The SpaceX facility in Hawthorne, California, about 15 miles south-west of downtown Los Angeles. Photograph: Justin Sullivan/Getty Images By Tom Perkins, Published by The Guardian, 25 October 2026 This gives the company an advantage in tracking objects in orbit, raising national security concerns and fears of greater control over the
Snapshot of the some 11,000 Starlink satellites on orbit as of Sept. 21, 2026 using LeoLab's free online tool for visualizing objects in low Earth orbit. (Screenshot from LeoLab's visualization tool) By Theresa Hitchens, Published by Breaking Defense, 23 September 2026 Commercial space monitoring firms are concerned SpaceX's ability to
A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launches from the Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Cape Canaveral, Florida, on Oct. 1, 2026. | John Raoux/AP By Audrey Decker, Published by Politico, 22 October 2026 Other rocket-makers have faced delays getting their vehicles up and running, leaving the Pentagon in a bind.
A SpaceX Falcon Heavy rocket lifts off from launch pad 39-A at the Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, Florida, U.S., February 6, 2018. With rocket launches increasing, there are calls for more research and cooperation on managing their environmental impact. (Thom Baur/Reuters) By Sandra Erwin, Published by Space News,
Iceye SAR image of the port of Rotterdam, The Netherlands, taken in early September 2024. Credit: Iceye By Mike Wall, Published by Space.com, 21 October 2026 "I think it's just more a matter of demonstrating military prowess in a manner that the Ukrainians cannot respond to." A Russian satellite just
ICEYE Satellite image. (ICEYE) By Todd Smith, Published by Air and Space Forces, 21 October 2026 Over a two-week period beginning in late September and culminating in mid-October, a Russian satellite maneuvered dangerously close to a commercial Finnish satellite currently providing intelligence to the Ukrainian military. The apparent provocation has
A U.S. soldier stares into space in a U.S. Space Force promotional video (Screenshot via YouTube) By Karl Grossman, Published by Independent Australia, 17 October 2026 Last month, the Trump Administration confirmed that, for the first time, the U.S. has weapons in space in violation of international law, writes Professor
Image: Aerosociety By Mark Piesing, Published by Aero Society, 2 October 2026 Can the UK defend itself from a space ambush? MARK PIESING reports from the UK Space Power Conference. On the opening morning of the UK Space Power Conference 2026, held in London on 23–24 September, the UK Ministry
