Apex sells satellite for Japanese technology demonstration mission
Satellite manufacturer Apex has won a contract from a Japanese company to provide a spacecraft bus for a technology demonstration mission. The post Apex…
Space Command classified wargame to include 25 commercial players
Maj. Gen. Keener: The exercise will help Space Command ‘better understand commercial challenges, requirements, and how we can better work…
NASA grappling with planetary science funding shortfall
NASA’s planetary science program, while spared steep cuts proposed last year, is still facing a funding shortfall that requires “strategic…
China signals new target for 2027 asteroid deflection test
China has identified a new target near-Earth asteroid for its first planetary defense kinetic test mission, which is scheduled to launch in…
Solar array deal sheds more light on South Korea’s defense constellation
South Korea’s plans for a national security constellation are coming into sharper focus after a March 18 solar array supply deal set the stage…
Wave of Dust Rolls Through Texas
The Ides of March brought perilous weather to West Texas and the state’s Panhandle. A strong cold front blasted south across the arid plains…
Frontier justice: navigating the future legal landscape for private actors in space law
At the dawn of the Space Age, then President-elect John F. Kennedy spoke to the American people of “a new frontier” of unknown opportunities…
Office of Space Commerce weighing options for TraCSS user fees
The Trump administration has not yet decided whether to charge for space safety data despite a change in space policy enabling the government…
Space Force overhauls buying structure with new mission portfolios
New structure gives ‘Portfolio Acquisition Executives’ authority over funding, requirements and integration across major space…
Telesat pivots Lightspeed toward defense as delays push global service to 2028
Telesat plans to carve out 25% of its Lightspeed broadband constellation for military Ka-band as the program’s latest delay pushes global…
Space boom strains supply chain, industry report warns
The industry’s supply network, built for smaller volumes and slower production cycles, is struggling to keep pace. The post Space boom strains…