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The Iranian use of space operations during Epic Fury
While the United States has made extensive use of space capabilities in its ongoing conflict with Iran, that country has also made use of space. Three...
Jul 13, 2026 · StaffOriginally on Wedgetail
The Lunar South Pole: Small Craters, Large Stakes
Permanently shadowed regions concentrate the Moon's most useful real estate into a few square kilometres — a recipe for friction.
Jul 08, 2026 · S. VegaCape Canaveral Static Fire Clears Commercial Lunar Lander for Flight
The lander's final static fire completed without anomaly, keeping its south-polar delivery mission on track for a September window.
Jul 06, 2026 · StaffAstropolitics and the post-Earth economy
A growing human presence in space means expanding beyond the realm of instantaneous communications we have become accustomed to on Earth. David Rogers...
Jul 06, 2026 · StaffOriginally on Wedgetail
Transforming domains: Space, military justice, and the Air Force Judge Advocate General's Corps in 2050
While the US Space Force is a separate military branch, it still relies on the Air Force for some capabilities, including lawyers. Todd Pennington dis...
Jul 06, 2026 · StaffOriginally on Wedgetail
The Mars Tax: Starship's toll on American lunar ambitions
SpaceX's Starship is one of the two lunar landers being developed for landing NASA astronauts on the Moon. Ethan Hicks argues that Starship's origins ...
Jul 06, 2026 · StaffOriginally on Wedgetail
A swift effort to boost the prospects for satellite servicing
A Pegasus XL is set this week to launch a mission to reboost NASA's Swift space telescope. Jeff Foust reports on the rapid development of the unique m...
Jun 29, 2026 · StaffOriginally on Wedgetail
Security and sustainability in space: a proposed cap-and-trade model for orbital debris mitigation
Orbital debris poses a growing risk to satellite operations with no clear solution for addressing it. Isha Gupta proposes an approach based on regulat...
Jun 29, 2026 · StaffOriginally on Wedgetail
A new age for astronomy enabled by space-based solar power
One of the criticisms of space-based solar power (SPSB) systems is that the platforms would interfere with astronomy. Benjamin Calloway describes how ...
Jun 29, 2026 · StaffOriginally on Wedgetail
Wenchang Prepares Next Station Module for Launch
Ground crews have mated the new laboratory module to its carrier rocket, extending the station's research capacity.
Jun 27, 2026 · StaffOrbital Debris and the Coming Liability Fight
Attribution in orbit is improving faster than the law that would make attribution matter.
Jun 25, 2026 · S. Vega
Space resilience in a British context
Executive summary Introduction The word ‘resilience’ has become a fixture in the United Kingdom’s (UK) space policy conversations, just as it has acro...
Jun 23, 2026 · StaffOriginally on Wedgetail