Starlink

A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket broke apart in the final stage of flight, leaving some Starlink satellites in lower-than-intended orbits and sidelining the vehicle.

Our roundup of the main aerospace and defense stories making the news this week.

The number of business aircraft models being readied for Starlink installations is growing rapidly.

AeroMech said June 24 that its STC for the Citation 560XL midsize jet, including the Citation Excel, XLS and XLS+ will be available in September.

SpaceX is sidelining a Falcon 9 rocket for additional inspections following a rare launch abort at engine ignition.

SpaceX's Starlink is fast emerging as the office-in-the-sky choice for U.S. operators of both long-range, large-cabin business jets and King Air turboprops.

SpaceX has demonstrated an unmodified smartphone making a video call using a connection to its Starlink low-Earth-orbit satellite constellation.

Vast plans to integrate SpaceX’s Starlink laser communication system into its commercial space station, Haven-1, scheduled for launch in 2025.

The U.S. military wants terminals to connect with multiple satellite constellations.

AST SpaceMobile’s first batch of direct-to-cellular satellites will not be launched in the second quarter of this year as planned,

Continuing an annual tradition dating back to 1957, Aviation Week Network editors honored a wide variety of industry accomplishments.

The U.S. Navy plans to soon issue a request for proposals for a shipboard antenna that can connect to up to 15 different satellite constellations at once.

Armor Harris, the newly hired vice president of Aircraft Engineering for San Diego-based Shield AI, wants to lead a new revolution in aircraft design.

SpaceX is looking to fly Starship again in early May.

SpaceX plans to sell laser communications systems developed for its Starlink broadband satellites to third-party satellite manufacturers.

Satellite crowding and military conflict create new dangers in space.

SpaceX completed a pair of overlapping Falcon 9 missions on March 4.

The LEO constellation is driving down satellite internet costs.

SpaceX plans to place its first direct-to-cellular phone Starlink constellation in orbit by the end of August.

Hawaiian Airlines is preparing to take major steps in its fleet upgrade initiative.

A record 223 orbital-class rockets lifted off last year, a 20% hike over 2022.

SpaceX opened its 2024 launch manifest on Jan. 2 with a Falcon 9 mission to continue building its Starlink satellite constellation.

As hardware prices come down, Amazon’s Project Kuiper aims to connect “tens of millions of customers.”

GPS has become a household term over the last 50 years. Over the coming decades, it is likely to be subsumed into another three-letter term, PNT.

CVN 73 aims to shake off its reputation from prolonged maintenance and bring new capabilities to the Pacific.