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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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Successful SLS Launch Kickstarts Artemis Program
After months of delays, NASA’s Artemis I mission rocketed to…
New Leader Takes Space Force Helm as Dangers in Orbit Loom
By The Space Report research@spacefoundation.org — Pentagon leaders emphasized the…
November Space Council Meetings Could Shape Commercial Regulations
The National Space Council asked for comment on new commercial…
New Spacesuit Design Promises to Fit Diverse Generation of Future Astronauts
NASA’s newest spacesuits, under a contract announced in September, will…
Rivals Launch Military Satellites Amid U.S.-led Space Defense Drills
A flurry of military and intelligence satellite launches by rival…
Solving Space Junk Problem Could Net Federal Prize
A grand prize could be in the offing for inventors…
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Aug. 4 Sets Record for Most Launches in One Day
The beginning of August saw a flurry of launch activity…
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Space Matters: Experts Call for More Governance in LEO
The Wild West regulatory environment in low Earth orbit was…
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ESA Sending Heroic, Fictional Sheep Aboard Artemis I
NASA says its Artemis I flight set to launch as…
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2022 Sets Record for Launch Success Through June 30 Amid Busy Commercial Payload Pace
The first six months of 2022 saw a record pace…
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SLS Test Fire: Igniting the Booster that Will Fuel Artemis Missions
The July 21 static test of the Flight Support Booster-2…
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Commercial Space Revenue Climbs More Than 6%, Edging Toward $400 Billion Annually
Commercial space activity refers to efforts undertaken by private industry…
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Partisan Fight Threatens to Delay Pentagon, Space Force Budget
Republicans on the House Appropriations Committee sent warning signals on…
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James Webb Space Telescope Revelations Explore Time’s Dawn, Black Holes, and Earth-like Worlds
With the capability to peer at the faint glow of…
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Advances in Nuclear Reactors Could Power NASA Missions on Moon, Mars
After a decades-long hibernation, nuclear fission power has come back…
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Strikes in Ukraine Spotlight U.S., European Deficits in Hypersonic Arms Race
Russia’s use of hypersonic weapons in Ukraine is the latest…
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