The rising flood of space junk is a risk to us on Earth
By Thomas Cheney
A piece of space junk recently crashed through the roof and floor of a man’s home in Florida. NASA later confirmed that the object had...
A step forward in space export control reform
By Jeff Foust
A decade ago, the commercial space industry in the United States celebrated a hard-fought victory in efforts to reform export controls. After...
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The rising flood of space junk is a risk to us on Earth
By Thomas Cheney
A piece of space junk recently crashed through the roof and floor of a man’s home in Florida. NASA later confirmed that the object had...
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The rising flood of space junk is a risk to us on Earth
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A step forward in space export control reform
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Prospects for orbital data centers
By Lawrence Furnival
In the near future, orbital data centers could prove to be an important new revenue stream for launch providers and cloud services....
As space becomes more crowded, US Space Force turns to AI
The US Space Force will need to use AI in new ways to identify and track objects in space—also called “space domain awareness”—as space...
NATO Allied Command Transformation: Advancing the Alliance’s Role in the Space Domain at the Space Symposium
As NATO adapts to the evolving character of warfare in the 21st century, the space domain has emerged as a critical front for securing...
Guarding against cyberattacks in space
by Patrick Lin
If space systems such as GPS were hacked and knocked offline, much of the world would instantly be returned to the communications...
The overlap between the space and longevity industries
By Dylan Taylor
As the nascent space sector takes off, commercialization and space tourism are expected to grow increasingly prominent. To prepare for long-term spaceflight,...
NATO Space Centre of Excellence Conference: Navigating the Strategic Frontier of Space
Held in Toulouse, France, the NATO Space Centre of Excellence conference served as a critical forum for the Alliance to address the strategic importance...
Russian research on space nukes and alternative counterspace weapons (part 2)
By Bart Hendrickx
Part 1 summarized recent Russian academic literature on the effects of high-altitude nuclear explosions. The bulk of the research in this field seems...
Russian research on space nukes and alternative counterspace weapons (part 1)
By Bart Hendrickx
In February, White House officials asserted that Russia is developing a space-based anti-satellite system that would violate the 1967 Outer Space Treaty,...
Internet of Things: who are the leaders in satellite-based positioning for the aerospace and defense industry?
The aerospace and defense industry continues to be a hotbed of patent innovation. Activity is driven by the pressing need for modernization, and the...
The new Moon race: Assessing Chinese and US strategies
By James Clay Moltz*
China’s recent advances in cislunar space have spurred US fears. As a report by an influential defense think tank argues, “The contest over...
US Space Force to increase spending on low Earth orbit satellite services
The U.S. Space Force is likely to expand its contract for low Earth orbit (LEO) satellite services, driven by growing demand from military branches...
Kratos to develop ground system for U.S. missile defense satellites
The technology company Kratos Defense & Security Solutions has secured a $116.7 million contract from the U.S. Space Development Agency (SDA) to develop a...

