Image credit: NOIRLab/NSF/AURA/P. Marenfeld By Elizabeth Rayne, Publsihed by Popular Mechanics, 6 February 2026 The CRASH Clock is a new predictor of how much time there will be before a collision if a solar storm knocks out power and makes satellites impossible to maneuver. Here’s what you’ll learn when you
A Falcon 9 rocket launches the X-37B Orbital Test Vehicle into space in August 2025. Dynamic space operations requires more than rapid launch and repositioning and ultimately encompasses every aspect of the U.S. space enterprise. Gwendolyn Kurzen Published by Air and Space Forces, 6 February 2026 To prevail in space,
An artist's depiction of a missile warning/missile tracking satellite. (credit L3Harris) By Courtney Albon, Published by Air and Space Forces, 5 February 2026 The Defense Innovation Unit, the Pentagon’s commercial technology hub, plans to demonstrate low-cost, commercially derived missile defense sensors on orbit within the next two years, according to
Source: Missile Defense Agency By Sandra Erwin, Published by Space News, 5 February 2026 Golden Dome deputy program manager Marcia Holmes: ‘We are going to be easier to work with’ WASHINGTON — A senior Pentagon official pitched the Golden Dome missile defense initiative to investors and executives as both a
By Deng Xiaoci, Published by Global Times, 4 February 2026 The head of German Space Command Michael Traut reportedly claimed that Germany is considering a 35 billion euro ($41 billion) military space push, including spy satellites, space planes and offensive lasers, citing so-called "threats" from Russia and China in orbit.
By Akash Sriram and Joey Roulette, Published by Reuters, 4 February 2026 Summary Space-based data centers face technical, economic and regulatory challenges Blue Origin and Google also explore space-based AI infrastructure SpaceX's structural advantages position it to shape orbital computing market Feb 4 (Reuters) - Seventy-five years ago, the idea
BY Maia Davies, Published by the BBC, 31 January 2026 Elon Musk's SpaceX has applied to launch one million satellites into Earth's orbit to power artificial intelligence (AI). The application claims "orbital data centres" are the most cost and energy-efficient way to meet the growing demand for AI computing power.
An illustration of satellites breaking up in Earth orbit. (Image credit: Mark Garlick/Science Photo Library/Getty Images) By Andrew Jones, Published by Space.com, 30 January 2026 Ground-based observations suggest the former geostationary inspector satellite suffered a fragmentation event months after retirement, raising new concerns about debris in high Earth orbit. A
