Paths of Starlink satellites as of Feb 2024. Credit: NASA Scientific Visualization Studio. By Andy Tomaswick, Published by Phys.org, 15 December 2025 A "House of Cards" is a wonderful English phrase that it seems is now primarily associated with a Netflix political drama. However, its original meaning is of a
By Jason Rainbow, Published by Space News, 10 December 2025 TAMPA, Fla. — NATO has picked 150 companies from 24 of its member countries to join its Defence Innovation Accelerator for the North Atlantic (DIANA) next year, including more than two dozen with ties to the space sector. Each company
GSSAP space domain awareness satellite (Air Force Space Command archive) By Courtney Albon, Published by Air and Space Forces, 1 December 2025 The Space Force’s strategy to replace its fleet of neighborhood watch satellites in geosynchronous orbit includes plans to field multiple satellite constellations, one focused on reconnaissance and one focused on surveillance
Astranis is developing a geostationary commercial satellite called Omega that is being pitched to the U.S. military for broadband communications. Credit: Astranis By Sandra Erwin, Published by Space News, 30 October 2025 MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif. — The U.S. Space Force is adopting a business model where the government owns satellites
Northrop Grumman's concept art for the Evolved Strategic SATCOM program. (Northrop Grumman) By Courtney Albon, Published by Air and Space Forces, 23 October 2025 The Space Force expects to award $905 million in contracts over the next five years through a new Maneuverable GEO program, which aims to form a
Illustration of the German Earth observation satellite TerraSAR-X Credit: ESA By Tereza Pultarova, Published by Space News, 21 October 2025 LONDON — The German Aerospace Center (DLR) is looking to purchase satellites capable of jamming other spacecraft and inspecting objects in space, and it wants to do so on tight
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)
Skynet 6 satellite By Joey Roulette and Cassell Bryan-Low, Published by The Print, 30 September 2025 WASHINGTON (Reuters) - France and the United States are planning a second joint mission of coordinated satellite maneuvers in orbit, part of a growing push to sharpen allied spying capabilities as China expands its
