports

By Cat Hofacker July 29, 2020

PANDEMIC NEWS UPDATE: Udvar-Hazy Center to reopen; Delta cracks down on mask exemptions; pandemic prompts a goodbye to Boeing 747s from British Airways

By Cat Hofacker July 22, 2020

UAE’s Mars probe to target more than science at the red planet

By Cat Hofacker July 17, 2020

University of Colorado announces new hypersonics initiative

By Cat Hofacker July 15, 2020

PANDEMIC NEWS UPDATE: Mandating masks; keeping the middle seats empty; astronomy conference goes virtual

By Cat Hofacker July 15, 2020

PANDEMIC NEWS UPDATE: NASA to update on science missions; travelers’ top three concerns on board aircraft

By Cat Hofacker July 8, 2020

Why airlines aren’t rushing to redesign cabins for social distancing

By Cat Hofacker July 2, 2020

PANDEMIC NEWS UPDATE: Europe blocks U.S. travelers; American Airlines ditches social distancing; Airbus to cut thousands of jobs; U.S. lawmakers look to bolster R&D spending

By Cat Hofacker July 1, 2020

PANDEMIC NEWS UPDATE: Webb telescope launch will slip; tracking environmental impacts via satellite; restarting flights to China; a celestial tribute to medical workers

By Cat Hofacker June 24, 2020

AIAA Aviation: Boeing’s “Confident Travel” effort targets permanent health improvements

By Cat Hofacker June 19, 2020

AIAA Aviation: Time for U.S. to get serious about electric, hybrid flight, report’s author says

By Keith Button June 18, 2020

AIAA Aviation: Despite pandemic, X-59 demonstrator remains on schedule

By Keith Button June 17, 2020

PANDEMIC NEWS UPDATE: Aerion delays first flight; airlines get tough on passengers who refuse to wear masks; Arianespace to resume launches; a UV machine for sanitizing aircraft

By Cat Hofacker June 17, 2020

AIAA Aviation: Bridenstine urges corporations to continue R&D spending amid the pandemic

By Cat Hofacker June 16, 2020

PANDEMIC NEWS UPDATE: Congress looks at the defense supply chain; Rocket Lab to resume satellite launches; France’s aid package; a drone for sanitizing airports

By Cat Hofacker June 10, 2020

PANDEMIC NEWS UPDATE: U.N. agency calls for “feasible” social distancing on flights; 267,000 flights added this week; NASA grants licenses for ventilator production; German aircraft to measure air pollution

By Cat Hofacker June 3, 2020

SpaceX launches NASA astronauts. Next stop: ISS

By Cat Hofacker May 30, 2020

PANDEMIC NEWS UPDATE: NASA to update public on science mission status; air passengers prioritize social distancing; UK to mandate quarantine for travelers

By Cat Hofacker May 27, 2020

NASA spaceflight chief cites unspecified “personal actions” and “mistake” in internal farewell email

By Cat Hofacker May 20, 2020

PANDEMIC NEWS UPDATE: Quarantined astronauts to arrive in Florida; F-35 production slows; air travel guidelines issued; NASA awards contracts

By Cat Hofacker May 20, 2020

FAA’s approval of this technology could be a turning point in the march toward automation

By Jan Tegler May 20, 2020

NASA’s ventilator project: Solving “a thermal nightmare,” rapid prototyping, hand delivery to New York

By Keith Button May 19, 2020

PANDEMIC NEWS UPDATE: 2020 IAC goes virtual and free; U.S. bill requires airline aid transparency; preps for space launches proceed

By Cat Hofacker May 13, 2020

Expanding an aerospace facility for the fight against COVID-19

By Cat Hofacker May 12, 2020

PANDEMIC NEWS UPDATE: a NASA-designed ventilator; in-person Senate hearings; making room for cargo

By Cat Hofacker May 6, 2020

How one U.S. university continues cubesat work during the pandemic

By Amanda Miller May 5, 2020

Duration of NASA’s first Commercial Crew mission remains undecided

By Cat Hofacker May 1, 2020

NASA’s lunar lander choices reflect unsettled questions about best approach

By Cat Hofacker April 30, 2020

One of these companies could deliver American astronauts to the moon in 2024

By Cat Hofacker April 30, 2020

PANDEMIC NEWS UPDATE: Boeing to cut workforce; Virginia tests drones for no-contact delivery

By Cat Hofacker April 29, 2020

Meet the U.S. Air Force technology that’s empowering its teleworkers

By Stephen Losey April 16, 2020

In his words: Don Kessler on orbital debris and pandemics

By Don Kessler April 7, 2020

Pentagon issues long wish list to industry, including technologies for stratospheric, hypersonic flight

By Ben Iannotta March 31, 2020