After years of hesitation, the national security space community is finally boarding the commercial space train, one that many of us have been pushing for since the early 2000’s. The momentum is ...

A generation ago, when former NASA Administrator Dan Goldin promoted the mantra of a “faster, better, cheaper” approach to the agency’s science missions, critics often joked that NASA could only pick ...

The era of commercial space stations is set to begin in 2026, marking a revolutionary change in the history of space exploration. For nearly three decades,the International Space Station (ISS) has ...

The descent of the Nebula-1 first stage during a VTVL test in the Gobi Desert, Sept. 22, 2024. Credit: Deep Blue Aerospace HELSINKI — China’s national space endeavors have frequently grabbed headlines ...

A Ceres-1 solid rocket lifts off Dec. 19, 2024, from a converted barge off the coast of Shandong province, Eastern China. Credit: Galactic Energy HELSINKI — China’s space administration has published ...

The Space Force has been working closely with private investment firms to get a leg up on emerging technologies. The result is a “pool” of companies with products the service wants, a senior defense ...

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On the Wednesday, Sept. 24, 2025 episode of The Excerpt podcast: Are humans on the precipice of not only being visitors to outer space, but also becoming permanent residents? Namrata Goswami, ...

The U.S. Space Force is exploring commercial options for a future proliferated space situational awareness architecture in geosynchronous orbit (GEO), the service’s military acquisition official said ...