Space

Stories tagged space.

MIT News (research) / Quanta / The Conversation09 Sept, 12:46
Space weather can cause both beautiful auroras and infrastructure challenges – 5 essential reads on protecting life and technology
A massive solar flare could seriously disrupt life on Earth – but new NASA missions and others in development will help monitor the Sun.
theconversation.com/space-weather-can-cause-bot…(opens the publisher's site in a new tab)
Europe/UK: Tech.eu / Sifted / TNW / Silicon Republic / UKTN / Computer Weekly / heise / Golem / t3n / Maddyness / FrenchWeb08 Sept, 15:40
THE EXPLORATION COMPANY annonce une levée de 387 millions d’euros pour Nyx et Storm(opens the publisher's site in a new tab)
The Exploration Company renforce ses moyens pour conduire Nyx jusqu’à la Station spatiale internationale et accélérer le développement de son moteur Storm. Cette série C accompagne deux programmes aux horizons distincts, avec une priorité de court terme maintenue sur le transport de fret orbital et…
MIT News (research) / Quanta / The Conversation08 Sept, 12:38
‘Star Trek’ and NASA have intertwined legacies – the show championed diversity and inspired generations of real space scientists
60 years of ‘Star Trek’: A cultural anthropologist on how the show’s “infinite diversity in infinite combinations” conception helped shape NASA’s vision of the future.
theconversation.com/star-trek-and-nasa-have-int…(opens the publisher's site in a new tab)
SpacePolicyOnline / The Space Review08 Sept, 12:00
The 1962 Iowa Summer Study(opens the publisher's site in a new tab)
In the summer of 1962, scientists gathered at the University of Iowa to discuss the future of space research. Danny Robb examines the far-reaching impacts of that little-known event.
SpacePolicyOnline / The Space Review08 Sept, 11:59
Mission Impossible: How Star Trek used the aerospace community to try and win an Emmy(opens the publisher's site in a new tab)
Like many TV producers, Gene Roddenberry lobbied 60 years to win awards for his new series, Star Trek. Glen Swanson examines the unusual approach he took to seek television's highest honor.
SpacePolicyOnline / The Space Review08 Sept, 11:58
Space Academy (no, the other one)(opens the publisher's site in a new tab)
The success of Star Wars triggered the development of imitators, including a short-lived TV series aimed at children. Dwayne Day discusses the good premise of Space Academy, albeit one undercut by low budgets.
SpacePolicyOnline / The Space Review08 Sept, 11:57
Backfire to space: The Backfire bomber and Skif rocket system(opens the publisher's site in a new tab)
In the early 2000s, Russian engineers proposed converting the Backfire bomber into an air-launch platform. Dwayne Day examines the details of that concept.
SpacePolicyOnline / The Space Review08 Sept, 11:56
Review: To the Black(opens the publisher's site in a new tab)
Firefly Aerospace today is known for work on lunar landers and other spacecraft, but had its start in launch. Jeff Foust reviews a documentary that follows the early years of Firefly as it worked on its Alpha rocket and took on technical and financial obstacles.
SpacePolicyOnline / The Space Review08 Sept, 11:56
ISRO's comeback with the successful launch of EOS-05(opens the publisher's site in a new tab)
Last week, the Indian space agency ISRO conducted the first launch since a January failure, putting an imaging satellite into orbit. Ajey Lele describes the challenges ISRO has faced with both launch and spacecraft development leading up to this mission.
SpacePolicyOnline / The Space Review06 Sept, 20:54
What’s Happening in Space Policy September 6-12, 2026(opens the publisher's site in a new tab)
Here is SpacePolicyOnline.com’s list of space policy events for the week of September 6-12, 2026 and any insight we can offer about them. The House and Senate are in recess […]
Via Satellite / Spaceflight Now05 Sept, 22:06
SpaceX launches 80th Starlink mission of 2026(opens the publisher's site in a new tab)
SpaceX decided to shift all Starlink missions flying on Falcon 9 rockets to the West Coast as it pushes towards the debut of its Starship-Super Heavy in Florida. Liftoff of the Starlink 15-24 mission from Vandenberg Space Force Base happened at 7:26 a.m. PDT (10:26 a.m. EDT / 1426 UTC).
