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The new legislative push comes just months after Congress approved the Space Force Personnel Management Act, which eliminated the traditional distinction between active duty, Reserve, and Guard units. The post Space National Guard debate reignited with bipartisan legislation appeared first on SpaceNews.

A Crew Dragon spacecraft with four people on board docked with the International Space Station March 16, setting up the departure of an existing station crew in the coming days. The post Crew-10 arrives at space station appeared first on SpaceNews.

Among the 74 payloads on SpaceX’s Transporter-13 mission was a technology demonstrator from the National Reconnaissance Office The post Intelligence and dual-use commercial satellites launch on Transporter-13 appeared first on SpaceNews.

A SpaceX Falcon 9 launched more than 70 payloads in the latest in its series of dedicated rideshare missions that have reshaped the smallsat industry. The post SpaceX launches Transporter-13 rideshare mission appeared first on SpaceNews.

Rocket Lab launched a radar imaging satellite for a Japanese company March 14, the first of eight such missions under contract with that customer. The post Rocket Lab launches Japanese SAR satellite appeared first on SpaceNews.

Four people are on their way to the International Space Station on a typical crew rotation mission that has become enmeshed in political controversy. The post Crew-10 launches to space station appeared first on SpaceNews.

Rising defense budgets and geopolitical shifts are creating new investment opportunities for Europe’s space industry, early-stage investors said at the Satellite Conference. The post Investors bet on Europe’s space sector as geopolitical winds shift appeared first on SpaceNews.

Join us Mar. 24 for an exclusive one-on-one live interview with one of the nation’s foremost authorities on hypersonics. The post Live Event: The Hypersonics Revolution – A Conversation with Mark Lewis appeared first on SpaceNews.

Parts of China’s space strategy might not seem directly tied to defense: plans for a joint Chinese-Russian lunar facility, a permanently-crewed space station or a burgeoning quasi-commercial launch sector. It’s […] The post What’s driving China’s commercial launch industry appeared first on SpaceNews.

One of NASA’s greatest successes of the 21st century thus far came in a very unexpected form: a four-pound helicopter called Ingenuity. Ingenuity created a new Wright Brothers moment when […] The post Where no rover has gone before: how Mars helicopters enable a new era of exploration appeared first on SpaceNews.