Archive
1,897–1,908 of 2,070 items
White House Releases New Space Transportation Policy
The White House released a new space transportation policy today, the first since 2013. The new policy has a strong emphasis on government support for...
Aug 21, 2026 · StaffOriginally on Wedgetail
Europe cancels planned upgrades for Ariane 6 rocket
Arianespace hasn’t publicly disclosed the cost for an Ariane 6 launch.
Aug 20, 2026 · StaffOriginally on Wedgetail
China is launching a Moon mission to find water ice. It’s unlike anything NASA has done
We’ve known for a while now that the Moon has water. Accessing it will make it easier not just to visit, but to stay.
Aug 20, 2026 · StaffOriginally on Wedgetail
SpaceX’s orbital data centers would create a new category of e-waste
The yeetcycling math resembles asteroid mining in reverse.
Aug 20, 2026 · StaffOriginally on Wedgetail
NASA calls off mission to rescue Swift gamma-ray observatory
Without a rescue, NASA's Swift Observatory is expected to reenter the atmosphere later this year.
Aug 20, 2026 · StaffOriginally on Wedgetail
Space Force Funding Could Be Record High, If Congress Agrees
The Administration is requesting $71 billion for the U.S. Space Force in FY2027, more than twice what it has now. An analysis by the Aerospace Corpora...
Aug 19, 2026 · StaffOriginally on Wedgetail
No-Go for Katalyst’s Reboost of NASA’s Swift Observatory
Katalyst Space and NASA concluded today that reboosting the Swift Observatory with Katalyst’s LINK spacecraft will not be possible due to attitude con...
Aug 19, 2026 · StaffOriginally on Wedgetail
Pentagon rebuffed repeated requests for Golden Dome brief: CBO
David Mosher, head of the Congressional Budget Office’s National Security Directorate, stressed that the watchdog office was tasked with estimating th...
Aug 19, 2026 · StaffOriginally on Wedgetail
DoD expands R&D on clearing expired satellites from orbit
The stated goal is to clean out obsolete satellites, though the capabilities could also be used in weapons that move a target bird to an orbit where i...
Aug 18, 2026 · StaffOriginally on Wedgetail
NASA Ground Control Software Flaw Enables Unauthenticated Commands
Critical AIT-GUI flaws expose spacecraft commands and scripts to unauthenticated attackers
Aug 18, 2026 · StaffOriginally on Wedgetail
Japan launches second US military payload to monitor space above Indo-Pacific
The data from the hosted payloads on QZS-7 and its predecessor QZS-6 will feed into the US Space Surveillance Network operated by the 18th Space Defen...
Aug 17, 2026 · StaffOriginally on Wedgetail
Space Force brings 5 companies on-board Space Data Network
The new awards are aimed at demonstrating the ability of multiple satellite networks to connect to the Space Force’s emerging Space Data Network.
Aug 17, 2026 · StaffOriginally on Wedgetail