NASA Wideband Demo Completes Primary Mission, Extends Operations

NASA’s Polylingual Experimental Terminal (PExT), designed to enable interoperability between satellite relay networks, has completed its planned technology demonstration.

Knowledge Is Battery Power

Modern electric vehicles can go hundreds of miles without a recharge, but that long range can diminish faster if battery health isn’t properly tracked and managed. And to do that, you need some smart software...

Why the Next Medical Breakthrough May Come from Space

Dr. Nicole Wagner of LambdaVision and Dr. Michael Roberts of the ISS National Lab explain how microgravity manufacturing could improve artificial retinas, reduce waste, and advance future treatments for macular degeneration and retinitis pigmentosa.

Rocket Propulsion, AI, and the Future of Engineering Workflows

On this episode of the Aerospace & Defense Technology podcast, Reaction Dynamics propulsion engineer and Morius founder Balin Moher explains how artificial intelligence, digital engineering, and structured engineering data could help reshape how aerospace teams design and validate complex rocket systems. Listen now!

Engineering Spacecraft Components at Scale for Commercial Space Growth

On this episode of the Aerospace & Defense Technology podcast, Brian Ippolitto, Vice President of Space Systems at Marotta Controls, discusses how spacecraft component engineering is evolving to meet the accelerating demands of commercial space growth. Listen now!

NASA Marches Toward Artemis III Mission in 2027

On June 9, 2026, NASA provided new Artemis III details and announced the four prime crew members and a backup for the test flight.

How Star Catcher’s In-Space Power Grid Could Eliminate Satellite Power Constraints

Star Catcher Industries is developing an in-space power grid that captures sunlight in orbit and delivers it wirelessly to satellites on demand. The...

Accelerating Spacecraft Development with AI, Digital Twins, and Simulation

During the 2026 Siemens Realize Live conference and exhibition in Detroit, MI, the Aerospace & Defense Technology podcast interviewed Dr. Tom Stoumbos, Simulation and Test Leader at Northrop Grumman, about the company’s use of artificial intelligence (AI) and digital simulation and testing tools to design, manufacture, and produce new satellites and space technologies. Listen now!

8 Emerging Space Startups

Powering momentum in the space sector is a new generation of commercial startups designing, building, and flight-testing breakthrough technologies that will enable sustained human presence in low-Earth orbit, on the Moon, and fuel deep-space missions. Read on for a look at eight emerging startups.

A Quadruped Robot That Can Walk a Balance Beam

Researchers in Carnegie Mellon University’s Robotics Institute have designed a system that makes an off-the-shelf quadruped robot nimble enough to walk a narrow balance beam. Read on to learn more.

Using Digital Twins to Teach Robots to Lunar Crawl

The future of Moon exploration may be rolling around a non-descript office on the CU Boulder campus. Here, a robot about as wide as a large pizza scoots forward on three wheels. It uses an arm with a claw at one end to pick up a plastic block from the floor, then set it back down. Read on to learn more.

Testing Heat Shields for Space

For decades, Sandia National Laboratories’ National Solar Thermal Test Facility has harnessed the power of the sun to expose aerospace materials to intense heat, replicating the harsh conditions of faster-than-sound flight and atmospheric reentry to ensure the materials’ ability to protect the rest of the vehicle. The most recent of these tests is in support of two exciting NASA missions. Read on to learn more.

Improving Next-Generation Aircraft with Supercomputing and AI

With unprecedented capabilities for simulation and artificial intelligence, the Aurora supercomputer at the U.S. Department of Energy’s Argonne National Laboratory is helping researchers explore new ways to design more efficient airplanes. Read on to learn more.

Radiation-Tolerant Microcontrollers for Expanding LEO Satellite Network

On this episode of the Aerospace & Defense Technology podcast, we speak with the CEO of Vorago Technologies, Bernd Lienhard, about how radiation-tolerant and radiation-hardened semiconductor technologies are enabling the next generation of satellite constellations, autonomous defense systems, and resilient space infrastructure. Listen now!

NASA Tests High-Power Lithium Thruster for Future Human Missions to Mars

A cutting-edge technology with the potential to enable crewed Mars missions and robotic exploration across the solar system was recently tested at NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Southern California. Read on to learn more about it.

Hardening AI for the Cosmos: New Flash Memory Defies Cosmic Radiation

Researchers have shown that NAND flash memory made with ferroelectric materials can withstand radiation levels up to 30 times higher than more conventional NAND flash memory.

NASA Fires Up Powerful Lithium-Fed Thruster for Trips to Mars

A prototype of an electric thruster was tested in a special chamber at NASA’s JPL. With further development, thrusters like this could be part of a nuclear electric propulsion system powering human missions to Mars.

How Much Do You Know About Aircraft Safety?

In 2025, the global aviation industry transported under 5 billion passengers across 38.7 million flights. And yet commercial aviation continues to be one of the safest modes of public transportation — there were 1.32 accidents per million sectors in 2025. What keeps all those aircraft safe? Take this quiz to find out.

SBQuantum Launches Quantum Sensor into Space

SBQuantum’s diamond quantum magnetometer (SBQDM) represents a significant leap forward in addressing the challenge of magnetic navigation.

Aerospace Materials & Manufacturing Digital Summit 2026

While aluminum and aluminum alloys, steel, titanium alloys, and fiber-reinforced composites continue to dominate the aerospace materials and manufacturing industry, advanced materials such...

Saving Lives at Sea and on Land

Developed in part by NASA, the Search and Rescue Satellite-Aided Tracking (SARSAT) technology carried by multiple satellites in middle- and low-Earth orbit, is now helping save lives in sea and on land.

5Ws of Perched Drones

A new robotic platform developed by Aithon Robotics enables safe, efficient work at height by combining drone mobility with human capability.