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Regulation is liberation: the case for wider Australian space laws
Australia cannot build a resilient space sector while its legal framework remains incomplete and fails to keep pace with...
No location · Aug 07, 2026 · WedgetailDAF, Texas Space Commission establish strategic alliance to accelerate defense space innovation
The Department of the Air Force and the state of Texas partnered in a landmark collaborative agreement to accelerate the...
No location · Aug 04, 2026 · WedgetailThe roads to the Moon
NASA has announced plans for a lunar base starting with its current Artemis architecture. Ernesto Gabriel Arias discusse...
No location · Aug 03, 2026 · WedgetailPrice it like a Tomahawk, not a Falcon 9: the case for sovereign microlaunch as deterrence
Very small launch vehicles are at an economic disadvantage to larger vehicles. However, Evangelos Dimitriou describes ho...
No location · Aug 03, 2026 · WedgetailGovernment funding before VC: the inverted capital stack for space startups
Many space startups seek, and often struggle to raise, venture capital to scale their businesses. Samson Williams argues...
No location · Aug 03, 2026 · WedgetailSpace Force selects technical direction agent for SBI program
The U.S. Space Force has selected Johns Hopkins University’s Applied Physics Laboratory to serve as technical direction ...
No location · Jul 31, 2026 · WedgetailSpace Force outlines acquisition wins amid ongoing Department wide transformation at Air and Space Summit
Thomas Ainsworth, acting assistant secretary of the Air Force for Space Acquisition and Integration, highlighted the Spa...
No location · Jul 30, 2026 · WedgetailCouncil on Foreign Relations visits Cape Canaveral SFS to discuss plans for the future of launch
The Council on Foreign Relations visited Cape Canaveral Space Force Station on June, 26, 2026.
No location · Jul 27, 2026 · WedgetailTurning intelligence into advantage: US, Coalition Forces convene for SpaceTAT '26
The event brought together U.S. and Five Eyes coalition space operators, system experts, and intelligence professionals ...
No location · Jul 27, 2026 · WedgetailPreserving the legacy of the ISS
The International Space Station is scheduled to be retired as soon as the end of the decade. Jeff Foust reports this is ...
No location · Jul 27, 2026 · WedgetailOrbiting Solar Observatories: Nancy Grace Roman and solar science from spinning spacecraft
NASA's next major space telescope, launching in a month, is named after astronomer Nancy Grace Roman. Trevor Williams di...
No location · Jul 27, 2026 · WedgetailStarship may become useful before it becomes reusable
SpaceX's Starship performed its latest suborbital test flight last week, inching closer to orbital missions. Paul Almond...
No location · Jul 27, 2026 · WedgetailAffordability for Artemis
One question about NASA's revised plans for Artemis is how much it will cost to get astronauts back to the Moon. Robert ...
No location · Jul 27, 2026 · WedgetailTo win the Moon, divide the labor
NASA is relying heavily on commercial partnerships in its plans to return to the Moon and establish a base there. Alexan...
No location · Jul 27, 2026 · WedgetailCMSSF visit to PACOM highlights maturation of space integration
Throughout the tour, CMSSF observed real-world operations demonstrating how U.S. Space Forces Pacific is actively drivin...
No location · Jul 24, 2026 · WedgetailKourou Conducts First Dual-Payload Lunar Relay Launch
Two communications relays bound for lunar orbit lifted off from French Guiana, the first European dual manifest for cisl...
Kourou, French Guiana · Jul 23, 2026Vikram-1: A success for India's entire space ecosystem
On Saturday, Indian startup Skyroot Aerospace successfully reached orbit on the first flight of its Vikram-1 rocket. Aje...
No location · Jul 20, 2026 · WedgetailGetting to yes -- or no
The US commercial space industry has pushed for years for a "mission authorization" system to approve novel space activi...
No location · Jul 20, 2026 · WedgetailThe arsenal's new owners
The space industrial base is undergoing major changes with new players and new investment. Bharath Gopalaswamy and Danie...
No location · Jul 20, 2026 · WedgetailBaikonur Crew Rotation Proceeds Despite Schedule Pressure
The latest station crew rotation launched on time, with agencies noting tighter-than-usual booster processing timelines.
Baikonur Cosmodrome, Kazakhstan · Jul 15, 2026Embracing orbital warfare
Executive summary Introduction The rapid development of the global space domain has opened new possibilities and imperat...
No location · Jul 14, 2026 · WedgetailAtoms for space: Past US space nuclear power and propulsion programs
Throughout the Space Age the United States worked on space nuclear power and propulsion systems, although very few actua...
No location · Jul 13, 2026 · WedgetailThe 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...
No location · Jul 13, 2026 · WedgetailCape 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 Septem...
Cape Canaveral, USA · Jul 06, 2026Astropolitics and the post-Earth economy
A growing human presence in space means expanding beyond the realm of instantaneous communications we have become accust...
No location · Jul 06, 2026 · WedgetailTransforming 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, includin...
No location · Jul 06, 2026 · WedgetailThe 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 a...
No location · Jul 06, 2026 · WedgetailA 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 rap...
No location · Jun 29, 2026 · WedgetailSecurity 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 propose...
No location · Jun 29, 2026 · WedgetailA 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. Be...
No location · Jun 29, 2026 · WedgetailWenchang Prepares Next Station Module for Launch
Ground crews have mated the new laboratory module to its carrier rocket, extending the station's research capacity.
Wenchang, China · Jun 27, 2026Space resilience in a British context
Executive summary Introduction The word ‘resilience’ has become a fixture in the United Kingdom’s (UK) space policy conv...
No location · Jun 23, 2026 · WedgetailFinancing 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 dis...
No location · Jun 22, 2026 · WedgetailSpace 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...
No location · Jun 22, 2026 · WedgetailMahia 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.
Mahia Peninsula, New Zealand · Jun 15, 2026Artemis 3 take shape
NASA announced last week the astronauts who will fly the Artemis 3 mission next year. Jeff Foust reports the event also ...
No location · Jun 15, 2026 · WedgetailThe 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...
No location · Jun 15, 2026 · WedgetailSovereign 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 ...
No location · Jun 15, 2026 · WedgetailSpace 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 t...
No location · Jun 15, 2026 · WedgetailAmerica'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 na...
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