Riding the orbital data center wave
The orbital data center boom is promising opportunities well beyond the pioneers hoping to build colossal, AI-driven computing platforms in…
Overview Energy wins Air Force contract to study space-based solar power for military bases
WASHINGTON — Overview Energy has won a contract from the U.S. Air Force to study beaming space solar power to military installations, reviving…
Between resource scarcity and orbital inflation: rethinking the space model
The space sector is booming. But it is also running up against limits we are only beginning to acknowledge. Like many industries, it is…
Melting Snow Off Shivelyuch – NASA Science
Shivelyuch (also called Shiveluch), the most northerly active volcano on the Kamchatka Peninsula, is one of the most active volcanoes in the…
Astranis secures $450 million in equity, debt to expand small GEO satellite production
DENVER — Astranis has raised $450 million in new capital, combining equity and debt as the San Francisco-based satellite operator seeks to…
Ground station operators grapple with military targeting
Recent strikes on cloud facilities and satellite ground infrastructure are sharpening concerns that some of the space industry’s most critical…
Pad 1 conversion ongoing, with Flight 12 nearing
Pad 1 conversion…
Ireland and Malta sign the Artemis Accords
WASHINGTON — Two European countries signed the Artemis Accords May 4 as part of a surge of countries joining in the wake of the Artemis 2…
Facing AI, data and scale imperatives at the 2026 GEOINT Symposium
Each year, the GEOINT Symposium brings together the people who make geospatial intelligence possible — the analysts, engineers, mission…
Exiting NRO director Chris Scolese’s legacy: commercial partnerships; public engagement
In a 2022 address to the Intelligence and National Security Alliance, the director of the National Reconnaissance Office, Chris Scolese,…