Convincing customers to pay for Space Domain Awareness and Alt-PNT services over free alternatives remains a challenge.

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The FCC has made a landmark foray into space debris enforcement but it’s unclear how it would translate greater visibility into action.

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Twenty years ago, SpaceShipOne appeared to open the door to a new spaceflight era. Today, that door is barely ajar.

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Recently upgraded and returned to the ISS, Spaceborne-2.5 is ready for new duties.

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From expanding the Tiangong space station to a crewed moon landing by 2030, China aims to become the leading human spaceflight power.

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Taking cues from the Space Development Agency, the Space Force is rethinking its future satellite architecture

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The Florida crash landing of space debris jettisoned from the ISS has spun up worrisome views regarding the escalation of human-made space debris plummeting to Earth in an uncontrolled manner.

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As Ariane 6 and Vega C face high stakes, ESA champions space sustainability, says Josef Aschbacher, director general of ESA.

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A Q&A with Eutelsat Group CEO Eva Berneke on the French company's multi-orbit broadband plans after its OneWeb acquisition.

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The recent release of Defense Department and Space Force strategic blueprints for the use of commercial space technologies has been met with cautious optimism by the industry.

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The NASA Advisory Council has met just three times since 2019; its upcoming meeting will be its first in nearly 16 months.

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While satellites frequently pass close to each other in low Earth orbit, TIMED and Cosmos 2221's near miss was a particular cause for concern for NASA.

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Rick Binzel had three key messages to convey to attendees at the start of a workshop held in April at a European Space Agency center in the Netherlands: “Apophis will miss the Earth. Apophis will miss the Earth. Apophis will miss the Earth.”

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Leaders of the National Reconnaissance Office, the U.S. government agency responsible for designing, building, launching and maintaining America’s intelligence satellites, often cite their commitment to commercial purchases.

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How the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency is leveraging AI for battlefield awareness and geopolitical insights

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A big budget boost for the Defense Innovation Unit (DIU) sends a loud, clear message.

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Forecasts from Goldman Sachs, Morgan Stanley and other heavyweight investment banks of a trillion-dollar space economy by 204 have echoed across the industry for more than half a decade.

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The FCC recently approved a regulatory framework for companies vying to develop mobile satellite services (MSS).

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The satellite industry would seem to have nearly a billion reasons to embrace satellite servicing. But the insurers who are on the hook for massive claims are taking a far more cautious approach.

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NASA’s overall science budget in the FY25 request is nearly $1 billion less than what the agency expected last year it would have available. While MSR’s problems has attracted the most attention, the pain is being felt across the science mission directorate.

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Q&A with Steve “Bucky” Butow, Defense Innovation Unit Space portfolio director.

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The year is 2027, and NASA is finally ready to return humans to the surface of the moon. The Space Launch System and Orion have demonstrated their ability to send […]

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National security space leaders talk the talk on embracing commercial innovation, but are they walking the walk?

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Space Force to overhaul IT systems at Cape Canaveral and Vandenberg

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