Making COMSATCOM accessible for large-scale defense requirements
The rise of peer adversaries and new offensive weapons is changing communications requirements from military command headquarters to the…
NASA’s 2025 Astronaut Candidates: Shaping Artemis Explo…
When NASA’s 2025 astronaut candidates arrived at the agency’s Johnson Space Center in Houston this fall, they stepped into history, sharing a…
Shenzhou-22 docks at Tiangong space station, resolving human spaceflight emergency
HELSINKI — China’s uncrewed Shenzhou-22 spacecraft has arrived at the Tiangong space station, reestablishing a lifeboat for the crew and…
Oman brings GEO orders level with 2024 as larger spacecraft regain traction
TAMPA, Fla. — An order for Oman’s first geostationary communications satellite has lifted the global tally for this year to six, matching all…
NASA to fly only cargo on next Starliner mission under modified contract
ALICANTE, Spain — NASA has revised its commercial crew contract with Boeing, reducing the number of CST-100 Starliner missions to four, the…
Science fiction and innovation in space
In this episode of Space Minds, Senior Staff Writer Jeff Foust moderates a panel at the Johns Hopkins University Bloomberg Center, the next…
China launches TJS-21 towards Molniya orbit, lofts trio of Shijian-30 spacecraft
HELSINKI — China conducted a pair of launches last week, adding new spacecraft to its opaque TJS and Shijian satellite series. A Long March 2C…
Amazon unveils production-ready gigabit-class Leo Ultra broadband terminal
TAMPA, Fla. — Amazon has unveiled the final production version of Leo Ultra, the company’s highest-performing enterprise terminal for the low…
Star Wars redux: the false promise of space-based missile defense
Star Wars is back in vogue with President Trump’s executive order to establish the “Golden Dome” missile defense shield. It will feature an…