The Shenzhou-20 crew — Wang Jie (left), Chen Zhongrui (center), and Chen Dong (right) — has been stranded on board the Tiangong space station after their return capsule was hit with space junk. The trio launched into space on April 24. (Image credit: PEDRO PARDO/AFP via Getty Images) By Harry
ESA’s Vigil spacecraft will watch the sun from the L-5 Lagrange point. Credit: Airbus By Maxwell Zhu, Published by Space News, 4 November 2025 From the first satellite in orbit, to the first human in space, to the first steps on the moon, the United States government has always framed
U.S. President Donald Trump's proposed Golden Dome missile defence system could take decades to build and cost hundreds of billions of dollars. (Alex Brandon/The Associated Press) By Christian Davenport, William Neff and Aaron Steckelberg, Published by The Washington Post, 29 October 2025 Since ordering the Pentagon in January to erecta
By Robert Wall and Viviennse Machi, Published by Aviation Week, 25 September 2025 "Counterspace” is becoming a buzz word for Western defense planners grappling with the increasing likelihood of combat in space. As Russia and China deploy a widening variety of terrestrial and space-based technologies that can threaten the spacecraft
An Air Force Research Laboratory Oracle spacecraft, shown in a conceptual illustration, would observe the region near the Moon and potentially beyond. AFRL By Courtney Albon, Published by Air and Space Forces, 22 October 2025 As the gap between U.S. and China’s space capabilities narrows, national security space experts say
Image: Lockheed Martin. By Joseph Trevithick, Published by TWZ, 21 October 2025 Lockheed Martin is aiming to conduct an on-orbit demonstration of at least one space-based anti-missile interceptor design no later than 2028. Interceptors deployed in space have been billed as a key element of the Trump administration’s Golden Dome
This piece of debris, which was found in Western Australia on Oct. 18, 2025, is likely part of the upper stage of a Chinese Jielong 3 rocket, experts say. (Image credit: Western Australia Police Force) By Leonard David, Published by Space.com, 20 October 2025 "It could actually be (a significant
Defense satellites and anti-satellite technology is coming to a head. (Image credit: Dragon Claws/Getty Images) By Leonard David, Published by Space.com, 20 October 2025 "The Russians and the Chinese are demonstrating more sophisticated orbital maneuvering abilities. There's no denying that." Space-based shenanigans are increasing in Earth's orbit. Anti-satellite technologies (ASATs)
