After years of hesitation, the national security space community is finally boarding the commercial space train, one that many of us have been pushing for since the early 2000’s. The momentum is ...

A generation ago, when former NASA Administrator Dan Goldin promoted the mantra of a “faster, better, cheaper” approach to the agency’s science missions, critics often joked that NASA could only pick ...

A Ceres-1 solid rocket lifts off Dec. 19, 2024, from a converted barge off the coast of Shandong province, Eastern China. Credit: Galactic Energy HELSINKI — China’s space administration has published ...

The descent of the Nebula-1 first stage during a VTVL test in the Gobi Desert, Sept. 22, 2024. Credit: Deep Blue Aerospace HELSINKI — China’s national space endeavors have frequently grabbed headlines ...

The Space Force has been working closely with private investment firms to get a leg up on emerging technologies. The result is a “pool” of companies with products the service wants, a senior defense ...

On the Wednesday, Sept. 24, 2025 episode of The Excerpt podcast: Are humans on the precipice of not only being visitors to outer space, but also becoming permanent residents? Namrata Goswami, ...

When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. The Commercial Space Federation is at the forefront of dealing with the diverse nature and rapid ...

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The U.S. Space Force is exploring commercial options for a future proliferated space situational awareness architecture in geosynchronous orbit (GEO), the service’s military acquisition official said ...

A steady cadence of speeches, strategies, reports, and recommendations from senior defense officials and experts extol the virtues of commercial space and urge increased use of commercial space ...