DARPA Wants to Rebuild Satellite Networks Within Hours of an Attack
What happens when key military satellites go dark in the middle of a conflict? DARPA is now actively seeking novel concepts to reconstitute …
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ESA at ILA 2026: Europe stakes its claim in space
Two packed days at ILA Berlin gave the European Space Agency room to map out its strategic direction: operational resilience, Earth observat…
US Space Force navigates budget uncertainty and major restructuring
A $55.5 billion budget proposal, a congressional push to absorb two key acquisition agencies, and fresh contracts for Rocket Lab and K2 Spac…
ISS leaks and GPS jamming: Russia at the center of two space crises
A NASA crew sought temporary refuge inside a SpaceX Dragon capsule as fresh leaks were detected on the Russian ISS segment, while new analys…
New Glenn Explosion Squeezes an Already Strained Launch Market
The destruction of Blue Origin's New Glenn during a ground test in late May 2026 removes a key heavy-lift option from an already constrained…
SpaceX Keeps Its Falcon 9 Production Line Running at Full Tilt
Within two days, SpaceX launched 53 Starlink satellites from opposite coasts of the United States, marking a milestone around flight number …
Space Force Goes on a Satellite Spending Spree
The U.S. Space Force awarded contracts to Viasat, SES and Rocket Lab within days of each other, committing hundreds of millions to new geost…
US Space Force Pours Half a Billion Into New Military Satellites
The US Space Force awarded over $500 million in satellite contracts within a single day, tapping Viasat, SES, and Rocket Lab to build next-g…
US Space Force bets big on GEO satellites and personnel growth
Within 48 hours, the US Space Force awarded contracts worth over half a billion dollars for military geostationary satellites, while its chi…
US Space Force doubles down with satellites and manpower
The US Space Force handed out more than $527 million in geostationary satellite contracts to Viasat, SES, and Rocket Lab in a single week — …
Space Force goes on a spending spree to build out its GEO network
Within 48 hours, the U.S. Space Force handed out more than half a billion dollars in satellite contracts to three companies, while its top g…
Booster 19 clears static fire as the launch market shifts beneath SpaceX
SpaceX's Booster 19 passed its 33-engine static fire on May 7, clearing the path for Ship 39's rollout. Meanwhile, signs of a Falcon 9 caden…
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