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Global SSA Market to Reach $61B as Governments Prioritize Space Security, Resilience, and Orbital Safety

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Paris, France – May 2026 – The 2nd edition of Novaspace’s Space Situational Awareness (SSA) report points to a pivotal decade ahead, with cumulative global spending projected to reach $61 […]

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The importance of determining an equilibrium state for space traffic management

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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UK explores Vast space station mission for astronaut with physical disability

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The U.K. government is exploring sending British astronaut John McFall to Vast’s planned Haven-1 space station in a mission it says could make him the first person with a physical disability to live in orbit.

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Researchers call for regulations to protect low Earth orbit environment

A graphic detailing how spacecraft reentry introduces metals into the stratosphere. Credit: Chelsea Thompson, NOAA

BOULDER, Colorado — Researchers are calling for increased attention and better protection against the rising introduction of exotic materials into Earth’s atmosphere from satellite and space hardware re-entry, especially in […]

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NASA abandons ‘core module’ concept for commercial space station development

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NASA is withdrawing a proposal to revamp its strategy for transitioning from the International Space Station to commercial stations, one that had been criticized by the companies developing such stations.

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Northrop Grumman partners with Apex on space-based interceptors for Golden Dome

The Los Angeles-based startup manufactures standardized satellite buses designed to be produced more quickly and at lower cost than traditional government spacecraft

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

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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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China conducts surprise launch of Long March 12B, delivers Qianfan satellites on debut flight

China conducted the maiden launch of its reusable Long March 12B rocket Monday, providing no advance warning and delivering operational payloads to orbit.

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China launches test direct-to-device satellites for multiple projects

China capped a busy month of launches by sending four new satellite internet test satellites into orbit with a workhorse hypergolic rocket.

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FAA documents outline SpaceX plans for Starfall reentry vehicles

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Federal Aviation Administration documents have provided new details about a SpaceX project to develop and test reentry vehicles that could be used to support in-space manufacturing projects.

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Space Force’s commercial gatekeeper offers a playbook for startups seeking defense business

COMSO chief Col. Tim Trimailo says transparency, patience and a clear military value proposition matter as much as technical innovation

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Bellatrix and TelePIX plan 2028 air-breathing VLEO imaging demonstration

South Korean optical payload developer TelePIX and Indian propulsion specialist Bellatrix Aerospace have teamed up on a very low Earth orbit geospatial demonstration mission slated for 2028.

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

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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China’s latest batch of new and reusable rockets are close to launch

A number of new Chinese state-led and commercial rockets are set for debuts and fresh first stage recovery attempts in the coming weeks and months.

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