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As the global space community gathered to discuss exploration and cooperation, one theme emerged: how countries are adapting to changes in policies, budgets and leadership at NASA. The post At IAC, global space cooperation meets American space dominance appeared first on SpaceNews.

In this week’s episode of Space Minds, host David Aireosto speaks with Steve Kitay— former Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for Space Policy, former head of Microsoft’s space initiatives, and now Senior Vice President for Space Defense at True Anomaly. The post Space security, threats and rapid innovation appeared first on SpaceNews.

In February 2023, a United States Air Force fighter jet shot down a Chinese high-altitude balloon flying at about 60,000-65,000 feet (18-20 km) altitude in sovereign U.S. airspace. After the event, some commentary suggested that the incident raised questions about the supposedly ambiguous or unsettled legal status of high-altitude airspace, sometimes referred to as “near

Preparations for the second launch of Blue Origin’s New Glenn rocket, carrying a NASA Mars mission, remain on track for liftoff in the next few weeks. The post Preparations on track for second New Glenn launch appeared first on SpaceNews.

A mix of executive orders, new contracting approaches and closer ties between defense leaders and investors has some experts believing this latest reform drive may be different from the past. The post Will Pentagon procurement reforms really stick this time? appeared first on SpaceNews.

SYDNEY, Australia – The University of Western Australia (UWA) announced the completion Oct. 2 of TeraNet, which it calls “the first operational optical ground station network in the Southern Hemisphere.” “TeraNet demonstrates the innovation and impact that results from investing in science and technology,” Enrico Palermo, Australian Space Agency head, said in a statement released

The Exploration Company is still studying what happened in the final phases of a test flight three months ago that resulted in the loss of the spacecraft. The post The Exploration Company still studying Mission Possible reentry appeared first on SpaceNews.

SYDNEY, Australia – Yesterday, the China National Space Agency (CNSA) contacted NASA about a potential on-orbit collision. The CNSA message read, “We would like to recommend you hold still and we’ll do the maneuver,” Alvin Drew, NASA Space Sustainability director and former astronaut, said Oct. 2 at a panel on space sustainability at the International

SYDNEY, Australia – The U.S. Space Force has awarded a $1.9 million contract to Southern California startups ExLabs for development of its reconfigurable spacecraft platform. Under the Direct-to-Phase 2 Small Business Innovation Research contract from the Space Force Space Systems Command, ExLabs will develop SERVSAM, “a heavy-class, reconfigurable spacecraft designed for flexible mission profiles in

SYDNEY, Australia – States have a responsibility to inform citizens, including commercial spacecraft operators, of cyber threats, Diane Howard, former commercial space policy director for the White House National Space Council, said at the International Astronautical Congress here. “States do have a duty to warn, to share credible threat intelligence proactively and to take all