By Jackson Chen, Published by engadget, 1 November 2025 SpaceX could build up to 600 satellites that will be used for a high-tech aerial defense system. SpaceX will reportedly receive a $2 billion contract to develop satellites for the US government, according to the Wall Street Journal. The WSJ's report
Astranis is developing a geostationary commercial satellite called Omega that is being pitched to the U.S. military for broadband communications. Credit: Astranis By Sandra Erwin, Published by Space News, 30 October 2025 MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif. — The U.S. Space Force is adopting a business model where the government owns satellites
A solar storm - Jurik Peter/Shutterstock By Harry Baker, Published by Live Science, 30 October 2025 New ESA simulations suggest that a solar storm on par with the 1859 Carrington Event could wreak havoc on Earth-orbiting satellites — and it is a question of "when," not "if" this will happen,
By Joshua Posaner, Published by Euractiv, 30 October 2025 The Paris-based agency is aiming to close out a three-year, €22 billion budget at its next pledging summit in Bremen The European Space Agency (ESA) will in November ask its member countries to contribute “roughly €1 billion” for the development of
U.S. President Donald Trump's proposed Golden Dome missile defence system could take decades to build and cost hundreds of billions of dollars. (Alex Brandon/The Associated Press) By Christian Davenport, William Neff and Aaron Steckelberg, Published by The Washington Post, 29 October 2025 Since ordering the Pentagon in January to erecta
Image: The half-tonne Skynet-1A satellite was launched in November 1969 By The Editorial Team, Publsihed by Greenview GPS, 28 October 2025 A Cold War satellite that should be a silent relic has stirred. Amateur sky-watchers say the British military craft Skynet 1A, launched 56 years ago, just jumped to a
An illustration of the Golden Dome. Credit: Arcfield By John T. Seward, Published by The Washington Times, 28 October 2025 The head of President Trump’s Golden Dome missile defense program gave a classified briefing to the Senate Armed Services Committee last week that described the secretive architecture of the project,
A Falcon 9 launches the GPS III Space Vehicle 05 mission from Space Launch Complex 40 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, Florida, June 17, 2021. U.S. SPACE FORCE / STAFF SGT. JEREMY MOSIER By Jeff Foust, Published by Space Review, 27 October 2025 The growth of spaceflight activity has
