# space technology (blogs) — RSS Amplifier Recent posts from the 2 feeds in the RSS Amplifier directory that cover space technology. Page: Feed: --- ## [Can the National Space Transportation Policy Deliver 1,000 Launches and Reentries a Year?](https://newspaceeconomy.ca/2026/08/21/can-the-national-space-transportation-policy-deliver-1000-launches-and-reentries-a-year/) _2026-08-21 · NSE · New Space Economy_ On August 20, 2026, President Donald Trump signed the new National Space Transportation Policy, designated National Security Presidential Memorandum 17, or NSPM-17. It replaces the 2013 national space transportation policy and directs federal agencies to prepare U.S. space transportation ranges for more than 1,000 launches and reentries each year by 2030. The accompanying White House fact sheet… ## [Spaceport Financial Model for Construction, Operations, Services, Revenue, and Regulation](https://newspaceeconomy.ca/2026/08/21/spaceport-financial-model-for-construction-operations-services-revenue-and-regulation/) _2026-08-21 · NSE · New Space Economy_ A spaceport financial model starts with a location decision, a launch market assumption, and a regulatory pathway. Unlike a conventional airport, a spaceport may support rockets, suborbital vehicles, reentry vehicles, test campaigns, payload processing, training, research, tourism, and defense and security missions. The business case depends on whether the site serves vertical launch, horizontal… ## [What Does the New Mars Science Strategy Mean for Human Exploration of Mars?](https://newspaceeconomy.ca/2026/08/20/what-does-the-new-mars-science-strategy-mean-for-human-exploration-of-mars/) _2026-08-20 · NSE · New Space Economy_ On December 9, 2025, the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine publicly released A Science Strategy for the Human Exploration of Mars, a consensus study published as a 2026 National Academies Press volume. The study does something more specific than propose another Mars mission architecture. It identifies what humans should try to discover after reaching Mars and works backward… ## [How Will Martian Dust Exposure Limits Shape Human Mars Missions?](https://newspaceeconomy.ca/2026/08/20/how-will-martian-dust-exposure-limits-shape-human-mars-missions/) _2026-08-20 · NSE · New Space Economy_ On July 14, 2026, NASA approved Revision F of NASA-STD-3001, Volume 2, adding a dedicated Martian Dust Contamination requirement to the agency’s human-system standard. As of August 19, 2026, Revision F is the published version available through NASA’s standards program. Its new requirement, V2 6253, tells designers to keep Martian dust particles smaller than 10 μm in habitable air below a… ## [What Do We Know About Mars Based on All Mars Exploration Missions?](https://newspaceeconomy.ca/2026/08/20/what-do-we-know-about-mars-based-on-all-mars-exploration-missions/) _2026-08-20 · NSE · New Space Economy_ More than 50 years of robotic missions have changed Mars from a telescopic mystery into the most closely studied planet beyond Earth. The combined record from orbiters, landers, rovers, atmospheric probes, and radar instruments shows that Mars once had rivers, lakes, groundwater systems, volcanoes, impact basins, polar ice, dust storms, weather, and chemical environments that could have supported… ## [What Would an AWS International Restriction Cost Amazon?](https://newspaceeconomy.ca/2026/08/19/what-would-an-aws-international-restriction-cost-amazon/) _2026-08-19 · NSE · New Space Economy_ Amazon Web Services generated $42.2 billion of sales and $16.6 billion of operating income during the quarter ended June 30, 2026. For the trailing 12 months, AWS produced $148.4 billion of revenue and $54.7 billion of operating income, according to Amazon’s Q2 2026 results. That made AWS far more financially significant to Amazon than its share of corporate revenue might suggest. AWS accounted… ## [Could Nuclear Asteroid Defense Stop a Large Near-Earth Object?](https://newspaceeconomy.ca/2026/08/19/could-nuclear-asteroid-defense-stop-a-large-near-earth-object/) _2026-08-19 · NSE · New Space Economy_ On May 18, 2026, Space: Science & Technology published the Wang et al. study, a research paper that puts nuclear asteroid defense at the center of a specific engineering problem: what can be done if a large near-Earth asteroid is discovered too late for slow deflection methods. The authors, led by Xiaowei Wang of the China Academy of Launch Vehicle Technology, study targets with equivalent… ## [Why Did the White House Remove Data Centers, Batteries, and AR From the U.S. National Security Technology List?](https://newspaceeconomy.ca/2026/08/19/why-did-the-white-house-remove-data-centers-batteries-and-ar-from-the-u-s-national-security-technology-list/) _2026-08-19 · NSE · New Space Economy_ On August 19, 2026, Tom’s Hardware drew attention to a striking feature of the White House’s new technology strategy: several