Rendering Shows Lockheed Martin’s Terminal High Altitude Area Defense (THAAD ) Weapon System Launcher With Eight Canisters. – Lockheed Martin By Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Published by Interesting Engineering, 1 February 2026 The THAAD framework agreement is the second signed between Lockheed Martin and the DoW. The United States is aiming
BY Maia Davies, Published by the BBC, 31 January 2026 Elon Musk's SpaceX has applied to launch one million satellites into Earth's orbit to power artificial intelligence (AI). The application claims "orbital data centres" are the most cost and energy-efficient way to meet the growing demand for AI computing power.
Blue Origin's New Shepard vehicle launches six people to suborbital space on Dec. 20, 2025. Beijing-based company InterstellOr aims to launch similar space tourism missions starting in 2028, and actor Johnny Huang Jingyu has booked a seat. (Image credit: Blue Origin) By Andrew Jones, Published by Space.com, 31 January 2026
The atmospheric reentry process generates extreme heat and mechanical loads, which lead to the satellite's disintegration at the altitude of about 45 miles. (Image credit: ESA) By Leonard David, Published by Space.com, 31 January 2026 "Understanding how different materials behave as they burn up could help engineers design satellites that
An illustration of satellites breaking up in Earth orbit. (Image credit: Mark Garlick/Science Photo Library/Getty Images) By Andrew Jones, Published by Space.com, 30 January 2026 Ground-based observations suggest the former geostationary inspector satellite suffered a fragmentation event months after retirement, raising new concerns about debris in high Earth orbit. A
Image source: Missile Defense Agency Published by Clash Report, 29 January 2026 Germany is preparing to become the first European country to develop its own space-based missile detection system, as concerns grow in Berlin and across Europe about reliance on U.S. early-warning capabilities. Germany is planning to develop the core
Rendering of L3Harris' Tracking Layer Tranche 2 missile-tracking satellites for the Space Development Agency. Credit: L3Harris By Sandra Erwin, Published by Space News, 28 January 2026 Congressional watchdog says SDA is overestimating technology readiness ORLANDO, Fla. — A congressional watchdog is warning that the Pentagon’s ambitious effort to overhaul missile
Image credit: SpaceX via Flickr By Jowi Morales, Published by Tom's Hardware, 28 January 2025 The 70km (43mi) altitude reduction will reduce the risk of collisions for Starlink satellites. Researchers from the Chinese Academy of Sciences Institute of Software reported that Starlink has reduced its altitude for a big chunk
