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A recent essay took issue with claims that seeing the Earth from space can create a meaningful shift in perception. Frank White, who proposed the Overview Effect, defends the concept and its significance.
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The people who worked on NRO spysat programs during the Cold War did so in anonymity. Dwayne Day describes a new monument that finally gives them some public recognition for their achievements.
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Pursuing a career in spaceflight typically requires knowing a lot of physics. Jeff Foust reviews a book that uses spaceflight to teach some key physics concepts.
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NASA's decision to effectively cancel the lunar Gateway has forced international partners who had been working on its components to reconsider their plans. Phil McCrory argues that this presents an opportunity for those countries to work together on their own lunar plans exclusive of NASA.
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There was a push in the 1960s and early 1970s within the US intelligence community for images with increasingly sharper resolution. Dwayne Day examines the debate within the community about the value of very high resolution images versus other requirements for satellite imagery.
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NASA's next astrophysics flagship mission, the Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope, is under budget and ahead of schedule for a launch later this year. Jeff Foust reports on how, despite that achievement, astronomers are looking at ways to achieve their science goals without relying as heavily on…
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The Golden Dome missile defense system will require major space-based capabilities, from sensors to interceptors. Bharath Gopalaswamy and Daniel Dant discuss why it requires the government to reconsider its support for the companies charged with producing those systems.
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NASA's revisions to its Artemis lunar exploration architecture have won widespread support in the space industry. Dale Skran, though, notes that the proposed changes to NASA's support for commercial space stations are a mistake,
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Officials today frequently discuss how intelligence satellites are vulnerable to attack. Dwayne Day discusses how a report in the 1970s examined threats to reconnaissance satellites and ways to address those threats.
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The centerpiece of NASA's new lunar exploration plans is a lunar base announced at an event in March. Jeff Foust reports there is strong interest in developing the base despite uncertainties about what infrastructure will be needed and how the base will be used.
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Regulation of space activities aways appears to lag their technical and economic feasibility. G. Theresa Quitto-Dickerson explains this structural issue and how the industry can overcome it.
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Many have hailed the "Overview Effect" people say they feel during spaceflight as a way of way of erasing political boundaries that divide humanity. Christopher Stone argues that experience does little to change the realities of geopolitics.
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NASA's plans to return to the Moon and establish a base there depend in large part on the ability of companies to develop lunar landers. Jeff Foust reviews a book that goes behind the scenes at one lunar lander company as part of a broader examination of the future of spaceflight.
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Blue Origin's New Glenn suffered a failure on its third launch last week when an upper stage malfunction placed its payload in the wrong orbit. Jeff Foust reports this is a problem not just for Blue Origin but the broader launch industry, as multiple failures reduce launch capacity as demand for…
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During much of the development of the International Space Station, one Russian contribution was a module that would have provided power and lab space. Maks Skiendzielewski charts the long history of the Science Power Platform, which never made it to orbit yet influenced the station's design.
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Cislunar space is evolving from one of primarily scientific interest to one with more strategic importance. Alan Dugger examines one approach to better monitor the activities taking place in this region.
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The role of space in diplomacy is changing as countries shift from seeking technical dominance to influence over governance. Elif Yuksel discusses that shift and how it affects on emerging country in space.
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One of the driving goals of astrophysics is to be able to observe an Earthlike planet orbiting another star. Sherine Ahmed El Baradei discusses one mission concept under study that could so for a relatively modest price.
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During the Artemis 2 missions, the astronauts in Orion made a call to their counterparts on the International Space Station. Deana Weibel explains how the experience of the ISS means the Artemis astronauts are very different from those of the Apollo era.
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For years, most of the information about the Soviet Union's N1 rocket came from satellite images. Dwayne Day discusses how new images of the N1 are emerging to provide new insights about the Moon rocket.
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Last month, NASA proposed major changes to its program supporting the development of commercial space stations, arguing markets for them have not emerged. Jeff Foust reports from a conference last week where several space station developers made their case there are markets.
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Experts have debated the role that artificial intelligence has played in the ongoing conflict with Iran. Bharath Gopalaswamy argues that the debate ignores the enabling role of space capabilities, which bring with them new challenges and vulnerabilities.
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Dwayne Day examines more images of Cold War-era spy satellites launches that were recently unearthed that help fill historical gaps.
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Artemis 2 has drawn parallels to Apollo 8 not just because of the profile of the missions but also because of geopolitical factors. Dwayne Day reexamines how much NASA's decision to fly Apollo 8 was influenced by intelligence about Soviet lunar plans.
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The splashdown of Artemis 2 Friday marked both the successful end of the mission and the completion of a key step in NASA's plans to return humans to the Moon. Jeff Foust reports on the limited details about the agency's next step, the Artemis 3 mission in 2027.
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As the United States and China race to the Moon, both countries are considering bases in the same south polar region. Glenn Scofield discusses how this is evidence of strategic value of some parts of cislunar space.
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Many US military launches during the Cold War did not have photos publicly released. Dwayne Day shows how researchers are filling the gaps in the historical record.
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What is the right governance model for future Martian settlements? Thomas Gangale examines two very models for how people might be governed, or govern themselves, on the Red Planet.
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Artemis 2 successfully launched last week, with the Orion spacecraft flying around the Moon on the first crewed lunar mission in more than half a century. Jeff Foust reports on the success of the mission so far, one that has been overshadowed to a degree by proposed budget cuts at NASA.