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Japanese commercial firms as drivers of Japanese space policy
Japan has developed a vibrant commercial space industry in the last several years, with startups pursuing radar imaging satellites, lunar landers, and...
Jan 12, 2026 · StaffOriginally on Wedgetail
Building empires in the sky: Effectuating off-Earth territorial expansion using existing legal frameworks
The Outer Space Treaty makes clear that countries cannot claim territory on the Moon or other celestial bodies. Camisha Simmons describes how other le...
Jan 12, 2026 · StaffOriginally on Wedgetail
Safe passage in the stars: The next Bretton Woods
On Earth, control of the seas and thus of trade helped create the current financial system dominated by the US dollar. Alex Li argues that the reserve...
Jan 12, 2026 · StaffOriginally on Wedgetail
The Isaacman era begins at NASA
Jared Isaacman became NASA administrator last month, ending a convoluted confirmation process that lasted just over a year. Jeff Foust reports on Isaa...
Jan 05, 2026 · StaffOriginally on Wedgetail
Innovative, affordable, and expedited
One of big challenges facing Isaacman is how to speed up a human return to the Moon, or at least keep it from falling further behind schedule. Robert ...
Jan 05, 2026 · StaffOriginally on Wedgetail
Houston deserves a Space Shuttle, but not like this
A provision in last year's budget reconciliation bill effectively directed the transfer of the Space Shuttle Discovery from the Smithsonian to Space C...
Jan 05, 2026 · StaffOriginally on Wedgetail
The Artemis Accords at five
This fall marked five years since eight countries, including the United States, announced that they were signing the new Artemis Accords, outlining no...
Dec 22, 2025 · StaffOriginally on Wedgetail
State-owned enterprises and commercial space in China
The Chinese space ecosystem now includes many startups that emulate American entrepreneurial space companies. Owen Chbani examines the role larger sta...
Dec 22, 2025 · StaffOriginally on Wedgetail
SpaceX, orbital data centers, and the journey to Mars
After years of saying the company was not planning an initial public offering of stock, SpaceX now appears to be moving ahead with an IPO as soon as n...
Dec 15, 2025 · StaffOriginally on Wedgetail
"Sovereign capacity" of private and public space programs
Countries are increasingly seeing the strategic value of space capabilities. Alexander Wallace Watson examines the ways countries can built up those c...
Dec 15, 2025 · StaffOriginally on Wedgetail
NASA Goddard and the dawn of international cooperation in space
NASA cooperated with other nations on space science missions from the agency's earliest days. Trevor Williams examines two early cooperative satellite...
Dec 08, 2025 · StaffOriginally on Wedgetail
The long arm of a European space law
The European Commission released earlier this year a draft of a space law for the European Union intended to harmonize regulations and promote space s...
Dec 08, 2025 · StaffOriginally on Wedgetail