By Samanth Subramanian, Published by New Republic, 29 June 2026 Space exploration is a rapidly growing industry. But its goal is dominance, not discovery. Two versions of history began when, one fall night in 1957, a two-stage rocket lifted off from the Baikonur Cosmodrome and deposited a Soviet satellite called
The 70-meter antenna, designated DSS-14, at the Deep Space Network site in Goldstone, California. Credit: NASA By Jeff Foust, Published by Space News, 16 June 2026 WASHINGTON — A NASA investigation blamed millions of dollars in damage to one of its largest Deep Space Network (DSN) antennas on poor training
By Moises Carrasco, Published by Arch Daily, 15 June 2026 Concept : Living and Working on the Moon. Image Courtesy of NASA After Artemis II's return to Earth, NASA unveiled a new phased plan to establish a Moon Base. Although most of the media's attention went to rockets, budgets, and
Rendering of Applied Atomics “Star Reacher Network” satellite architecture that allows multiple spacecraft equipped with multimode propulsion to work in tandem. Credit: Applied Atomics By Sandra Erwin, Published by Space News, 10 June 2026 Company opens Virginia office, announces $4 million pre-seed funding WASHINGTON — U.K.-based startup Applied Atomics has
By Space Daily Editorial Team, 9 June 2026 Building a nuclear-powered interplanetary spacecraft typically takes a decade. NASA is trying to do it in roughly two and a half years — and the only way the math works is by welding together two programs that were never designed to talk
By Josh Dinner, Published by Space.com, 1 June 2026 New Glenn's launchpad is so cooked, satellites can see the char from orbit. The dust has settled in the aftermath of last week's giant New Glenn rocket explosion, which shook Florida's Space Coast and the space industry itself. Blue Origin was
Blue Origin's New Glenn rocket on the launch pad at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, Florida. Credit: Blue Origin By Eric Berger, Published by arsTechnica, 29 May 2026 On Thursday evening, Blue Origin attempted to test fire its massive New Glenn rocket at its Florida launch site, but something went very
The NASA-ISRO Synthetic Aperture Radar can bounce radar signals off the planet's solid surfaces to track movements down to fractions of an inch. Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech By Jeremy Hsu, Published by arsTechnica, 27 May 2026 NASA science satellites show dual use in locating sources of GPS interference. NASA satellites designed to
