SpaceWERX Selects 11 Companies for Next-Gen Space Capabilities
Companies include Agile Space, Muon Space and ThinkOrbital
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White House Press Release
New National Space Transportation Policy
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Firefly Aerospace Onboards Zeno Power on Blue Ghost Mission
Mission will demonstrate radioisotope technologies to survive the lunar night
NASA’s LRO Images Falcon 9 Crater on Moon, Learns New Details
NASA Mission Update
Report: Louisiana to Announce SpaceX Spaceport Deal on Aug. 25
New launch site to be built on 130,000 acres of coastal real estate
SpaceX Plans New Spaceport as DOT Moves to Waive Environmental Laws
Oh, and Elon Musk will spend big to keep Republicans in control of Congress. Coincidence?
DIU Makes 3 Awards for Deorbit-as-a-Service
Companies will remove dead satellites from orbit
There’s No Saving the Swift Observatory Now
LINK spacecraft unable to reboost observatory due to control problems
DOT Proposes to Waive 13 Environmental Laws Covering Space
Proposal comes as SpaceX eyes new coastal spaceport in Louisiana
LandSpace: Zhuque-3 Launch Was Complete Success
First stage stuck the landing, second stage placed satellite into orbit
Zhuque-3 Rocket Sticks Landing on Second Flight
Becomes the second Chinese rocket with a recovered first stage
NIAC 2026: Interworld Slingshot Resource Surveys
A researcher at the SETI Institute is working to develop a small satellite capable of identifying minerals and other valuable materials on other worlds without having to land, collect samples, or return them to Earth.
Ukrainian Missiles Hit Key Russian Rocket Company
Progress facility manufactures Soyuz rockets that launch crews and cargo to ISS
LINK Spacecraft Recovery Progressing for NASA’s Swift Boost
Spacecraft had been spinning in space
Eight Emerging Startups Selected for ISS National Lab Accelerator
Startups gain access to orbit, private capital, and strategic partners
Dimming the Sun (DimSun) Using Controllable Dust Cloud to Reduce Solar Insolation
A robotics technologist at the Jet Propulsion Laboratory has proposed creating a dust cloud between the Earth and the Sun to cool our planet.