NASA

By Graham Warwick
Our roundup of the main aerospace and defense stories making the news this week.
Emerging Technologies

By Irene Klotz, Vivienne Machi
The newcomers can bid for Lane 1 work once they complete a successful first flight.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Mark Carreau
Medical physicist Chris Williams has been selected to serve aboard the International Space Station.
Space Exploration

By Mark Carreau
NASA estimates it is a year to a year and a half away from completing an updated preliminary design review of the Mars Sample Return mission.
Space Exploration

By Irene Klotz
The U.S. Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation has scheduled a confirmation hearing for President Donald Trump’s nominee to head NASA.
Budget, Policy & Regulation

By Mark Carreau
NASA is working diligently toward the April 2026 launch schedule for Artemis II, Acting Administrator Janet Petro says.
Space Exploration

By Guy Norris
Two icing test campaigns on a section of a transonic truss-braced wing, like that in development for the X-66 demonstrator, reveal ice-protection concerns.
Emerging Technologies

By Mark Carreau
NASA Astronauts Barry “Butch” Wilmore and Sunita “Suni” Williams say they continue to embrace the unexpected.
Space Exploration

By Irene Klotz
NASA has added SpaceX’s still-in-development Starship-Super Heavy launch system to the fleet of vehicles eligible to compete for a wide variety of missions.
Space Exploration

By Ben Goldstein
Electric aviation executives insist their main pitch to potential customers and investors is improved efficiency, reliability and maintainability.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Mark Carreau
The Cygnus resupply capsule left the International Space Station on March 28.
Operations & Safety

By Guy Norris
Although no longer designated a threat, Asteroid 2024 YR4’s projected path has renewed calls for enhanced planetary defense and near-Earth-object missions.
Operations & Safety

By Irene Klotz
Boeing’s CST-100 Starliner spacecraft is expected to return to orbit late this year or in early 2026.
Launch Vehicles & Propulsion

By Mark Carreau
NASA is facing cybersecurity challenges that include the system’s integration into long-term missions that rely on legacy technologies.
Budget, Policy & Regulation

By Garrett Reim
Teams of artificial intelligence agents could reduce engineering time from months to minutes.
Satellites

By Irene Klotz
In compliance with a presidential directive, NASA is backtracking on a promise to include a woman and a person of color on the Artemis III crew.
Budget, Policy & Regulation

By Mark Carreau
Greg Autry has been nominated to serve as NASA's chief financial officer.
Budget, Policy & Regulation

By Graham Warwick
Sustainability and decarbonization were front and center at the two-day “Airbus Summit” held in Toulouse on March 24-25.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Garrett Reim
Spirent Communications has been chosen by the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency to provide lunar position, navigation and timing simulations.
Space Exploration

By Mark Carreau
Parker Solar Probe mission has been named the recipient of the 2024 Robert J. Collier Trophy.
Space Exploration

By Mark Carreau
NASA’s Mars Curiosity rover has found the largest collection of organic samples to date on the red planet.
Space Exploration

By Irene Klotz
Contractor Firefly Aerospace has exceeded the mission requirements for 10 NASA lunar payloads.
Commercial Space

By Robert Wall
Our roundup of the main aerospace and defense stories making the news this week.
Emerging Technologies

By Guy Norris
The recommended rules mark a first for ICAO, which—except for the long-retired Concorde—has not previously set noise standards for supersonic aircraft.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Irene Klotz
Success was all the sweeter when Firefly, with its debut spacecraft, not only landed on the Moon, but operated for more than 14 days on the lunar surface.
Space Exploration