Rendering of the Weather System Follow-on–Microwave satellite. Credit: BAE Systems By Lydia Amazouz, Published by MSN, 29 June 2025 In a significant move for both the aerospace industry and the U.S. military, SpaceX has been awarded an $81.6 million contract to launch the Weather System Follow-on – Microwave Space Vehicle
An artist's illustration of SpaceX's Starlink internet satellites in orbit. (Image credit: SpaceX) By Paulina Okunyte, Published by cybernews, 2 June 2025 As Elon Musk floods the sky with satellites, scientists say the Sun is quietly pulling them back down. On Saturday night (May 31st), SpaceX launched another 27 satellites
Nike Zeus Sign at Bldg 4505, Huntsville; with Col Drewry and Mr. C A Warren BTL 25 Apr 1963: US Army Materiel Command By Taylor Barnes, Published by Inkstick Media, 21 May 2025 An ex-Raytheon engineer in Huntsville, Alabama, “the Pentagon of the South,” on how weapons engineers see their
Australia hosts the US’s Joint Defence Facility Pine Gap (codename Rainfall) run by the CIA, NSA and Australia’s ASD, located just outside of Alice Springs in Australia’s central desert. Photo shows 21 of the base’s 40 satellite dishes. (Photo: Felicity Ruby) By Richard Tanter, Published by Pearls and Irritations, 18
By Douglas Gorman, Published by Payload, 13 February 2025 A new bipartisan bill introduced in the House this week would designate US space systems as critical infrastructure, offering them protection from the Department of Homeland Security. The Space Infrastructure Act seeks to codify in statute that space assets are so
A rendering of a notional spacecraft powered by nuclear thermal propulsion. (Image credit: General Atomics) By Julian Dossett, Published by Space.com, 9 February 2025 Rockets propelled by nuclear reactors could slash the time it takes us to get to Mars. The first humans to Mars might someday ride a rocket propelled
Global government space program expenditures in 2024 (in $ Millions). Only countries with a budget of at least $10 million are included on the map. European country budgets reflect contributions to ESA, ESO, and Eumetsat. Credit: Novaspace By Sandra Erwin, Published by SpaceNews, 15 january 2025 WASHINGTON — Global government
Artist's rendition of ispace's Mission 3 APEX 1.0 lunar lander on the moon. (Image credit: ispace) By Josh Dinner, Published by Space.com, 11 December 2024 Both companies share a vision of "non-destructive, sustainable harvesting" on the moon. Space mining is inching closer to reality with the latest agreement between Japanese lunar
