Engineers at NASA’s Marshall Space Flight Center in Huntsville, Alabama, conducted a hot fire test of a full-scale Rotating Detonation Rocket Engine combustor in fall 2023. Credit: NASA By Sandra Erwin, Published by Space News, 8 August 2025 NASA official says agency innovations in rocket propulsion, AI, and testing infrastructure
The Aurora carried the monitoring suite to the edge of space: Dawn Aerospace By David Szondy, Published by New Atlas, 7 August 2025 Who watches the watchmen and who spies on the spy satellites? It turns out it's an optical package called Morning Sparrow made by Scout Space and carried
An illustration of the Golden Dome. Credit: Arcfield By Sandra Erwin, Published by Space News, 6 August 2025 President Trump’s signature missile defense program is reshaping Pentagon spending priorities and expanding the role of the Space Force, says a new report by the Aerospace Corp. HUNTSVILLE, Ala. — The Trump
From Space Scotland, 6 August 2025 Edinburgh - An industry-led body that represents Scotland’s fast-growing space sector has appointed Dr Natasha Nicholson as its new Chief Executive Officer, following an extensive and highly competitive recruitment process. Dr Nicholson returns to not-for-profit Space Scotland after playing a key role during its
Image: Pembrokeshire Online Press Release by PARC Against DARC, 6 August 2025 Local residents have gathered in a large number on Newgale beach to display their opposition to the Ministry of Defence and US military’s DARC radar proposal for Cawdor Barracks in Brawdy. The protest, displaying opposition to what would
The new MachLab rocket-testing facility has opened in Scotland. (Image credit: MachLab/University of Glasgow) By Tereza Pultarova, Published by Space.com, 6 August 2025 "MachLab is ready to play a key role in the U.K.'s strategy to return to vertical launch, ensuring that students and researchers can access hotfire facilities in
Skyrora hopes to launch from the Shetland spaceport up to 16 times a year by 2030 By Ken Banks, Published by The BBC, 5 August 2025 A Scottish company has become the first UK-based rocket firm to receive a space launch licence. The Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) licence allows Skyrora
Artist's illustration of Astroscale's space debris removal system in action. (Image credit: Astroscale) By Andrew Jones, Published by Space.com, 5 August 2025 "Our distributed architecture solves a key challenge in orbital debris removal by enabling the deorbit and reentry of multiple large debris objects sustainably and economically." The Japanese space-sustainability
