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Commercial space is not an endless field of innovation: an assessment of the good, the bad, and the ugly
The growth of the commercial space industry is seen by some as a way to help the US government to do more with less. Charles Galbreath discusses how c...
Aug 31, 2026 · StaffOriginally on Wedgetail
Space has a billionaire problem, but it also has a billionaire solution
Many in the public see space as primarily a playground for billionaires. Kelsie Goddard argues that while that reputation is not undeserved, the role ...
Aug 31, 2026 · StaffOriginally on Wedgetail
Learning from a satellite servicing mission's failure
In mid-August, NASA announced it was calling off an effort to reboost the orbit of its Swift space telescope because of problems with the commercial s...
Aug 31, 2026 · StaffOriginally on Wedgetail
MTN Uganda Partners With Starlink to Bring Satellite Connectivity to Remote Areas
MTN Uganda has partnered with Starlink to extend satellite-enabled connectivity to enterprise customers operating in remote, underserved, and hard-to-...
Aug 31, 2026 · StaffOriginally on Wedgetail
SES Awards OHB €1 billion for IRIS2 MEO Satellites
European satellite operator SES has awarded OHB a contract worth almost €1 billion to develop and build satellite platforms for the medium Earth orbit...
Aug 31, 2026 · StaffOriginally on Wedgetail
Starlink Is Live in Equatorial Guinea
Equatorial Guinea just became Starlink’s 30th African country. On August 29, 2026, both the official Starlink account and Elon Musk […] The post Starl...
Aug 31, 2026 · StaffOriginally on Wedgetail
Roman lifts off on a mission to survey the infrared sky
Image: NASA’s Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope lifted off on a SpaceX Falcon Heavy rocket from NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida, USA, at 07:26 ...
Aug 31, 2026 · StaffOriginally on Wedgetail
Rocket Lab launches Japanese radar satellite to orbit on 'Owl Around the World' mission (video)
Rocket Lab launched a Japanese synthetic aperture radar satellite to orbit on Sept. 2 for Synspective, a Tokyo-based Earth-imaging company.
Aug 31, 2026 · StaffOriginally on Wedgetail
SLS picks up the pace, four vehicles in production
The NASA and contractor workforce continues to make progress ahead of next year’s Artemis III… The post SLS picks up the pace, four vehicles in produc...
Aug 31, 2026 · StaffOriginally on Wedgetail
Roman Space Telescope Begins Its Journey to L2
The Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope launched at 7:26 am ET on Sunday from KSC aboard a SpaceX Falcon Heavy rocket, starting its journey to Lagrange ...
Aug 30, 2026 · StaffOriginally on Wedgetail
Trump calls in to NASA press conference to celebrate launch of Roman Space Telescope, a mission he tried to cancel
President Trump interrupted a NASA press conference today (Aug. 30) to congratulate the Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope team on a successful launch.
Aug 30, 2026 · StaffOriginally on Wedgetail
Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope Lifts Off to Open New Insights Into the Universe
NASA’s Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope lifted off this morning on a mission to find more planets around other stars in the universe and solve the my...
Aug 30, 2026 · StaffOriginally on Wedgetail