Next chapter in space defense: Satellites that never stop moving

Illustration of in-space refueling of satellites. Credit: Orbit Fab By Sandra Erwin, Published by Space News, 24 September 2025 Concepts like ‘dynamic space operations’ and ‘sustained space maneuver’ refer not only to extending the life of satellites but also to allowing them to ‘take action’ NATIONAL HARBOR, Md. — U.S.

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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 Robots Head to Space”: New Machines Set to Build Solar Farms and Data Centers Off-Earth With Zero Human Hands

Illustration of robots assembling solar farms and data centers in outer space. Image generated by AI. By Gabriel Cruz, Published by Ride Baguette, 6 June 2025 In a groundbreaking collaboration, the UK Atomic Energy Authority and space-tech pioneer Space Solar are revolutionizing the future of energy and data management by

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Space Force Chief “Enamored By Systems That Deny, Disrupt, And Degrade” Satellites

Image by Getty / Futurism By Thomas Newdick, Published by The War Zone, 11 March 2025 Chief of Space Operations Gen. Chance Saltzman alluded to the kinds of counter-space capabilities that the U.S. Space Force is now prioritizing. he U.S. Space Force’s top officer has provided an unusually detailed description

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Elon Musk’s Mars colony plan is ‘dangerous illusion’, says Astronomer Royal

Image: Mars Daily stock illustration By Sarah Knapton, Published by The Telegraph, 27 March 2024 Prof Lord Martin Rees suggests it is easier to solve climate change on Earth than escape to another planet Elon Musk is harbouring a “dangerous illusion” that a colony can be established on Mars, the Astronomer Royal

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