By Ethan Siegal, Published by Big Think, 20 August 2025 NASA’s 1958 charter’s top priority was, “the expansion of human knowledge of phenomena in the atmosphere and space.” Is this how it ends? When NASA was founded back in 1958, its charter explicitly declared “that activities in space should be
Render of a small launch vehicle launching from SaxaVord Spaceport - via Shetland Flyer Aerial Media Published by Shetland News, 19 August 2025 SAXAVORD Spaceport has announced that Scott Hammond will be its new chief executive following the death of co-founder Frank Strang. Formerly the deputy CEO, Hammond will take
Schematic diagram of GNSS spoofing scenario. From: Gao & Li, IEEE Transactions on Vehicular Technology By Jesse Khalil, Published by GPS World, 18 August 2025 GNSS spoofing has become a regular occurrence with the potential for severe consequences when precise and reliable positioning is critical. Legacy GNSS signals are the
Starship launch. Image: SpaceX By Jim Cantrell, Published by Space News, 18 August 2025 I recently attended the 40th Space Symposium in Colorado Springs, an event that has ballooned from a niche government-industry gathering into a global spectacle that drew over 15,000 attendees in 2025 including entrepreneurs, policymakers and even
Portugal's Atlantic Space Consortium launch site under construction.(Image credit: Atlantic Space Consortium) By Andrew Jones, Published by Space.com, 18 August 2025 Portugal's space ambitions grow as Atlantic Spaceport Consortium secures approval to operate the nation's first launch center in the mid-Atlantic Portugal has taken a significant step in its space
Atlantic spaceport complex (ASX) construction. Image captured from Space.com video By Josh Dinner, Published by Space.com, 18 August 2025 The company's first test flight could launch before the end of the month. Private Canadian company NordSpace has started construction on its Atlantic Spaceport Complex (ASX) in Newfoundland and Labrador, marking
IMAGE: Olena Bartienieva / Alamy By Noah Sylvia and Khem Rogaly, Published by RUSI, 18 August 2025 Framing defence spending as a path to prosperity ignores its poor economic returns, limited job creation, and the opportunity costs of not making alternative public investments. The government has committed to enormous increases
Warship Hangs Over the Clouds”: Space Force Rushes to Complete First Orbital Carrier Poised to Control the Skies Above Every Nation By Rosemary Potter, Published by Energy Reporters, 16 August 2025 As tensions escalate in the realm of space exploration, the U.S. Space Force's collaboration with Gravitics to develop an
