Jacqueline Feldscher
Smithsonian Unveils First Bennu Sample to the Public
A small piece of the asteroid Bennu can now call a very ritzy neighborhood home, alongside many meteorites and just next door to the Hope Diamond.
House GOP Introduces Commercial Space Bill
House Republicans introduced a bill this week to give the American commercial space sector a boost.
Senate Passes Orbital Debris Legislation
The Senate unanimously approved a bill on Tuesday to encourage government investment in tech to clean up space.
Italy Seeks More Cooperation With US Industry on Space
Teodoro Valente, the president of the Italian Space Agency, was in DC last week on a mission to look for additional areas of cooperation between the Italian space sector and American space companies.
Senate Confirms Mike Whitaker as FAA Administrator
The FAA finally has a permanent leader after an 18-month vacancy.
China’s Pursuit of Space Superiority Through Soft Power
Beijing is increasingly using its space ambition to build a global coalition of international partners in orbit, according to a Pentagon report released last week.
Belarus Joins China’s Moon Base Mission
Belarus became the latest country to back Beijing’s mission to build a lunar base on Monday, joining a growing number of international partners who have teamed up with China in orbit.
India Successfully Tests Crew Escape System
The Indian Space Research Organization successfully tested its crew escape system this weekend, putting it one step closer to its ambitious plans for crewed spaceflight.
Malt, Hops, Yeast—and Stardust
They say it’s 5 o’clock somewhere—and Beau Warren, founder of Species X Beer Project, is trying to make that somewhere space. Some background: Warren considers himself a long-time space lover who grew up visiting the Smithsonian’s Air and Space Museum in DC. He founded Species X in September 2021, and is in the process of…
Space Travel Needs More Time to Take Off, Companies Argue
SpaceX, Blue Origin, and Virgin Galactic may get to space differently, but they agree on one thing: the industry needs more time in the so-called “learning period” on commercial spaceflight that is set to expire Jan. 1.
Bill Spotlight: Space Force Legacy Guardian Recognition Act
Congress is trying to make sure troops who contributed to national security space missions before the Space Force existed are recognized as honorary members of the service.
Investors Publicly Urge Terran Orbital to Step it Up
A group of investors in Terran Orbital ($LLAP) sent a letter to the company’s board on Thursday laying out a pathway to success after “underlying strategic and operational issues” have “significantly harmed the business,” the letter says.
Limits on Collecting Satellite Imagery Over Israel Continue
As the world watches Hamas’ brutal attack on Israel unfold, American eyes in the sky are limited in what they can show because of a 1997 law.
