FAA OKs More Starship Launches at Starbase
SpaceX received the environmental all-clear to ramp up Starship launch operations in Boca Chica, according to an FAA report released on Tuesday.
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International Partners Wrestle With Skinny Budget Fallout
The effects of the White House’s top level budget proposal are starting to ripple around the world.
AeroVironment Acquires BlueHalo in $4.1B Deal
As warfare becomes increasingly dependent on space-based infrastructure and the link between space capabilities and terrestrial systems, AV aims to use its technologies to connect military tech in different domains.
House Panel Advances Three Space Bills
The House Science, Space, and Technology Committee approved three bills on Tuesday morning designed to increase astronaut safety, tap the private sector for scientific data, and maintain US leadership for the next generation of deep space exploration.
Kuiper Launches First Production Internet Satellites
Amazon’s long-awaited Starlink competitor finally has a toehold in orbit.
States Vying to Welcome America’s Space Workforce
The headquarters of NASA and US Space Command are caught in a nationwide clash that has many in the US civil and military space workforce wondering: should I stay or should I go?
Space Companies Kept Ukraine In The Fight (For Now)
When Russia invaded Ukraine in 2022, the smaller, less resourced Ukrainian military was able to fight back in part thanks to innovative commercial tech, according to top execs.
What Will US Tariffs Mean For the Space Industry?
“In the aerospace industry, costs get passed along into the marketspace…Is the market going to bear that cost increase? Right now, it’s a lot of philosophical kinds of uncertainty,” said Ed Dodd, VP of business development at Cofactr, a procurement and logistics management startup.
Defense Nominees Call for Closer Ties with Industry
Defense acquisitions are too slow to keep up with the needs of the moment, and the administration’s new defense appointees are planning to do something about it.
Space Force to Launch 100+ Sats in 2025
The announcement comes amid recent revelations that the military arms race in space is heating up, and the US needs to beef up its posture to keep an advantage.
Op-ed: Let’s Get Back to Math and Physics
As industry develops and deploys its most innovative capabilities—from commercial space stations to asteroid mining missions—there is no US government entity clearly empowered to approve such commercial activities, threatening the future of US leadership in space.
ULA CEO Responds to ‘Inaccurate’ AF Report
“When that was written, it was inaccurate. As we sit here today, it is certainly overtaken by events.”
NASA Cutting Policy, Science, and DEI Departments
The space agency will fully close two offices, as well as the branch of a third to comply with a Trump executive order.
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