Emposat’s Global TT&C Network. Image credit: Emposat. Oftentimes when people think of the emerging commercial space sector, two things come to mind: rockets and satellites. This is not surprising, as ...

With a fiscal year (FY) 2022 budget of $1.1 billion and approximately 2,500 projects under its management, NASA’s Space Technology Mission Directorate (STMD) oversees a portfolio of space technology ...

Members of mHACKeroni accept their prize for winning Hack-a-Sat. Image credit: Sarah McNulty, Space Systems Command. Lots of strange and disconcerting things have been hacked at the annual DEF CON ...

If I may start with a tired, but extremely true pun: covering the Chinese space industry inevitably involves a lot of reading of tea leaves. Speeches and press releases are full of party jargon. The ...

NASA illustration of a future lunar outpost. Image credit: NASA. The concept of lunar habitation holds profound implications for scientific exploration, resource utilization, and the expansion of ...

NASA astronauts Doug Hurley and Bob Behnken familiarize themselves with SpaceX’s Crew Dragon, the spacecraft that will transport them to the International Space Station as part of NASA’s Commercial ...

The past decade has seen an explosion in space activity in both the commercial and government sector. The rise of commercial space has been well-documented, with companies like SpaceX capturing ...

Quad Cities International Airport is launching a feasibility study about opening a spaceport. Image credit: Quad Cities International Airport. The Quad Cities International Airport in Moline, Michigan ...

The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) submits this letter in response to the amendment (SAT-AMD-20210818-00105) filed by Space Exploration Holdings, LLC (SpaceX) for a ...

August 2022 satellite image of the UK. Image credit: ESA. Last month, the UK government launched the Space Clusters and Infrastructure Fund (SCIF), a £50 million ($63.81 million) pilot initiative to ...

Forging global partnerships and building resilient societies through better coordination are among the key challenges of the twenty-first century. Given the global consequences of a near-Earth object ...

The SpaceX Starship sits on the Starbase launch pad in Boca Chica, Texas prior to its first test flight. Image credit: SpaceX. The Federal Aviation Administration’s (FAA) acting administrator, Polly ...