A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launches from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, Sept. 28, 2024. (U.S. Space Force photo by Senior Airman Spencer Contreras) By Sandra Erwin, Published by Space News, 4 October 2025 SpaceX was assigned five of seven National Security Space Launch (NSSL) Phase 3 Lane 2 missions.
An artist’s rendering of a satellite sending and receiving data. Image: Space Systems Command By Sandra Erwin, Published by Space News, 3 October 2025 When it comes to warfare in space, many envision lasers, missiles and maybe a nuclear device tucked into orbit. But Christopher Scolese, who runs the National
Illustration of robots assembling solar farms and data centers in outer space. Image generated by AI. By Sebastian Moss, Published by Data Center Dynamics, 3 October 2025 Joining a growing list of space compute-focused billionaires Amazon and Blue Origin founder Jeff Bezos said that he believes gigawatt-scale data centers will
Tedman near a radar unit at RAF Fylingdales in North Yorkshire. Photograph: Dominic Lipinski/Reuters By PA Media, Published by The Guardian, 3 October 2025 Maj Gen Paul Tedman says Moscow trying to disrupt UK’s military activities on ‘weekly’ basis and closely monitoring space assets Russia is attempting to jam UK
GSSAP space domain awareness satellite (Air Force Space Command archive) By Theresa Hitchens, Published by Breaking Defense, 2 October 2025 The plan is to award two vendors 24-month Direct to Phase II SBIR grants worth $3M each to demo low-cost, low-weight radars on Space Force satellites in geosynchronous Earth orbit.
One concept for the Golden Dome missile defense system with space-based elements. (credit: Redwire) By Sandra Erwin, Published by Space News, 2 October 2025 Todd Harrison demonstrates the ‘Defense Futures Simulator’ that calculated eye-watering missile defense costs — and invites critics to prove him wrong with their own numbers. WASHINGTON
One concept for the Golden Dome missile defense system with space-based elements. (credit: Redwire) By Sandra Erwin, Published by Space News, 1 October 2025 WASHINGTON — The U.S. Space Force’s procurement arm has opened a competition for companies to design a compact radio-frequency (RF) terminal for inter-satellite communications, according to
Australian and United Kingdom space agency leaders signed an agreement to extend the Space Bridge Framework Arrangement, which encourages bilateral research and cooperation, at the International Astronautical Congress in Sydney. Credit: SpaceNews/Debra Werner By Debra Werner, Published by Space News, 1 October 2025 SYDNEY, Australia – Australia and the United
