By Joseph Trevithick and Howard Altman, Published by TWZ, 14 September 2026 Space Force has finally confirmed it has weapons in space and has also shared details about its "space control" mission set. Secretary of the Air Force Troy Meink made a bombshell admission this morning, disclosing that there are
Los Alamos National Laboratory's concept of a space nuclear reactor system. (Image credit: LANL) Published by Defense News, 12 September 2026 TORRANCE, Calif. — The Office of the Assistant Secretary of the U.S. Air Force for Space Acquisition and Integration has awarded California-based nuclear energy startup Antares $161 million under
DARC technical demonstrator in White Sands, New Mexico From the Secretary of the Air Force Public Affairs, Posted by US Space Force, 9 September, 2026 ARLINGTON, Va. (AFNS) -- The U.S. Space Force has approved project planning and selected Lake Kickapoo, Texas, as the preferred location for the third
The funding will be used to build two more launchpads By Cameron Angus-Mackay, Published by The BBC, 8 September 2026 The UK government has announced investment of £30m in SaxaVord Spaceport in Shetland as part of a new national space strategy. A spaceport spokesperson said the funding was a "hugely
By George Allison, Published by UK Defence Journal, 8 September 2026 The government has published a new UK Space Strategy backed by £7.8 billion until 2030, with more than £3 billion of it directed at defence capabilities in orbit, the Department for Business, Innovation, Science and Trade stated. The strategy
View of the UK from the International Space Station. [Credit: NASA] From: Department for Business, Innovation, Science and Trade, Ministry of Defence, The Rt Hon Wes Streeting MP and The Rt Hon Jonathan Reynolds MP Published by Gov.UK, 8 September 2026 New UK space strategy to bring government's investment and
Illustration of Space Kinetic's Whirlwind satellite deployment system. Credit: Space Kinetic By Sandra Erwin, Published by Space News, 7 September 2026 WASHINGTON — The U.S. Space Force is putting $50 million behind a startup developing an unusual way to dispatch small spacecraft from a larger vehicle in orbit. California-based Space
UK Space Command at RAF High Wycombe. (Image credit: SAC Britney Leather/Crown Copyright) By Kai Greet, Published by The Aviationist, 6 September 2026 From Sep. 1, the Royal Air Force’s headquarters is now to be known as Air & Space Command, reflecting the still increasing importance of the space domain
