he Pentagon is no longer asking whether commercial space will matter in future conflicts.

The Japan-Australia defense partnership that took another step forward in Tokyo in early April is not merely a deepening friendship between two U.S. allies. It is the most advanced example of a new model emerging in the Indo-Pacific: middle powers building autonomous defense industrial linkages designed to function even if the United States is stretched […]

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Preparing to send astronauts back to the moon is no small feat.

Space mobility company Portal Space Systems has raised $50 million to scale up development of its highly maneuverable spacecraft.

The U.S. Space Force has reportedly awarded Lockheed Martin a contract to manage ground control operations for the next generation of GPS satellites, a decision that amounts to an institutional admission: the Pentagon’s long-troubled OCX program cannot do the job it was built to do. The award covers launch, early orbit, and disposal operations for […]

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SAN FRANCISCO – Albedo, the former Earth-observation startup now focused on satellite manufacturing, announced plans April 9 to send its second spacecraft into very low-Earth orbit (VLEO).

In November 2026, Voyager 1 will reach one light-day from Earth, a milestone that highlights both the astonishing endurance of 1970s engineering and the vast distances that still separate humanity from true interstellar travel.

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