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America'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
The "public" in public space agency
Many hailed the success of the Artemis 2 mission as a key technical step in returning humans to the Moon. Alex Li said it also played an important cul...
Jun 01, 2026 · StaffOriginally on Wedgetail
Starships are meant to eventually fly
Last week marked both the first flight of the latest version of SpaceX's Starship as well as the release of the company's prospectus for its initial p...
May 26, 2026 · StaffOriginally on Wedgetail
Fear and panic in orbit around the Red Planet: Missions to Phobos and Deimos
While most concepts for missions to Mars have focused on the planet itself, some have instead planned to explore its two small moons. Dwayne Day exami...
May 26, 2026 · StaffOriginally on Wedgetail
Reassessing NASA procurement strategy: A hybrid approach
NASA is using a mix of cost-plus and fixed-price contracts for its missions, but each approach as advantages and disadvantages. Eli Lichtenstein offer...
May 26, 2026 · StaffOriginally on Wedgetail
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