An artist's impression of ClearSpace-1 capturing a rocket piece in space. (Image credit: ClearSpace SA) By Jason Rainbow, Published by Space News, 15 October 2026 TAMPA, Fla. — The UK Space Agency has picked Luxembourg-headquartered ClearSpace’s British unit as prime contractor for a 2029 mission aiming to de-orbit two defunct
A Ukrainian serviceman stands next to the antenna of the Starlink satellite-based broadband system in Bakhmut on February 9, 2023. YASUYOSHI CHIBA/AFP via Getty Images By Lisi Niesner, Published by MSN, 15 October 2026 WASHINGTON, Oct 14 (Reuters) - Ukraine said on Wednesday that Elon Musk's SpaceX had restricted "military-grade"
Ilustration of a conceptual spacecraft enabled by nuclear thermal propulsion. Credit: NASA By Karl Grossman, Published by Counter Punch, 13 October 2026 “We are entering the ‘Nuclear NASA-era’ which represents a major transformation for space exploration,” said the administrator of the National Aeronautics and Space Agency, Jared Isaacman, last week
By Karl Grossman, Published by Columbus FreePress, 13 October 2026 The lead front page story in the New York Times last week was headlined: “Superpowers Racing to Put Nuclear Reactors on Moon.” The nations involved: the U.S., China and Russia. And there was a subhead: “Experts Warn of Radioactive Risks From
Telescopes operated by the 15th Space Surveillance Squadron at the Maui Space Surveillance Complex are shown at Haleakalā on Sept. 16, 2025. PC: US Air Force 1st Lt. Laura Anderson By Brian Perry, Published by Maui Now, 11 October 2026 Air Force Secretary Troy Meink’s confirmation that the United States
An artist's concept of possible nuclear fission reactors on the Moon. Credit: NASA By Karl Grossman, Published by Counterpunch, 9 October 2026 The lead front page story in the New York Times this week was headlined: “Superpowers Racing to Put Nuclear Reactors on Moon.” The nations involved: the U.S., China
Starlink Constellation By Stephen Clark, Published by Ars Technica, 8 October 2026 “These led to conjunctions of tens of meters to hundreds of meters. Way too close to comfort.” Space has plenty of room for more megaconstellations, but only if all operators are willing to share information about where their
Current air-defence systems include the Sky Sabre but defence chiefs have warned more is needed By Jonathan Beale, Published by The BBC, 6 October 2026 America and Israel's war with Iran has shown that even the world's most sophisticated air defences can be overwhelmed by enemy missiles and drones, if
