Published by the Washington Times, 22 January 2026 Chief of Space Operations Gen. B. Chance Saltzman on the 'threats in orbit' facing America Still from Washington Times video (click above to watch) The race for national security dominance in space has become a central aspect of 21st-century great power competition,
Image: Shutterstock/Nasa By Bojan Stojkovski, Published by Interesting Engineering, 11 January 2026 China has submitted plans to deploy up to 200,000 satellites into orbit, citing collision risks posed by SpaceX’s rapidly expanding Starlink network. A growing number of Chinese companies are laying the groundwork for an unprecedented expansion of satellite
A SpaceX Falcon Heavy rocket launching from Cape Canaveral, Florida, on 1 November - REUTERS/Steve Nesius By Jeff Foust, Published by Space News, 3 January 2026 WASHINGTON — Orbital launch activity set another annual record in 2025, although future growth may depend on factors different from those that fueled the
Artist’s concept shows a large satellite constellation in low Earth orbit. Image via IAU/ Daniëlle Futselaar. By Vishwam Samkaran, Published by The Independent, 2 January 2026 Beijing has warned the United Nations that the rapid expansion of Elon Musk’s Starlink satellite constellations in low-Earth orbit pose “pronounced safety and security”
By Sarah Jones, Published by Daily Galaxy, 31 December 2025 A routine mission was derailed when a spacecraft suffered unexpected damage, the consequences were impossible to ignore. Microscopic space debris cracked the window of China’s Shenzhou-20 spacecraft in November 2025, delaying the crew’s return and triggering the country’s first emergency
Starship debris is seen streaking through the sky after the January 16 explosion. Captured from video by Brian Henry By Mike Wall, Published by Space.com, 29 December 2025 2025 was a very busy year for spaceflight, for better and for worse. We saw quite a few milestones notched in the
An illustration of the Golden Dome. Credit: Arcfield By Ingolf Kiesaw, Published by Kungl Krigsvetenskapsakademien, 22 December 2025 SIPRI's 2024 yearbook is titled “Role of nuclear weapons grows as geopolitical relations deteriorate.” The content of that statement has grown in importance in 2025. Golden Dome On January 27, 2025, just
The U.S. and China continue to compete in space. (Image credit: Dragon Claws/iStock/Getty Images) By Evelyn Hart, Published by Indian Defence Reveiw, 19 December 2025 A Chinese satellite just outperformed Starlink—using a laser no stronger than a nightlight. Fired from 36,000 km above Earth, this silent tech breakthrough is shaking
