Proposed rule would exempt commercial launch licensing from environmental regulations

SpaceX's first orbital Starship SN20 is stacked atop its massive Super Heavy Booster 4 at the company's Starbase facility near Boca Chica Village in South Texas on February 10, 2022. (Photo by JIM WATSON/AFP via Getty Images) By Jeff Foust, Published by Space News, 29 July 2026 WASHINGTON — The

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The militarization of space threatens us all

Notional depiction of space-based interception. Elements of this illustration were created in MidJourney, an artificial intelligence tool. Credit: THOR Design Studio By William J. Astore, Published by New Internationalist, 22 July 2026 As space becomes an increasingly vital arena for war, William J Astore tracks its increased militarization. ‘One point five trillion

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The Kessler Syndrome predicts that a single collision in low Earth orbit could trigger a cascade rendering entire altitudes unusable for generations — and current satellite density has already crossed the threshold the model warned about in 1978

This European Space Agency simulation shows the number of spacecraft currently orbiting the Earth, with many expected to either burn up in the atmosphere, or move to a distant 'graveyard orbit' when they reach end of life By the Editorial Team, Published by Space Daily, 21 July 2026 Donald Kessler's

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