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
A transmit antenna at U.S. Space Force's Deep-Space Advanced Radar Capability (DARC) Site 1 in Australia. (Image: Doug Humphries, BAE Systems) By Brett Tingley, Published by Space.com, 14 August 2025 DARC is designed to track multiple small moving objects in geosynchronous orbit — all around the globe, 24 hours a
Illustration of Golden Dome technology. Credit: Redwire. By Peter Cannitol, Published by Reddit, 5 August 2025 RTICLE KEY POINTS: Urgency of Threat: With China projected to reach 1,000 nuclear warheads by 2030, the DoD is under pressure to deliver rapidly deployable, adaptable systems — favoring companies that already operate at
3D Illustration of a lunar base with a dome structure, research modules, observation pods and communication satellite dishes for space exploration and science fiction backgrounds. - National Nuclear Laboratory By Sam Skove, Published by Politico, 4 August 2025 This is the first major agency effort by the interim NASA administrator,
A Long March 2D rocket lifts off from Xichang spaceport Sept. 17, 2023, carrying a group of Yaogan-39 remote sensing satellites. Credit: Ourspace By Stephen Clark, Published by Ars Technica, 1 August 2025 If it seems like there's a satellite launch almost every day, the numbers will back you up.
By Sonder London, From The View From Space, 30 July 2025 'Space to space, space to ground, ground to space' will all play a role in achieving the 'lethality that is necessary to achieve deterrence.' 🛰️ The Economist describes this week how U.S. Space Command is getting ready for war
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Conceptual image of a ground-based laser weapon attacking a satellite. Image: X Screengrab By Gabriel Honrada, Published by Asia Times, 27 July 2025 New BGSe crystal a breakthrough in directed-energy tech that could enhance ground-based laser weapons to target satellites China is using crystals to enhance the power of satellite-destroying
By Evelyn Hart, Published by India Defence Review, 24 July 2025 A Chinese satellite has just shattered expectations, using a 2-watt laser from 36,000 km above Earth to achieve unprecedented speeds. This breakthrough could revolutionize satellite communication and leave Starlink in the dust. Chinese researchers have made an impressive leap
