Infrastructure
Space infrastructure, like its terrestrial counterpart, is an invisible backbone for services used by people all over the world. Like terrestrial infrastructure, space infrastructure is increasingly relied upon for convenience, services, and national security/defense. If there was an emerging trend, it is that space infrastructure is increasingly stressed while benefiting from the sources of that stress: commercially driven services and technologies.
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After Russian ASAT leak, superpowers back away from showdown
Growing threats from anti-satellite weapons were spotlighted in February when…
Launch Records Topple in 2024 with Busiest January of Space Age
Averaging a liftoff every 33 hours and 49 minutes, January’s…
Spacecraft Deployments Grew 23% in 2023 Despite Broadband Cooldown
With record launches for the third year running, it’s no…
University Nanosatellite Launches Skyrocket Over Past Decade
Universities across the globe are building an increasingly large presence…
Up to 14 Large Rockets and Tiny Competitors Are Poised for Launch in 2024
Space leaders in 2023 pondered a lack of launch vehicles…
Led by Sharp Uptick in Commercial Demand and U.S. Space Launches, All-time Records Topple for Attempts and Successful Space Flights in 2023
In what was the busiest year of the Space Age,…
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As Experts Debate Leap Seconds, Universal Time Tangle Grows in Importance
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With 33 Raptor engines belching flame, SpaceX's Starship demonstrated the…
Read ArticleESA’s Euclid Telescope Reveals First Images of the Stars
The European Space Agency released an initial batch of full-color…
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Read ArticleIndia’s Lunar Landing Highlights Renewed Race to Moon
When Chandrayaan-3 touched down on the lunar south pole, India…
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