In this week’s episode of Space Minds, host David Ariostor speaks with Al Tadros, Chief Technology Officer at Redwire, to explore the future of space infrastructure and commercialization. The post The future of space infrastructure appeared first on SpaceNews.
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Despite the arrival of privately funded lunar mining companies, advancements in space resource legislation (such as the Commercial Space Launch Competitiveness Act of 2015) and lunar prospecting missions such as LUPEX, one legal hurdle remains that will likely impact the pace of investment in future lunar mining activities: property rights on a celestial body. This issue
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United Launch Alliance is leaning more into reusability as it advances work on recovering the engine section of the Vulcan rocket and embarks on another project. The post ULA making new efforts on Vulcan reusability appeared first on SpaceNews.
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SpaceX would get just 1% of the $625 million in rural broadband subsidies proposed by West Virginia, the third state in a row to give satellites only a marginal role in the federal government’s BEAD program. The post West Virginia joins states handing satellites a tiny share of rural broadband subsidies appeared first on SpaceNews.
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The Federal Aviation Administration’s (FAA) current informed consent framework under 14 CFR §460.45 falls dangerously short of adequately warning space flight participants (SFP) about the true risks they face, particularly long-term health consequences that may not manifest until months or years after their journey. This regulatory gap threatens both SFP safety and industry credibility as
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Comments by NASA’s acting administrator have created uncertainty about the future of Earth science programs at the space agency. The post Duffy comments seed doubts about future of NASA Earth science appeared first on SpaceNews.
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Two mission concepts are seeking funding to fly by and even collide with an asteroid that is making a very close flyby of Earth in 2029. The post Smallsat missions proposed to study asteroid Apophis appeared first on SpaceNews.
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One of the products Globalstar is pitching are “covert” tracker devices for military platforms The post Globalstar pursuing defense market with secure satcom services appeared first on SpaceNews.
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Space has always been expensive. Historically, governments paid for it. In more recent times, billionaires have entered the arena. It isn’t surprising, then, that the development of the sector, being subject to the changing interests of national governments and the shifting interests of the uber-wealthy, has not been as fast as it could have been.
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SpinLaunch announced $30 million in new funding for the company to support its development of a broadband constellation. The post SpinLaunch raises $30 million for work on Meridian Space constellation appeared first on SpaceNews.
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