By Chris Morris, Published by Yahoo News, 5 January, 2024 Elon Musk might have his eyes on Mars, but as he focuses on the Red Planet, two private aerospace companies are planning to return the U.S. to the moon for the first time since 1972. Pittsburgh’s Astrobotic Technology will send
The Space Force is considering how to create a commercial space reserve fleet that would leverage industry technology in a conflict. (Viasat) By Courtney Albon, Published by Defense News, 5 January 2024 WASHINGTON — The Space Force is “days away” from adopting a strategy for buying and integrating commercial space
By Brett Tingley, Publihed by Space.com, 4 January 2024 With these new opportunities and new ways of doing business, we recognize that some non-NASA commercial payloads can be a cause for concern to some communities.' On Jan. 8, a ULA rocket will send Astrobiotic's Peregrine lander toward the moon. If it lands
By Jeff Spry, Published by Space.com, 4 January 2024 "The act of depositing human remains and other materials, which could be perceived as discards in any other location, on the moon is tantamount to desecration of this sacred space." For better or worse, the moon is officially open for business.
By Sakshi Tiwari, Published by The Eurasian Times, 29 December 2023 As a protracted war steadily moves towards its third year, there are reports that Russia has ramped up efforts to expand its watchful eyes in space. The Russian Ministry of Defense (MoD) announced on December 27 that the Russian Aerospace Forces
By Sandra Erwin, Published by Space News, 14 December 2023 A more agile fleet requires making satellite refuelable and transitioning to modern ground systems ORLANDO, Fla. — The U.S. military has long relied on large, expensive satellites parked in fixed orbits above the Earth. Some U.S. Space Force leaders believe
Rendering of General Atomics Electro-Optical/Infrared Weather System (EWS) program. By Sandra Erwin, Published by Space News, 12 December 2023 Space Systems Command will invite companies to pitch technologies at a “reverse industry day” ORLANDO, Fla. — The U.S. Space Force will launch a new market research study next year to
By Ian Sample, Published by The Guardian, 8 December 2023 Peregrine first in series involving private spacecraft as conflict between scientific and commercial lunar interests looms To the casual observer, the preparations under way at Cape Canaveral in Florida point to nothing more than a routine launch of another spacecraft
