WASHINGTON — The White House used a Dec. 20 meeting of the National Space Council to discuss the importance of international cooperation but offered few new initiatives along those lines.
How two weeks on a fake Mars advanced The Aerospace Corporation’s space tech
Lab researchers from the R&D nonprofit were able to expedite prototype improvements and sample astronaut life in a harsh Mars-like environment in the Utah desert.
New Biden space rules framework: ‘Expedited’ license review, ‘sustainability’ goals
WASHINGTON — The White House today released its long-awaited framework for establishing a future regulatory scheme for activities in space that currently fall outside federal agency licensing authorities.
The Space Industry’s Climate Impact: Part 2
Spaceflight can be a filthy business. Each rocket that leaves the ground for an orbital destination drags behind it a trail of greenhouse gasses and particles of soot and alumina, depositing material into each layer of the delicately balanced atmosphere. And every satellite that reenters Earth’s atmosphere leaves traces of metals behind as it burns up.
The NEW space race: China launches top-secret military plane into orbit just one day after US
China successfully launched its top secret, unmanned spacecraft Thursday evening, which the US Space Force chief said was ‘no coincidence.’
Playback | SpaceNews 2023 Icon Awards panel discussion
This year’s SpaceNews Icon Awards celebrated the tremendous growth, recent successes, and all-around upswing of the commercial, military, and civil space industries.
Why there should not be a norm for “minimum safe distance” between satellites
There are many reasons to fear close approaches — also known as conjunctions — in space, even if they are accidental.
US Space Force plans global radar to ‘identify emerging threats’ in distant Earth orbit
The United States, United Kingdom and Australia have signed an agreement to develop a deep space radar capable of keeping an eye on what’s happening in geosynchronous orbit.
NASA’s Educational CubeSats: Small Satellites, Big Impact
Despite their small size, the satellites launching through NASA’s CubeSat Launch Initiative (CSLI) missions have a big impact, creating access to space for many who might not otherwise have the opportunity.
Space Development Agency satellites in low Earth orbit successfully broadcast data
The Space Development Agency for the first time demonstrated space-to-ground data communications from low Earth orbit satellites launched earlier this year.