A concept for a later phase of NASA's proposed lunar base. Credit: NASA By Jackie Wattles, Published by CNN, 30 June 2026 NASA’s moon base plans, conceptualized just a few months ago, are rolling out in earnest as the space agency maps out a strategy to deliver landers, rovers, buggies
By Samanth Subramanian, Published by New Republic, 29 June 2026 Space exploration is a rapidly growing industry. But its goal is dominance, not discovery. Two versions of history began when, one fall night in 1957, a two-stage rocket lifted off from the Baikonur Cosmodrome and deposited a Soviet satellite called
Diagram of message-sending from Vienna to Beijing through space-ground integrated quantum network using China's Micius satellite, which launched in 2016. (Image credit: CAS/Pan Jianwei's team) By Dylan Welch, Published by GMF US, 5 May 2026 Quantum technologies will change how we communicate, navigate, and calculate in space. As the United
Tyche, the first of MoD's new Minerva satellites was launched into orbit on a SpaceX Falcon rocket from the US in August 2024. Artist impression. Credit SSTL By Abdullah Farooq and John McEvoy, Published by Declassified UK, 29 April 2026 Exclusive: Ministry of Defence satellite data analysed by Declassified indicates
A satellite orbiting the Earth (NASA) By Fadah Jassem, Published by The National, 28 April 2026 With Washington withholding imagery during the Iran war, customers are searching the free market for European and Chinese alternatives The battle for control of information has been a major part of conflict since the
A SpaceX Falcon 9 launch vehicle carries the fifth Lockheed Martin-built GPS III space vehicle for the U.S. Space Force, 30 May 2025. (SpaceX) By Qurat-Ul-Ain Shabbir, Published by Space News, 22 April 2026 Space based nuclear command, control and communications (NC3) systems were developed as highly classified and sovereign
Edited by Anushree Jonko, Published by NDTV World, 16 April 2026 The satellite, known as TEE-01B, was developed and launched by the Chinese firm Earth Eye Co. before being taken over by the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps' Aerospace Force. Iran relied on a Chinese-built satellite it quietly obtained last year
By Theresa Hitchens, Published by Breaking Defense, 15 April 2026 The Space Force's projections of its needs for orbital warfare and electronic warfare are only included in the classified version of the new Objective Force plan, but Chief of Space Operations Gen. Chance Saltzman confirmed that the service wants new
