Business

“Space to Grow” Provides a Curriculum on Space

Space, once the sole domain of militaries and civil space programs, is increasingly ruled by market forces.

StartupsVC/PE

K2 Space Raises $110M Series B 

The company will hire more engineers to continue its “ruthless approach to driving down costs,” according to head of strategy John Plumb.

MilitaryPolicy

New Bill Would Classify Space as Critical Infrastructure

The Space Infrastructure Act seeks to codify in statute that space assets are so vital to the nation’s economy and security that their disruption would have a debilitating impact.

InternationalLaunch

China To Ramp Up its Launch Capacity in 2025

China’s space program had a busy start to the year, and it isn’t letting off the gas anytime soon.

MilitaryPolicy

How to Build the Iron Dome For America

Trump directed the US to rapidly beef up its space-based missile defense capabilities to keep pace with advancing space-based missile tech from adversaries.

ISS

Q&A with ISS Astrophotographer Matthew Dominick

NASA Astronaut Matthew Dominick spent nearly eight months aboard the ISS—and he has the photos to prove it.

ISSScience

Auxilium Biotechnologies 3D Prints Medical Devices in Space

During the six-week mission, Auxilium demonstrated how its 3D bioprinter can produce a range of medical devices without the burden of gravity.

StartupsTechnology

ATMOS Space Cargo is Go for Reentry

The Phoenix reentry vehicle will complete two Earth orbits before blasting through the atmosphere and landing in the Indian ocean—without any parachute. 

BusinessDebrisTechnology

Kayhan Space Beefs Up its Space Traffic Coordination Tool

The company hopes the new tool will make it easier for satellite operators to run their missions and coordinate collision avoidance maneuvers with their neighbors. 

CivilMilitary

Lieber Institute: How to Stop Space Nukes

Laying out the legal and geopolitical options available to the US government to stem the proliferation of nuclear weapons and other WMDs in orbit.  

DebrisISSStartups

Kall Morris Inc. Shares Details of ISS Demo

Kall Morris Inc., a Michigan-based debris removal startup, became the first US entity to capture an uncontrolled object in space during a demo mission to the ISS.

LunarMoonshot Mechanics 2025Technology

Inside the Comms Tech Headed to the Moon

As the world prepares for the return of crewed missions to the Moon, space agencies are teaming up with the commercial sector to help future missions communicate and navigate the lunar surface.

BusinessScience

Blue Abyss Partners with NASA on Astronaut Training Facility

“Expect a modern, commercial, exciting venue that offers all the ingredients necessary to take people off the street…and get them ready to go into space.”