On Thursday, Northrop Grumman-backed Firefly Aerospace — whose Blue Ghost lander successfully touched down on the Moon earlier this year — surged in its Nasdaq debut under the ticker symbol FLY. Other ...

The U.S. Space Force is looking for advanced tech for space-based interceptors that can intercept ballistic missiles during their boost phase. Shown here, a view of Earth from the space shuttle ...

More than half a century after humans set foot on the Moon, the final frontier still fuels our imagination. Back then, it was all about doing what had never been done before and doing it first. In ...

From reading encyclopaedias in a Karnataka village to leading Pixxel, Awais Ahmed’s journey shows how curiosity turned into innovation. The space startup now works with NASA, has global investors, and ...

Space has long been a part of Aviation Week’s DNA, bringing together government, industry and supply chains through information, connections and insights. Decades before “Space Technology” was added ...

The commercial era of space is here, as reusable launch systems have reduced the costs of accessing orbit and make new business models economically viable. The space market could surpass $1 trillion ...

When you’ve spent 6 months orbiting Earth in the International Space Station, your perspective on the planet and its problems is likely to change forever. Few people understand this more intimately ...

The space sector showed signs of heating up in the second quarter despite global uncertainty triggered by U.S. trade tariffs. Space startups kept drawing in funds over the April-June stretch, riding ...

Apolink, a Y Combinator-backed space-tech startup founded by a 19-year-old Indian-origin entrepreneur, has raised $4.3 million in an “oversubscribed” seed round at a $45 million post-money valuation ...

Space elevators remain one of the most fascinating space concepts because they suggest a future where reaching orbit no longer depends entirely on expensive rocket launches. Interest in space elevator ...

Space mining tech is advancing as robotic systems make asteroid exploration and resource analysis increasingly viable. Autonomous rovers now assess asteroid composition using laser-based spectroscopy, ...