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Irene Klotz

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Space Editor at Aviation Week

Senior Space Editor Aviation Week & Space Technology

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  • ULA Adds 27 Satellites To Amazon Kuiper Constellation

    4 days ago | aviationweek.com | Irene Klotz

    Irene Klotz is Senior Space Editor for Aviation Week, based in Cape Canaveral. Before joining Aviation Week in 2017, Irene spent 25 years as a wire service reporter covering human and robotic spaceflight, commercial space, astronomy, science and technology for Reuters and United Press International.

  • COPV Eyed In Starship Test Stand Explosion

    1 week ago | aviationweek.com | Irene Klotz

    Initial analysis points to a composite overwrapped pressure vessel (COPV) containing nitrogen gas in Starship’s nosecone area as the possible cause of an explosion during fueling for a routine prelaunch static hot fire, SpaceX said. “Preliminary data suggests that a nitrogen COPV in the payload bay...

  • Starship For Flight 10 Explodes On Test Stand

    1 week ago | aviationweek.com | Irene Klotz

    A SpaceX Starship vehicle being prepared for the company’s upcoming 10th integrated flight test exploded on a test stand around midnight EDT June 19. SpaceX says there were no injuries from the explosion, which created a huge fireball, video posted on multiple social media accounts shows. Several...

  • ISS Leak May Be Sealed, But Political And Budgetary Threats Loom

    1 week ago | aviationweek.com | Irene Klotz

    For the past six years, NASA and Roscosmos—the Russian state corporation for space—have been debating, inspecting, analyzing and attempting to repair slow but persistent air leaks in a small transfer tunnel in Zvezda, one of the International Space Station’s original modules. Eventually, engineers...

  • Blue Origin Signs ESA, Thales For Orbital Reef

    1 week ago | aviationweek.com | Irene Klotz

    The European Space Agency (ESA) signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) June 18 to work with a third aspiring U.S. space station operator, all of which are developing platforms to host astronauts, research experiments, technology demonstrations and commercial projects for NASA and other customers...

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Irene Klotz
Irene Klotz @Free_Space
4 Jun 25

NASA, ISS Nat'l Lab/CASIS cancel next month's ISS R&D conference. "The current regulatory and budgetary environment does not support holding the International Space Station Research and Development Conference (ISSRDC) in 2025," says @ISS_CASIS

Irene Klotz
Irene Klotz @Free_Space
1 Jun 25

A gracious response

Jared Isaacman
Jared Isaacman @rookisaacman

I am incredibly grateful to President Trump @POTUS, the Senate and all those who supported me throughout this journey. The past six months have been enlightening and, honestly, a bit thrilling. I have gained a much deeper appreciation for the complexities of government and the

Irene Klotz
Irene Klotz @Free_Space
31 May 25

RT @burgessev: More: WH confirms Isaacman's out, says replacement coming soon @ShelbyTalcott "It’s essential that the next leader of NASA…