technologies that had appeared explicitly on the federal Critical and Emerging Technologies list in 2024 no longer appear in its 2026 successor. Advanced cloud services, high-performance data storage and data centers, batteries, grid-integration technologies, advanced gas… ## [How Could Artificial Intelligence Help Humanity Communicate With Extraterrestrial Intelligence?](https://newspaceeconomy.ca/2026/08/19/how-could-artificial-intelligence-help-humanity-communicate-with-extraterrestrial-intelligence/) _2026-08-19 · NSE · New Space Economy_ In January 2023, a student-led team working with Breakthrough Listen data reported eight candidate technosignature signals found through a deep-learning search of 820 nearby stars observed with the Green Bank Telescope. The candidates did not repeat when researchers tried follow-up observations, so they did not become evidence of extraterrestrial intelligence. The finding still showed why… ## [Can Space-Based Solar Power Become a Competitive Source of Firm Clean Energy?](https://newspaceeconomy.ca/2026/08/18/can-space-based-solar-power-become-a-competitive-source-of-firm-clean-energy/) _2026-08-19 · NSE · New Space Economy_ On February 13, 2026, the UK government published a 94-page study examining whether smaller space-based solar power systems could begin commercial deployment during the 2030s. The study followed a 2021 UK assessment and moved the discussion beyond gigawatt-scale concepts by examining an intermediate system capable of delivering power measured in megawatts. The small-scale SBSP feasibility study… ## [One platform, from silicon to agent (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/mXcupggh3az6) _2026-08-19 · **Sponsored**_ Serverless inference plus Inference Router to optimize cost and latency at scale. ## [What Does the 2026 National Security Science and Technology Strategy Mean for the Space Economy?](https://newspaceeconomy.ca/2026/08/18/what-does-the-2026-national-security-science-and-technology-strategy-mean-for-the-space-economy/) _2026-08-18 · NSE · New Space Economy_ In August 2026, the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy placed space alongside undersea capabilities and artificial intelligence and autonomy among three priority areas for U.S. battlefield dominance and power projection. The new National Security Science and Technology Strategy (NSSTS) ties federally supported research and development to the objectives of the 2025 National… ## [Has a Second Space Age Turned Space Into Industrial Infrastructure?](https://newspaceeconomy.ca/2026/08/18/has-a-second-space-age-turned-space-into-industrial-infrastructure/) _2026-08-18 · NSE · New Space Economy_ On June 15, 2026, SpaceX completed its initial public offering, issuing 638,888,888 Class A shares at $135 per share and generating $85.675 billion in net proceeds after underwriting commissions and offering costs. The transaction placed one of the world’s largest launch, satellite communications, and space technology companies directly inside public capital markets on a scale rarely associated… ## [What Is the U.S. Space Force Becoming as Its Mission, Budget, and Acquisition System Expand?](https://newspaceeconomy.ca/2026/08/18/what-is-the-u-s-space-force-becoming-as-its-mission-budget-and-acquisition-system-expand/) _2026-08-18 · NSE · New Space Economy_ The U.S. Space Force entered 2026 with a fiscal year 2027 funding request large enough to change the scale of a military service created less than seven years earlier. The August 10, 2026 Congressional Research Service primer calculates a $71.3 billion total request, consisting of $59.2 billion in discretionary funding and $12.1 billion in anticipated mandatory funding. The Department of the Air… ## [House of Beautiful Business Forum](https://kjamili.com/f/house-of-beautiful-business-forum) _2026-05-20 · Berat Kjamili_ World Beautiful Business Forum was a safe and encouraging space where we discussed loneliness, aging, talking to elders, serendipity, democracy, AI, and meaningful relationships. ## [Key Learnings from Nevzat Aydın: A Mini-MBA for Entrepreneurs](https://kjamili.com/f/key-learnings-from-nevzat-ayd%C4%B1n-a-mini-mba-for-entrepreneurs) _2024-12-30 · Berat Kjamili_ Photo: ChatGPT illustration/representation of my article ## [Burn Out, Wellness In!](https://kjamili.com/f/burn-out-wellness-in) _2024-11-18 · Berat Kjamili_ I get lots of questions about burnout. Many white-collar athletes struggle to keep up with their motivation to maintain the relentless pace. They work hard, spending more time with their bosses than their partners and fa... ## [Open Space Technology](https://kjamili.com/f/open-space-technology) _2024-11-18 · Berat Kjamili_ I know it’s Friday, and you may want to spend time with your family and friends—so do it, but with Open Space Technology talks! Last week, I have attended the WOSonOS - Istanbul 2024 Open Space annual gathering in betwe...