Irene Klotz
Aviation Week
Melbourne Beach, FL, United States
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Airbus Joins Voyager Team For Commercial Space Station
The addition of Airbus gives a strong international presence to Voyager’s Starlab team. → Read More
New Record Set In 2022 For Orbital Launch Activity
Launches from the U.S. jumped to 78 for the year, driven by SpaceX, which successfully flew its Falcon rocket fleet 61 times. → Read More
SLS Launch Off Until At Least Mid-September
Stymied by a new liquid hydrogen leak, NASA called off its second attempt to launch the Artemis I flight test. → Read More
Removing Blindfolds Is Key To Building More Diverse Workforce
What the 80% have to offer in fight for equality. → Read More
NASA Chief Plans To Step Aside Under Biden
CAPE CANAVERAL — Even if asked by the President-elect Biden administration, NASA chief Jim Bridenstine told Aerospace DAILY he would pass on staying on as he → Read More
Safety Panel Urges Longer-Term ISS Contingency Planning
Encouraged by progress in the Commercial Crew program, NASA should nonetheless expand planning for staffing the International Space Station long-term to provide options, NASA’s safety oversight panel said on April 23. → Read More
Economics Of Rocket Reuse Still Up In The Air
The technical risks of landing and reflying rockets have been resolved, but the business case seems far from closed. → Read More
Cape Canaveral Preps For First Polar Launch Since 1960
With automated flight safety systems, polar orbits from Florida are back in the offing. → Read More
Economics Of Rocket Reuse Still Up In The Air
The technical risks of landing and reflying rockets have been resolved, but the business case seems far from closed. → Read More
Fast Five With Virgin Galactic Chief Trainer Beth Moses
A former NASA extravehicular system manager for the ISS, Moses discusses her recent suborbital ride aboard SpaceShipTwo for the first inflight assessment of the passenger cabin. → Read More
SpaceX Crew Dragon Reaches ISS For Test Run
The new vehicle, Dragon 2, is designed, built, owned and operated by SpaceX, with financial backing, technical expertise and oversight provided by NASA. → Read More
SpaceX To Cut 10% of Workforce
“To continue delivering for our customers and to succeed in developing interplanetary spacecraft and a global space-based internet, SpaceX must become a leaner company," the company says. → Read More
Bishop and Bartolomeo Prepare For ISS Debuts
A commercial airlock module and an external payload platform will be added to the International Space Station. → Read More
NASA Certifies SpaceX Falcon 9 For Highest-Priority Missions
NASA now considers the SpaceX Falcon 9 to be a Category 3 launch vehicle, suitable for flying its most expensive and critical spacecraft. → Read More
Pioneering Kepler Telescope’s Nine-Year Run Comes To An End
Initial survey shows planets beyond the Solar System are more plentiful than stars. → Read More
Can Stratolaunch Carry On Paul Allen's Space Dreams?
How Stratolaunch is set up to handle the loss of its financier and visionary leader may serve as a role model for kindred space ventures whose billionaire backers are still around. → Read More
Booster Problem Causes Soyuz Mission Abort, Ballistic Re-entry
The booster anomaly was identified shortly after liftoff on Oct. 11, triggering a ballistic re-entry of the capsule and subjecting the crew to higher-than-normal G forces. → Read More
Airbus Kicks Off New Moon Race
Airbus and partners aim to stimulate tech development for sustainable lunar exploration and development with a new international competition called The Moon Race. → Read More
Blue Origin Edges Out Aerojet for ULA Engine Contract
The four-year competition to supply U.S. engine for new Vulcan rocket ends with Jeff Bezos-backed BE-4 toppling traditional supplier. → Read More
ISS Crew Finds, Patches Leak, But Source Proves More Elusive
Russia is investigating how a drill hole ended up in the upper section of a Soyuz capsule that carried three crewmembers to the ISS in June. → Read More