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Financing the final frontier: ledger or lens?
A recent $1.25 trillion cost estimate for Golden Dome caused some sticker shock. Bharath Gopalaswamy and Daniel Dant discuss how the total cost is les...
Jun 22, 2026 · StaffOriginally on Wedgetail
Space autonomy needs an authority architecture before 2027
Threats to space assets mean a greater reliance on autonomy to protect them from attack. Burak Oktenli argues this means taking decisions now on what ...
Jun 22, 2026 · StaffOriginally on Wedgetail
Mahia Demonstrates 72-Hour Responsive Launch Turnaround
A smallsat replacement mission went from callup to orbit in under three days, a record for the New Zealand site.
Jun 15, 2026 · StaffArtemis 3 take shape
NASA announced last week the astronauts who will fly the Artemis 3 mission next year. Jeff Foust reports the event also provided more details about th...
Jun 15, 2026 · StaffOriginally on Wedgetail
The Budapest Maneuver: why small nations need their own "little NASA"
More countries are establishing space agencies, even though they will never be more than a small fraction of the size of major agencies like NASA. Mih...
Jun 15, 2026 · StaffOriginally on Wedgetail
Sovereign capability and assured access: a tension in Europe's space strategy
Europe is working to increase its autonomy in space, including developing additional launch capability. Nicholas Borroz discusses why this means the E...
Jun 15, 2026 · StaffOriginally on Wedgetail
Space race or space divide: orbital AI and the Global South's exclusion crisis
American and Chinese companies are planning large constellations of orbital data center satellites. Maheen Butt argues that such proposals risk denyin...
Jun 15, 2026 · StaffOriginally on Wedgetail
Launch Cadence Is the New Strategic Metric
Payload mass gets the headlines, but the ability to reconstitute a constellation in weeks is what changes military calculations.
Jun 11, 2026 · S. VegaAmerica's most exposed power projection platforms: Why United States Space Force installations must be treated as warfighting infrastructure
Unlike other military services, the Space Force largely operates from permanent bases in the United States and allied nations rather than having forwa...
Jun 08, 2026 · StaffOriginally on Wedgetail
Why the vagueness of the Outer Space Treaty was a strategically calculated move
One of the complaints about the Outer Space Treaty is that many of its provisions are vague and subject to wide-ranging interpretations. Aditya Raj di...
Jun 08, 2026 · StaffOriginally on Wedgetail
Artemis and the blue micromoon
Last week NASA outlined initial plans for developing a lunar base, awarding contracts for rovers and the landers that would deliver them. Jeff Foust r...
Jun 01, 2026 · StaffOriginally on Wedgetail
Debris with telemetry: the cyber pathway to Kessler
Many satellite operators worry about debris from accidental collisions or antisatellite weapons tests. Daniel Morgan says an underappreciated debris t...
Jun 01, 2026 · StaffOriginally on Wedgetail