Aerospace

The Osiris-Rex spacecraft touches the surface of asteroid Bennu, Oct. 20, 2020.
Asteroid Samples Escaping from Jammed NASA Spacecraft
The precious particles are drifting away in space.
Featured
Thumb 118 2
Airbus Reveals Zero-Emission Concept Aircraft
Its hurdles, however, are significant.
Sep 24th, 2020
Thumb
Projections Forecast Over 1,000 Annual Satellite Launches
In 2019, the high-water mark was set at 385.
Aug 5th, 2020
Top Headlines
A Japan Air Self-Defense Forces F-2 jet fighter.
Japan Picks Mitsubishi Heavy to Develop Own Stealth Fighter
Oct 30th, 2020
In this undated image provided by NASA, a sample container hovers over a capsule on the Osiris-Rex spacecraft near the asteroid Bennu.
Asteroid Samples Tucked into Capsule for Return to Earth
Oct 30th, 2020
The logo of Airbus group is displayed in Toulouse, south of France.
Airbus Reports New Pandemic Losses
Oct 29th, 2020
In this Thursday, Sept. 24, 2020, image released by SpaceX/NASA, NASA’s SpaceX Crew-1 astronauts, from left, mission specialist Shannon Walker, pilot Victor Glover, and Crew Dragon commander Michael Hopkins, all NASA astronauts, and mission specialist Soichi Noguchi, Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) astronaut, gesture during crew equipment interface testing at SpaceX headquarters in Hawthorne, Calif. SpaceX’s second astronaut flight is off until mid-November 2020 because red lacquer dripped into tiny vent holes in two rocket engines that now must be replaced.
Red Coating Contaminates SpaceX Rockets
Oct 29th, 2020
Latest
Photo 1514944152559 A103040c7f16
Europe to Send Modules, Astronauts to NASA Moon Station
The ESA signed an agreement to provide "essential elements" for Artemis Gateway.
Oct 28th, 2020
I Stock 855179716
Boeing Makes Deeper Job Cuts as Aircraft Business Slows
The company expects to cut its workforce to 130,000 by the end of the year.
Oct 28th, 2020
A nearly full moon rises behind an office building in Kansas City, Mo., Sept. 30, 2020.
Moon Holds More Water than Previously Thought
That’s good news for astronauts at future lunar bases.
Oct 27th, 2020
The Osiris-Rex spacecraft touches the surface of asteroid Bennu, Oct. 20, 2020.
Spacecraft Sent Asteroid Rubble Flying
Footage of the touch-and-go operation raised hopes that Osiris-Rex successfully collected samples.
Oct 22nd, 2020
The F/A-18 Super Hornet.
Boeing, Navy to Demo Future Missile Technology
Boeing received a $30 million contract to co-develop the Supersonic Propulsion Enabled Advanced Ramjet flight demonstrator.
Oct 21st, 2020
The Osiris-Rex spacecraft's primary sample collection site, named 'Nightingale,' on the asteroid Bennu.
Spacecraft Touches Asteroid for Rare Rubble Grab
If successful, Osiris-Rex will return the samples in 2023.
Oct 21st, 2020
A crowd gathers outside Spaceport America for a dedication ceremony.
Window Opens for Virgin Galactic's Final Round of Testing
The upcoming test will mark the third space flight for Virgin Galactic and the first from New Mexico.
Oct 21st, 2020
In this March 6, 2020, file photo, Cathay Pacific Airways aircrafts line up on the tarmac at the Hong Kong International Airport. Hong Kong airline Cathay Pacific Airways on Wednesday, Oct. 21, 2020, said it would cut 8,500 jobs and shut down its regional airline unit in a corporate restructuring, as it grapples with the plunge in air travel due to the pandemic.
Airline Cathay Pacific Cuts 8,500 Jobs
The company said it will also shut down Cathay Dragon, its regional airline unit.
Oct 21st, 2020
A Boeing 737 Max jet.
American Plans Flights with Boeing 737 Max by Year-End
The airline may soon find out how many travelers are reluctant to fly on the 737 Max.
Oct 20th, 2020
Satellite dishes inside Kevlar domes at the Kester Satellite Ground Station in Kester, Belgium, Thursday, Oct. 15, 2020. This week, the site at Kester, which has been in use for decades but was totally overhauled in 2014, is set to fall under a new orbit, when NATO announces that it is creating a space center to help manage satellite communications and key parts of its military operations around the world.
NATO to Set Up New Space Center
The agency hopes to stay ahead amid concerning reports of increasingly aggressive behavior in space by China and Russia.
Oct 20th, 2020
This artist’s rendering shows OSIRIS-REx spacecraft descending toward asteroid Bennu to collect a sample of the asteroid’s surface.
How Difficult is NASA's Asteroid Attempt?
It's like parallel parking a 15-passenger van into a pair of parking spaces surrounded by two-story boulders.
Oct 19th, 2020
Apian founders Hammad Jeilani (right) and Christopher Law.
Space Agency Backs Medical Drone Delivery Project
The hybrid drones can carry up to 4.4 pounds and fly about 60 miles.
Oct 19th, 2020