LeoLabs’ new radar site in Arizona in December 2024. Photo courtesy of LeoLabs By Greg Hadley, Published by Air and Space Forces, 15 April 2025 COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo - As the Space Force looks to expand its ability to track objects in orbit, a series of ground-based radars coming in
Starship flies off the launch pad during IFT-3. (Source: Elon Musk /Twitter (X)) By Matthew Lewallen, Published by Space News, 14 April 2025 On a clear evening this January, flights out of Miami, Orlando and Fort Lauderdale suddenly ground to a halt. The culprit wasn’t weather or a software glitch
An image of how a RFA launch could look: Credit Rocket Factory Augsburg By Martin Smith, Published by NASA Spaceflight, 11 April 2025 Rocket Factory Augsburg (RFA) is determined to debut its RFA One rocket by the end of this year. Applying industrialization techniques to building low-cost, high-performance rockets, the
Officials unveil the new base sign at a renaming ceremony at Pituffik Space Base, Greenland, April 6, 2023. Credit: U.S. Space Force photo by Senior Airman Kaitlin Castillo) By John Vandiver, Published by Stars and Stripes, 11 April 2025 The commander of a U.S. base in Greenland has been fired
By Jason Rainbow, Published by Space News, 11 April 2025 A successful space economy depends on making sense of exploding data and navigating new national agendas. TAMPA, Fla. — Space businesses are under pressure to adapt as artificial intelligence and shifting geopolitics reshape their industry in ways that are still
Starlink satellites awaiting deployment into low Earth orbit. (Image credit: SpaceX) By Sharmila Kuthunur, Published by Space.com, 8 April 2025 "A future conflict in space could have massive, long-term negative repercussions that are felt here on Earth, as everyone on this planet is a user of space data in some
Illustration of missile-tracking sensor satellites. Credit: L3Harris Technologies By Sandra Erwin, Published by Space News, 7 April 2025 COLORADO SPRINGS — Eight satellites designed by Millennium Space Systems with sensor payloads from L3Harris Technologies have cleared a key design review, paving the way for production and a planned late 2027
Elon Musk and Jeff Bezos. Photograph: Brendan Smialowski/AFP/Getty Images By Amethyst Martinez, Publishd by The Daily Beast, 7 April 2025 The space race between the two billionaires continues. Billions of dollars in federal contracts have been awarded to Elon Musk’s and Jeff Bezos’ companies, solidifying the ties between two of
