Space Force’s Golden Dome chief says space-based missile interceptors are possible today. ‘We have proven every element of the physics’

Gen. Michael Guetlein, Vice Chief of Space Operations at the 7th Annual Air Force Association Schriever Space Futures Forum. Credit: U.S. Space Force By Brett Tingley, Published by Space.com, 23 July 2025 "I firmly believe that the technology that we need to deliver Golden Dome exists today." The head of

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Space Force rehearses mobilization of private satellite assets during orbital emergencies

The Space Force wants to leverage commercial space capabilities during wartime through a Commercial Augmentation Space Reserve. (Jumpeestudio) By Sandra Erwin, Published by Space News, 21 July 2025 The two-day exercise held in Colorado Springs marked the second in a series of Commercial Augmentation Space Reserve (CASR) wargames WASHINGTON —

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‘Democratizing space’ is more than just adding new players – it comes with questions around sustainability and sovereignty

By Timiebi Aganaba, Adam Fish, Niiyokamigaabaw Deondre Smiles, Tony Milligan,Published by The Conversation, 21 July 2025 “India is on the Moon,” S. Somanath, chairman of the Indian Space Research Organization, announced in August 2023. The announcement meant India had joined the short list of countries to have visited the Moon,

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UK’s small satellite production to surge, thanks to Surrey Space Institute

Published by Design Products & Applications, 17 July 2025 The University of Surrey has launched a new Space Institute to tackle skills shortages in the UK space sector. With the UK's £19 billion space economy surging, government and industry urgently need faster research, innovation and skilled talent – yet more

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Space Force Boosting an Ecosystem of GPS Alternatives in Low-Earth Orbit

Rendering of an Iridium satellite in low Earth orbit. Courtesy Iridium. By Shaun Waterman, Published by Air and Space Forces, 1 July 2025 The Space Force is playing midwife to a new ecosystem of commercial satellite constellations providing alternatives to the service’s own Global Positioning Service from much closer to

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US and China need a space hotline for orbital emergencies, experts say

The U.S. and China continue to compete in space. (Image credit: Dragon Claws/iStock/Getty Images) By Leonard David, Published by Space.com, 16 May 2025 "China is there to stay in the space domain, so we need to figure out some ways to work together, at the very least, in an emergency

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Sierra Space completes ground demo of navigation satellite for U.S. Space Force program

An artist's depiction of a GPS satellite on orbit. (Lockheed Martin) By Sandra Erwin, Published by Space News, 8 May 2025 WASHINGTON — Sierra Space announced May 8 it has completed a ground-based demonstration of a navigation satellite prototype for the U.S. Space Force’s Resilient Global Positioning System (R-GPS) initiative,

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