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Congress desires LEO, but threats are real

Chris Forrester — Just before the holiday the U.S. Congressional Research Service (a non-partisan research operation) released a study which addressed the potential to bridge the ‘digital divid [...]

Blue Origin Announces New Glenn “Block 2” Upgrades

CAPE CANAVERAL, FL – Blue Origin has publicized their plans for a substantial “Block 2” variant. This action signals the company’s intent to rapidly increase payload performance in order t [...]

Fourteenth Galileo Launch Scheduled for December 17

Two new Galileo satellites, SAT 33 and SAT 34, arrived in French Guiana on November 6, 2025, in preparation for the 14th operational launch of the Galileo programme. The latest […]  [...]

China’s Shenzhou 22 rescue ship arrives at Tiangong

The recent arrival of China’s Shenzhou 22 rescue ship at the Tiangong space station is a significant milestone, illustrating a pivotal moment in the nation’s robust and expanding space  [...]

SpaceX Forges Ahead with Transporter-15

The SpaceX Transporter-15 rideshare mission successfully launched on Friday, November 28, 2025, from Vandenberg Space Force Base in California, carrying 140 small satellites into a sun-synchronou [...]

USSF Awards Initial ‘Golden Dome’ Prototype Contracts, Signaling Strategic Shift to Space-Based Defense

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Nov. 29, 2025 – The U.S. Space Force has awarded initial contracts for the development of space-based interceptor (SBI) prototypes to Northrop Grumman, Lockheed Martin,  [...]