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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
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