By Bruce Gagnon, Op-ed published by Portland Press Herald, 31 August 2025 A new treaty banning all weapons in space is the only way to prevent a future calamity. Bruce K. Gagnon is the coordinator of the Global Network Against Weapons & Nuclear Power in Space. He lives in Brunswick. I read
Artist's rendering of X-37B releasing satellite: Boeing By Alexander William Salter, Published by Space News, 29 August 2025 President Trump’s recent executive order promoting commercial space competition highlights America’s unique advantage in the final frontier: our dynamic commercial space sector. American companies such as SpaceX, Planet Labs and Sierra Space are rewriting the rules
An illustration of the Golden Dome. Credit: Arcfield By Kevin Kelly, Published by Space News, 26 Augus 2025 The era of single-vector threats is behind us. That was Aerial Defense 1.0, when defenses were designed for ballistic missiles tracked by radar and defeated by linear kill webs. Threats came one
Rocket Lab's launch site on Mahia Peninsula. By Mike Wall, Published by Space.com, 23 August 2025 "Live, Laugh, Launch" was the 70th mission of Rocket Lab's Electron vehicle to date. Rocket Lab launched five satellites for a confidential customer this evening (Aug. 23) on the 70th overall liftoff of its
By Pallab Ghosh, Published by the BBC, 20 August 2025 The UK Space Agency will cease to exist as an independent entity to cut the cost of bureaucracy, the government said on Wednesday. It will be absorbed by the Department for Science, Innovation and Technology (DSIT) in April 2026. The
A concept graphic of Infinite Orbits' Orbit Guard Space Domain Awareness microsatellite, released in August 2025. (Infinite Orbits) By Tom Barton, Published by Janes, 20 August 2025 France's Directorate General of Armaments (DGA) on behalf of French Space Command (Commandement de l'Espace: CDE) signed a framework agreement with French company
By Ethan Siegal, Published by Big Think, 20 August 2025 NASA’s 1958 charter’s top priority was, “the expansion of human knowledge of phenomena in the atmosphere and space.” Is this how it ends? When NASA was founded back in 1958, its charter explicitly declared “that activities in space should be
Render of a small launch vehicle launching from SaxaVord Spaceport - via Shetland Flyer Aerial Media Published by Shetland News, 19 August 2025 SAXAVORD Spaceport has announced that Scott Hammond will be its new chief executive following the death of co-founder Frank Strang. Formerly the deputy CEO, Hammond will take
