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After the launch: Why Europe’s space ambitions depend on what comes next

10 June 2026 at 12:00
An illustration of Orbit Guard satellites. Credit: Infinite Orbits

Satellites have become essential infrastructure. Financial markets rely on their timing signals. Military operations depend on their communications and surveillance. Navigation, disaster response, logistics, climate monitoring, most systems that underpin […]

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Let’s procure in-orbit services like Earth observation data and services

9 June 2026 at 11:00
ESA illustration of spacecraft docking in orbit. Credit: ESA - D. Ducros

The Chinese company MizarVision recently gained attention with its open source Earth observation data analysis over the Middle East which showed images of F-35sΒ  gathering 24 hours before Operation Epic […]

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Russia is jamming GPS from spaceΒ 

8 June 2026 at 16:00
1983 illustration of a GPS satellite. Credit: The U.S. National Archives

β€œAmerica is at risk of high impact GPS jamming and spoofing from space” was the title of my SpaceNews opinion article in October 2024. Little did I know that its […]

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WRC-27: the next arena for U.S.-China space competition

8 June 2026 at 14:00

For anyone who wasn’t sure whether China was in it to win the space race and dominate the rapidly growing space economy, its filings in December for 200,000 more satellites […]

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One Detroit-area Hyundai dealer wants $400 to charge your car

5 September 2026 at 15:20

Drivers opening an EV charging app for the first time today will be presented with thousands of so-called β€œpublic” chargers at local car dealers. Once they arrive, however, the store’s customers, store hours, security gates, and Wild West pricing can turn what should be a routine charging stop into a frustrating ordeal. For first-time EV drivers, that doesn’t just reflect poorly on the dealer – it reflects poorly on the EV, itself. And we need to fix it.

UPDATE 05SEP2026: another Hyundai store, another $418 bill.

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Let’s build the moon base, but not lose sight of Mars

Illustration representing NASA's moon-to-Mars ambitions. Credit: NASA

These are heady days for NASA and the space industry. The Artemis 2 crew flew around the moon, traveling farther into space than any humans previously had; NASA announced an […]

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Europe is rearming together β€” except in space

3 June 2026 at 14:00
IRIS2

Europe is rapidly rewriting its security architecture. Faced with Russian aggression, mounting doubts about long-term American commitment and growing pressure to shoulder more of its own defense burden, European states […]

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The importance of determining an equilibrium state for space traffic management

2 June 2026 at 14:00

The rapid expansion of human and robotic activity in low Earth orbit makes critically important the need to implement effective space traffic management (STM). This will be one of the […]

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