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Beyond launch: How in-space propulsion markets will determine winners in the $1 trillion space economy
Launch has long been seen as the bottleneck for a growing space economy, but it is not the only factor. Malik Farkhadov discusses how the in-space pro...
Dec 08, 2025 · StaffOriginally on Wedgetail
A big win for European space
The member states of the European Space Agency met in Germany last week to decide on agency funding levels for the next three years. Jeff Foust report...
Dec 01, 2025 · StaffOriginally on Wedgetail
Burning Falcon: the death of a Russian laser ASAT plane
Last week, Ukrainian drones and missiles struck a Russian air base. Among the planes destroyed there, Dwayne Day discusses, is one that was developed ...
Dec 01, 2025 · StaffOriginally on Wedgetail
Mapping the dark side of the world (part 3): Replacing ARGON, the SAMOS E-4, and mapping the Moon
In the conclusion of his examination of satellite mapping programs in the early Cold War, Dwayne Day examines revised camera designs, including one us...
Dec 01, 2025 · StaffOriginally on Wedgetail
Our best energy and efforts
Delays in the development of SpaceX's Starship have promoted calls for potential changes in NASA's Artemis lunar landing plans. Robert Oler discusses ...
Dec 01, 2025 · StaffOriginally on Wedgetail
Chandrayaan-3 successfully undertakes lunar flybys
Two years after carrying out its prime mission of delivering a lander to the Moon, part of India's Chandrayaan-3 spacecraft is back in the news after ...
Dec 01, 2025 · StaffOriginally on Wedgetail
Revisiting the Wolf Amendment after 15 years
It's been nearly 15 years since Congress passed legislation with a provision sharply restricting bilateral cooperation between NASA and China. Jeff Fo...
Nov 24, 2025 · StaffOriginally on Wedgetail
Mapping the dark side of the world (part 2): supplementing, and supplanting, the ARGON geodetic satellite program
In the early 1960s the US flew several satellite mapping missions, with mixed success. Dwayne Day describes how an alternative effort emerged using CO...
Nov 24, 2025 · StaffOriginally on Wedgetail
Space is the front line and not the final frontier: The United States should prioritize developing proactive norms of space warfare
Space is increasingly seen as a domain of warfare alongside air, land, and sea. Magdalena Bogacz argues that means the United States and allies must p...
Nov 24, 2025 · StaffOriginally on Wedgetail
How AI is making spacecraft propulsion more efficient
A desire to go further and faster in space is driving interest in advanced propulsion technologies, such as nuclear systems. A team of researchers dis...
Nov 24, 2025 · StaffOriginally on Wedgetail
Mapping the dark side of the world (part 1): The KH-5 ARGON geodetic satellite
As important as high-resolution satellite imagery in the early Space Age was development of wide-area imagery needed for accurately mapping the Soviet...
Nov 17, 2025 · StaffOriginally on Wedgetail
DARPA's real lunar opportunity: Build the operating system, not the outpost
DARPA has supported studies on lunar development recently, including establishing lunar infrastructure. Michael Stennicke argues that DARPA would be b...
Nov 17, 2025 · StaffOriginally on Wedgetail