SmallSat Europe Opens 2026 Call for Papers as Continent Races for Space Sovereignty
Following a year marked by intensified calls for European autonomy in orbit, organizers of SmallSat Europe have opened the technical call for papers for their 2026 conference. The solicitation comes as the European Union and its member states aggressively ramp ...
New Geopolitical Divide in Lunar Exploration.
The global space race has entered a new, accelerated phase, characterized by an increasingly defined split in long-term strategic goals and infrastructure development. This division is fundamentally driven by geopolitical alignment rather than purely scientific motivation, creating two separate power ...
SmallSat Symposium 2026 Agenda Targets D2D Engineering and Edge Compute; Early Registration Opens
Entering its 11th year, the SmallSat Symposium has released a 2026 agenda that signals a distinct shift from the "new space" experimental era to a phase of industrial maturity and integration. Scheduled for February 10 through February 12 at the ...
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SpaceX Starship Authorized for Operations at SLC-37
The Department of the Air Force (DAF) has officially issued a Record of Decision (RoD) authorizing the conversion of Space Launch Complex 37 (SLC-37) at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station into a launch and landing site for SpaceX’s Starship-Super Heavy ...
Shield AI Expands into Space Domain with Sedaro
WASHINGTON – (December 3, 2025) – Shield AI and Sedaro have announced a strategic partnership focused on advancing autonomous operations in the orbital domain. The collaboration establishes Shield AI’s Hivemind Pilot as Sedaro’s preferred autonomy software for on-orbit demonstrations, extending ...
House Hearing on China Tech Lead
Tech executives testify on People's Republic of China (PRC) cyber threats Key Themes from China Tech Hearings Congressional hearings have consistently focused on the growing technological capabilities of the People's Republic of China (PRC) and their implications for U.S. national ...
NASA Administrator Senate Hearings
Senate Scutiny Targets NASA's Lunar Strategy Confirmation hearings for NASA Administrator nominee Jared Isaacman, billionaire and Polaris Dawn commander, commanded Capitol Hill's attention yesterday. Isaacman utilized his Senate appearance to push a high-stakes competitive agenda for the agency's human lunar ...
Landspace Zhuque-3 Landing Failure Halts Reusability Ambitions
Beijing, China – Chinese commercial launch provider Landspace has confirmed that its ambitious attempt to vertically land the first stage of the Zhuque-3 methane-liquid oxygen rocket resulted in a catastrophic failure, despite achieving a successful orbital insertion. The mission began ...
SpaceX Security Breach & Cosmonaut Removal
Russian Cosmonaut Oleg Artemyev has been abruptly removed from the upcoming SpaceX Crew-12 mission, which is currently slated for a 2026 launch, following an alleged security breach involving highly sensitive, export-controlled technology at a SpaceX facility. Reports indicate that Artemyev ...
Iridium was awarded a new infrastructure contract
Iridium Communications holds a long-standing and strategic partnership with the U.S. Space Force (USSF), primarily centered around the Enhanced Mobile Satellite Services (EMSS) program. Most recently, on December 2, 2025, Iridium was awarded a new infrastructure contract (SITH), further solidifying ...
NASA’s OSIRIS-REx Samples Reveal Biological Precursors and ‘Space Gum’
HOUSTON — In a landmark finding for astrobiology and planetary science, researchers analyzing samples returned from asteroid Bennu by NASA’s OSIRIS-REx mission have identified a trifecta of primordial materials: bio-essential sugars, an unprecedented polymer-like “gum,” and a trove of ancient ...
Blue Origin Announces Crew for Next New Shepard
Today, Blue Origin announced the six people flying on its NS-37 mission. The crew includes Michaela (Michi) Benthaus, Joey Hyde, Hans Koenigsmann, Neal Milch, Adonis Pouroulis, and Jason Stansell. To date, Blue Origin has flown 86 people (80 individuals) above ...
HawkEye 360 Launches New Intelligence Product.
HawkEye 360, a leading commercial provider of space-based Geospatial Intelligence (GEOINT), has announced the launch of its Vessel Custody ID feature, designed to significantly strengthen national security and intelligence operations. This new capability leverages the company's proprietary space-based Signals Intelligence ...
