NASA astrophysics director offers optimistic vision despite budget uncertainty
GREENBELT, Md. — The head of NASA’s astrophysics division offered an upbeat assessment of upcoming missions, a stark contrast to the bleak…
BAE Systems wins $16 million DARPA award to advance autonomous satellite tasking
ORLANDO, Fla. — The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency has awarded BAE Systems a $16 million contract to continue work on software that…
Odin Space raises $3 million in seed funding
SAN FRANCISCO – British startup Odin Space raised $3 million in a seed round to begin commercializing tiny sensors to map and analyze…
Lunar Outpost’s MAPP Rovers: From Commercial Exploration to Artemis Integration
1 Founded in 2017 in Golden, Colorado, Lunar Outpost has rapidly evolved from a commercial lunar mobility startup to a key player in NASA’s…
America must stop treating China’s lunar plans as a footrace
It has become conventional wisdom that China’s rise is driven by a coordinated strategy across three fronts here on Earth: dominating critical…
China launches 4 times in 4 days, boosting megaconstellation and surveillance assets
HELSINKI — China launched four missions in four days, accelerating its record-setting launch cadence while expanding its Guowang LEO…
China hearing focuses on U.S. policy shortfalls
WASHINGTON — A House hearing on the rise of China’s space program turned into a broader critique of U.S. space policy, including NASA’s…
