NASA has awarded funds to Austin, Texas-based ICON, to develop construction technologies that could help build landing pads, habitats, and roads on the Moon using local lunar resources. (Image credit: ICON/BIG-Bjarke Ingels Group) By Martina Elia Vitoloni, Published by The Conversation, 2 July 2025 In science-fiction stories, companies often mine
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
The Pentagon is basing its future space-based architecture on optical communications technology. By Greg Hadley, Published by Air and Space Forces, 1 July 2025 The Space Force’s first planned satellite launch to begin a new missile warning constellation in medium-Earth orbit has slipped from late 2026 to spring 2027 as
Amazon's Project Kuiper lifted off at Cape Canaveral, Florida, on 6 October 2023, carrying the first two of a planned 3,236 satellites into space. Photograph: Terry Renna/AP By Laura M., Published by Union Rayo, 28 June 2025 Amazon has its own satellite project. Beyond dominating the internet, it now wants
By Chris Cope, Published by Shetland News, 26 June 2025 A ROCKET company is now planning to undertake its first satellite launch from the SaxaVord Spaceport in Unst in 2026 – and not 2025 as previously planned. A spokesperson for Orbex said “moving parts”, including infrastructure requirements and engagement with
US Military Satellite Terminal,US Air Force Photo By Sandra Erwin, Published by Space News, 20 June 2025 ARLINGTON, Va. — The U.S. military wants to turn its satellite communications into something that works like the internet — fluid, fast, and built on seamless interoperability between networks. But at an industry
SpaceX's Starlink system By Theresa Hitchens, Published by Breaking Defense, 18 June 2025 The MILNET contract with SpaceX is being paid for by the Space Force but managed by the National Reconnaissance Office, sources said. WASHINGTON — The Space Force in contracting with SpaceX for a new government-owned, contractor-operated satellite
Hanwha Systems is exploring SAR satellites that could follow BAE Systems' initial batch of multi-sensor Azalea spacecraft, slated to deploy in 2025. Credit: BAE Systems By Jason Rainbow, Published by Space News, 11 June 2025 TAMPA, Fla. — BAE Systems has partnered with South Korean conglomerate Hanwha Systems to explore
