For clues to the future of military space, look in the air
MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif. – Logistics, from satellite life extension to in-space assembly, will become common elements of future military…
Resources, reactors and rivalries will decide the new moon race
A new race to the moon is underway; not merely to erect flags, but to prospect for and extract water and helium-3, establish nuclear power…
Blue Origin test-fires New Glenn ahead of second launch
WASHINGTON — Blue Origin test-fired its second New Glenn rocket Oct. 30, one of the final milestones before a launch expected in November. The…
Beaver Moon 2025: Don’t miss the biggest, brightest ‘supermoon’ of the year
Skywatchers will see the biggest and brightest full moon of the year next week. Turning full at 8:19 a.m. ET on Wednesday, Nov. 5, the Beaver…
Golden Dome hype meets information vacuum as industry awaits Pentagon direction
MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif. — Defense contractors are preparing to pour billions of dollars into President Trump’s signature Golden Dome…
SpaceX defends Starship lunar lander as it works on ‘simplified’ approach
WASHINGTON — SpaceX says it is developing a “simplified” lunar landing mission architecture while defending the progress it has made on its…
China’s StarDetect raises Series A funding to expand on-orbit computing and space domain awareness services
HELSINKI — Chinese commercial firm StarDetect has raised early funding as it seeks to establish itself as a provider of space domain awareness…
Interest rate cut further fuels space investor optimism amid talk of returning SPACs
TAMPA, Fla. — Growing space investor optimism got another lift Oct. 29 after the U.S. Federal Reserve cut interest rates by a quarter point…
Ancient ‘frosty’ rhino from Canada’s High Arctic rewrites what scientists thought they knew about the North Atlantic Land Bridge
Almost four decades ago, researchers discovered a collection of perfectly preserved fossils inside an impact crater in the Canadian High…
Former NASA administrators call for changes in Artemis lunar lander architecture
HUNTSVILLE, Ala. — Two former NASA administrators criticized the agency’s current approach to using SpaceX’s Starship for the Artemis 3 crewed…