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Mapping the Gaps in NASA’s Return to the Moon, featuring Richard Spolzino
“I want to be able to look at a rocket launch and say, ‘I touched a piece of this.’” That’s how Richard Spolzino describes the thing he’s chasing. Not...
Oct 04, 2026 · StaffOriginally on Wedgetail
Pentagon Backs Ambitious Plan to Beam Solar Power From Space
Space-based solar power just got another powerful vote of confidence. The United States Department of Defense just inked a contract with solar energy ...
Oct 04, 2026 · StaffOriginally on Wedgetail
Texas city to pay $175,000 after SpaceX site it owns overpumps 128m gallons of groundwater
The McGregor City Council has reached a settlement regarding penalties related to groundwater overpumping caused by SpaceX. The city will allocate $17...
Oct 04, 2026 · StaffOriginally on Wedgetail
Beyond the Moon: Space Week around the world
Right after the Soviet Union launched Sputnik in 1957, UNOOSA, the UN Office for Outer Space Affairs, was established and has since been monitoring de...
Oct 04, 2026 · StaffOriginally on Wedgetail
Who Owns the Moon?
A treaty from the 1960s declared that nobody can own outer space. Half a century later, billionaires and superpowers see fortunes to be made nonethele...
Oct 04, 2026 · StaffOriginally on Wedgetail
Superpowers Race to Put Nuclear Reactors on the Moon
The United States wants a reactor on the moon by 2030. A Russian-Chinese alliance is working on one for 2036. Some leading scientists say the danger i...
Oct 04, 2026 · StaffOriginally on Wedgetail
Space Forces personnel carry out key tasks to protect Russia’s security — Putin
Russian President stressed the importance of further expanding the capabilities of the orbital satellite constellation and ground infrastructure
Oct 04, 2026 · StaffOriginally on Wedgetail
Mars shelter problem can be solved with engineered yeast, gelatin and sand: paper
Future settlers on Mars would need houses, but they must either spend huge sums transporting construction materials from Earth or use enormous amounts...
Oct 04, 2026 · StaffOriginally on Wedgetail
ESA to pursue crew transport and space stations as European launchers come online
The European Space Agency (ESA) recently started investigating options for a European-led space station. The… The post ESA to pursue crew transport an...
Oct 03, 2026 · StaffOriginally on Wedgetail
Inside Nigeria’s Digital Postcode: The GIS and Satellite Data Behind 11 Characters
On 1 October 2026, the Nigerian Postal Service (NIPOST) switched on the National Digital Alphanumeric Postcode. Every addressable building it […] The ...
Oct 03, 2026 · StaffOriginally on Wedgetail
Russia, Iran attach much importance to cooperation in defense — Medvedev
Russian Security Council Deputy Chairman Dmitry Medvedev highlighted to the aerospace industry, energy, artificial intelligence, and advanced technolo...
Oct 03, 2026 · StaffOriginally on Wedgetail
Suborbital space tour listed on Trip.com for $973,000
This marks a direct effort by Western commercial space operators to tap high-net-worth travellers in China.
Oct 03, 2026 · StaffOriginally on Wedgetail