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Space launch and reentry environmental concerns are real, but can be mitigated
The sharp increase in launches has led to warnings about the environmental impacts of emissions from those launches and subsequent reentries on the up...
May 18, 2026 · StaffOriginally on Wedgetail
The Isaacman honeymoon
Despite a budget request that proposed steep cuts to NASA, administrator Jared Isaacman still remains popular on Capitol Hill and in industry. Jeff Fo...
May 18, 2026 · StaffOriginally on Wedgetail
After Gateway: the case for a middle power lunar consortium
NASA's decision to effectively cancel the lunar Gateway has forced international partners who had been working on its components to reconsider their p...
May 11, 2026 · StaffOriginally on Wedgetail
Flagships on a budget
NASA's next astrophysics flagship mission, the Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope, is under budget and ahead of schedule for a launch later this year. ...
May 11, 2026 · StaffOriginally on Wedgetail
Strategy is easy, but logistics is hard. Golden Dome proves it.
The Golden Dome missile defense system will require major space-based capabilities, from sensors to interceptors. Bharath Gopalaswamy and Daniel Dant ...
May 11, 2026 · StaffOriginally on Wedgetail
Three steps forward but one step back
NASA's revisions to its Artemis lunar exploration architecture have won widespread support in the space industry. Dale Skran, though, notes that the p...
May 11, 2026 · StaffOriginally on Wedgetail
The Moonbase moment
The centerpiece of NASA's new lunar exploration plans is a lunar base announced at an event in March. Jeff Foust reports there is strong interest in d...
May 04, 2026 · StaffOriginally on Wedgetail
Governance is always late to the party. Here's why that's not an accident.
Regulation of space activities aways appears to lag their technical and economic feasibility. G. Theresa Quitto-Dickerson explains this structural iss...
May 04, 2026 · StaffOriginally on Wedgetail
The great launch constraint
Blue Origin's New Glenn suffered a failure on its third launch last week when an upper stage malfunction placed its payload in the wrong orbit. Jeff F...
Apr 27, 2026 · StaffOriginally on Wedgetail
A Fortress Moon for cislunar security
Cislunar space is evolving from one of primarily scientific interest to one with more strategic importance. Alan Dugger examines one approach to bette...
Apr 27, 2026 · StaffOriginally on Wedgetail
Redefining success in space diplomacy: emerging space nations in the Artemis Era and the case of Turkey
The role of space in diplomacy is changing as countries shift from seeking technical dominance to influence over governance. Elif Yuksel discusses tha...
Apr 27, 2026 · StaffOriginally on Wedgetail
The TWINSTAR mission concept: A pragmatic path to finding Earth 2.0
One of the driving goals of astrophysics is to be able to observe an Earthlike planet orbiting another star. Sherine Ahmed El Baradei discusses one mi...
Apr 27, 2026 · StaffOriginally on Wedgetail