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Wishing for rockets
The demand for launch services is higher than ever, but the supply of rockets today is very constrained. Jeff Foust reports on the various factors tha...
Aug 17, 2026 · StaffOriginally on Wedgetail
Two futures on the Moon
The race to return humans to the Moon pits not just two countries but two political philosophies. Alexander William Salter discusses how American lead...
Aug 17, 2026 · StaffOriginally on Wedgetail
Colonizing Antarctica and other anti-space fables
One argument that critics of space settlement make is that it would be far easier to settle Antarctica. Milan Cirkovic offers several reasons why that...
Aug 17, 2026 · StaffOriginally on Wedgetail
Army gears up to ‘engage’ enemy surveillance satellites
The Army’s space superiority efforts are focused on countering adversary ISR satellites, as well as conducting “stratospheric warfare,” Col. Joe Mrosz...
Aug 13, 2026 · StaffOriginally on Wedgetail
The Commercial Space Race
A strong commercial space industry is an important partner for the U.S. government, as it contributes to building more robust space and defense capabi...
Aug 13, 2026 · StaffOriginally on Wedgetail
Space-based interceptor contractors passed first Golden Dome milestone: Guetlein
The Defense Department will not decide whether to produce operational space-based interceptors until after industry demonstrates their feasibility, Ge...
Aug 12, 2026 · StaffOriginally on Wedgetail
Joint force needs kinetic and non-kinetic weapons for space war: Whiting
“We’re a combatant command and we fight to win wars,” US Space Command chief Gen. Stephen Whiting told the annual Army SMD conference.
Aug 12, 2026 · StaffOriginally on Wedgetail
Space Launch Delta 45 partners with Florida National Guard to strengthen hazmat response
The multiday training strengthened interagency coordination, refined joint chemical, biological, radiological, nuclear, and high-yield explosive respo...
Aug 10, 2026 · StaffOriginally on Wedgetail
International lunar consultations: future-looking developments at the Committee on the Peaceful Uses of Outer Space
The UN's Committee on the Peaceful Uses of Space established an "action team" in 2024 to study how to coordinate lunar activities. Giorgio Cardile off...
Aug 10, 2026 · StaffOriginally on Wedgetail
Decisions without deciders: authority at machine speed in the space enterprise
Space activities increasingly rely on automation and AI to make decisions faster than humans. Bharath Gopalaswamy and Daniel Dant describe how this cr...
Aug 10, 2026 · StaffOriginally on Wedgetail
Who will believe the space logs in 2040? Space governance and the quantum audit problem
Satellite activities are extensively logged, providing an audit trail for tracking down problems or determining blame. Burak Oktenli explains why the ...
Aug 10, 2026 · StaffOriginally on Wedgetail
Seeing through the storm: SAR imagery's evolution beyond defense applications
Synthetic aperture radar imagery had long been considered primarily a tool for defense applications. Kateryna Sergieieva discusses how commercial SAR ...
Aug 10, 2026 · StaffOriginally on Wedgetail