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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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Spaceport facility bonds are now law – and they fundamentally change space infrastructure finance

1 June 2026 at 14:00
F9 launch 2026 Feb 7

After more than three decades in public and project finance, I have learned that real inflection points in infrastructure development rarely announce themselves loudly. They usually arrive embedded in financing […]

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Spatial data has become a weapon of war in the US-Iran war

29 May 2026 at 13:00
Wind sweeps dust across across southeastern Iran in January 2025. Credit: NASA Earth Observatory image by Michala Garrison

We are in the geospatial era of warfare in which information derived from satellites is as strategically critical as territorial control. The progressive dissolution of the distinction between the civil […]

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Setting up a permanent lunar presence needs investment in biology

28 May 2026 at 18:12
A concept for a later phase of NASA’s proposed lunar base. Credit: NASA

In December 1972, Gene Cernan and Harrison Schmitt spent 75 hours on the lunar surface during Apollo 17. They drove a rover, conducted three spacewalks and collected samples across the […]

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Europe’s biggest space opportunity comes after launch

28 May 2026 at 11:00
A photo of Europe taken January 19, 2024, from aboard the International Space Station by a member of the Expedition 70 crew. Credit: NASA

At most major European space summits, the sovereignty debate has long been overshadowed by talk of launchers, constellations and the symbolism of a national presence. On the sidelines, however, the […]

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