India’s Jio lays out sovereign LEO constellation plan ahead of IPO
TAMPA, Fla. — Jio Platforms, which owns India’s largest telco, is looking to lease broadband capacity from global satellite constellations to jumpstart…
Belts of Green in the Washington Suburbs
Beyond the border of Washington, D.C., numerous suburbs spread across Virginia and Maryland. Many are accessible from the Capital Beltway…
Hybridizing nuclear command, control and communications systems puts space infrastructure at risk
Space based nuclear command, control and communications (NC3) systems were developed as highly classified and sovereign systems, insulated…
NASA sets early September launch date for Roman Space Telescope
GREENBELT, Md. — NASA’s Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope is now scheduled for launch in early September as agency officials hail its early…
Commerce Department budget proposal would halt work on TraCSS
WASHINGTON — The Commerce Department is proposing to halt work on its space traffic coordination system while it develops a “new operating and…
China backs orbital data center startup with $8.4 billion in credit lines
HELSINKI — A Beijing-based space startup has secured early-stage funding and extensive credit backing as part of a broader Chinese push toward…
Northrop Grumman takes $71 million charge on Vulcan booster issue
WASHINGTON — Northrop Grumman said April 21 it took a $71 million charge in its fiscal first quarter linked to an anomaly with a solid rocket…
Trump taps Raytheon executive for top military space acquisition post
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump on April 21 nominated Raytheon executive Erich Hernandez-Baquero to serve as assistant secretary of the…
Pentagon details funding strategy behind Trump’s proposed $1.45 trillion defense budget
WASHINGTON — The Pentagon’s latest budget documents put numbers behind an ambitious plan to expand U.S. military spending, with space programs…
A School of Mud Volcano Islands in Azerbaijan
Today’s story is the answer to the April 2026 puzzler. With its abundance of naturally occurring gas seeps and fires, Azerbaijan has long…
The U.S. must defend the final frontier against cyberattacks
As recent American military operations show, space underpins American forces’ ability to operate globally with unmatched precision. Its…