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Price it like a Tomahawk, not a Falcon 9: the case for sovereign microlaunch as deterrence
Very small launch vehicles are at an economic disadvantage to larger vehicles. However, Evangelos Dimitriou describes how they could provide a strateg...
Aug 03, 2026 · StaffOriginally on Wedgetail
Government funding before VC: the inverted capital stack for space startups
Many space startups seek, and often struggle to raise, venture capital to scale their businesses. Samson Williams argues companies are better off firs...
Aug 03, 2026 · StaffOriginally on Wedgetail
Space Force selects technical direction agent for SBI program
The U.S. Space Force has selected Johns Hopkins University’s Applied Physics Laboratory to serve as technical direction agent for the Space Force’s Sp...
Jul 31, 2026 · StaffOriginally on Wedgetail
Space Force outlines acquisition wins amid ongoing Department wide transformation at Air and Space Summit
Thomas Ainsworth, acting assistant secretary of the Air Force for Space Acquisition and Integration, highlighted the Space Force's sweeping acquisitio...
Jul 30, 2026 · StaffOriginally on Wedgetail
Council on Foreign Relations visits Cape Canaveral SFS to discuss plans for the future of launch
The Council on Foreign Relations visited Cape Canaveral Space Force Station on June, 26, 2026.
Jul 27, 2026 · StaffOriginally on Wedgetail
Turning intelligence into advantage: US, Coalition Forces convene for SpaceTAT '26
The event brought together U.S. and Five Eyes coalition space operators, system experts, and intelligence professionals to analyze adversary tactics a...
Jul 27, 2026 · StaffOriginally on Wedgetail
Preserving the legacy of the ISS
The International Space Station is scheduled to be retired as soon as the end of the decade. Jeff Foust reports this is providing new urgency to effor...
Jul 27, 2026 · StaffOriginally on Wedgetail
Orbiting Solar Observatories: Nancy Grace Roman and solar science from spinning spacecraft
NASA's next major space telescope, launching in a month, is named after astronomer Nancy Grace Roman. Trevor Williams discusses how she spearheaded th...
Jul 27, 2026 · StaffOriginally on Wedgetail
Starship may become useful before it becomes reusable
SpaceX's Starship performed its latest suborbital test flight last week, inching closer to orbital missions. Paul Almond says that Starship could stil...
Jul 27, 2026 · StaffOriginally on Wedgetail
Affordability for Artemis
One question about NASA's revised plans for Artemis is how much it will cost to get astronauts back to the Moon. Robert Oler argues that Congress shou...
Jul 27, 2026 · StaffOriginally on Wedgetail
To win the Moon, divide the labor
NASA is relying heavily on commercial partnerships in its plans to return to the Moon and establish a base there. Alexander Salter discusses why those...
Jul 27, 2026 · StaffOriginally on Wedgetail
CMSSF visit to PACOM highlights maturation of space integration
Throughout the tour, CMSSF observed real-world operations demonstrating how U.S. Space Forces Pacific is actively driving space integration into broad...
Jul 24, 2026 · StaffOriginally on Wedgetail