Improved thresholds and SSA accuracy can reduce most satellite collision risk
Improving the accuracy of space situational awareness data and using tighter thresholds for potential conjunctions can help retire most satellite…
Preparing for the next NASA budget battle
When Congress passed a fiscal year 2026 “minibus” appropriations bill in January, much of the space community breathed a sigh of relief.…
Tracking the next SDA challenge
A flurry of commercial innovation has left the U.S. government with no shortage of sensors and AI-driven insights to monitor the increasingly…
April 30: Opportunities for On-Orbit Computing
Join us in Washington, D.C., for the next event in our orbital data centers series The post April 30: Opportunities for On-Orbit Computing…
A lunar base or a lunar economy?
We applaud the lunar base vision laid out by NASA Administrator Jared Isaacman on March 24. Placing this stake in the lunar regolith is long…
A Volcanic Medley Near Mammoth Lakes
Take a tour through volcanic history on the edge of the Sierra Nevada near Mammoth Lakes, California. Between the tall granite peaks to the…
LeoLabs debuts space monitoring tool for military users
LeoLabs ‘Delta’ moves beyond collision warnings to identify potential adversarial activity The post LeoLabs debuts space monitoring tool for…
Capella Space wins $49 million contract for military communications satellite demo
The contract was awarded by the Space Development Agency for 2027 demonstrations The post Capella Space wins $49 million contract for military…
Industry navigates NASA’s start-and-stop approach to commercial space stations
(Note: This article went to press for the April issue of SpaceNews Magazine before NASA announced potential changes to the CLD program.) NASA…
Artemis 2 science gets underway as Orion begins its return trip
As Artemis 2 begins its return to Earth, scientists are just starting to review the images and observations taken by the crew as they flew…
Inspection cubesat demo planned as first step toward orbital defense mothership
Bulgarian satellite maker EnduroSat and British defense tech startup Shield Space aim to deploy a cubesat next year capable of maneuvering…