Europe/UK: Tech.eu / Sifted / TNW / Silicon Republic / UKTN / Computer Weekly / heise / Golem / t3n / Maddyness / FrenchWeb04 Sept, 05:31
La COREE DU SUD veut devenir l’usine des technologies de rupture(opens the publisher's site in a new tab)
SMR, fusion, solaire tandem, puces quantiques, satellites, biotechnologies et minerais critiques : la CORÉE DU SUD a sélectionné sept technologies qu’elle veut transformer en moteurs de croissance au cours des vingt prochaines années. Derrière cette dispersion apparente se dessine une stratégie…
SpacePolicyOnline / The Space Review03 Sept, 21:59
Schiess Takes Charge of U.S. Space Force(opens the publisher's site in a new tab)
Gen. Douglas Schiess took charge of the U.S. Space Force today at a Change of Responsibility ceremony outside Washington, D.C. Outgoing Chief of Space Operations Gen. Chance Saltzman praised his successor […]
IEEE Spectrum02 Sept, 18:00
NASA’s Cargo-Moving Robotic Arm Named 300th IEEE Milestone
In the 1960s NASA began developing a system of reusable space shuttles to make its work more efficient and to reduce costs. The shuttles could launch like rockets, maneuver in Earth’s orbit, and land like airplanes. They also could carry large satellites to and from orbit. Like other types of…
spectrum.ieee.org/canadarm-ieee-300th-milestone(opens the publisher's site in a new tab)
SpacePolicyOnline / The Space Review01 Sept, 21:26
House Clears FY2027 CR, Now to the President(opens the publisher's site in a new tab)
A full month before FY2027 begins, the House today joined the Senate in passing a Continuing Resolution (CR) to avoid a government shutdown on October 1. Both parties are eager […]
SpacePolicyOnline / The Space Review31 Aug, 12:00
Space Battleship Yamato vs. the Starship Enterprise(opens the publisher's site in a new tab)
The Starship Enterprise is one of the best known science-fiction spaceships, but in Japan another vessel is just as famous. Dwayne Day examines the story of Space Battleship Yamato and explains how both it and the Enterprise illustrate how the US and Japan addressed their postwar legacies.
SpacePolicyOnline / The Space Review31 Aug, 11:59
Commercial space is not an endless field of innovation: an assessment of the good, the bad, and the ugly(opens the publisher's site in a new tab)
The growth of the commercial space industry is seen by some as a way to help the US government to do more with less. Charles Galbreath discusses how commercial space capabilities, while offering benefits, also have some problems that must not be overlooked.
SpacePolicyOnline / The Space Review31 Aug, 11:58
Space has a billionaire problem, but it also has a billionaire solution(opens the publisher's site in a new tab)
Many in the public see space as primarily a playground for billionaires. Kelsie Goddard argues that while that reputation is not undeserved, the role of wealthy private actors in commercial space may signal a predictable stage of technological development rather than a dystopian one.
SpacePolicyOnline / The Space Review31 Aug, 11:57
Learning from a satellite servicing mission's failure(opens the publisher's site in a new tab)
In mid-August, NASA announced it was calling off an effort to reboost the orbit of its Swift space telescope because of problems with the commercial spacecraft launched to reboost it. Jeff Foust reports on the lessons both the company and the agency learned from that effort that could apply to…
SpacePolicyOnline / The Space Review31 Aug, 11:56
Little building, big mystery s(opens the publisher's site in a new tab)
What was a small building in a forgotten corner of Cape Canaveral Space Force Station used for decades ago? James Behling uncovers the mystery of facility number 49941 at the Cape.
SpacePolicyOnline / The Space Review31 Aug, 11:56
Review: The Soviet Space Program and International Collaboration during Perestroika(opens the publisher's site in a new tab)
During the final years of the Soviet Union, its policy of Perestroika opened up cooperation with the West on space missions. Louis Friedman reviews a book on the topic and some avenues of collaboration not included in the book.
OpenAI News28 Aug, 06:00
Our decision on Cursor following its acquisition by SpaceX
Our decision to wind down our contract providing OpenAI models to Cursor following its acquisition by SpaceX.
openai.com/index/our-decision-on-cursor-followi…(opens the publisher's site in a new tab)
Phys.org / ScienceDaily (tech)27 Aug, 13:08
AI searched 100 million possibilities and found a cheaper way to 3D-print a NASA rocket alloy
Researchers used AI to search through more than 100 million possible settings for 3D-printing a high-performance NASA alloy. After only 40 experiments, the system identified six successful configurations, including one that worked at a record-low 500 watts. That could allow GRCop-42, currently…
sciencedaily.com/releases/2026/08/260827010504.…(opens the publisher's site in a new tab)
Phys.org / ScienceDaily (tech)26 Aug, 23:27
NASA just used satellites and debris to navigate without GPS
NASA has successfully tested a system that allows satellites to navigate without GPS by using other spacecraft and debris as landmarks in orbit. In just three days, FALCON also improved the known orbits of more than 200 space objects completely autonomously.
sciencedaily.com/releases/2026/08/260826055450.…(opens the publisher's site in a new tab)
Europe/UK: Tech.eu / Sifted / TNW / Silicon Republic / UKTN / Computer Weekly / heise / Golem / t3n / Maddyness / FrenchWeb26 Aug, 07:25
ARCSPACE lève plus de 2 millions d’euros pour faire passer les satellites du jetable au réparable(opens the publisher's site in a new tab)
La startup parisienne ARCSPACE vient d’annoncer avoir levé plus de 2 millions d’euros pour qualifier en vol une technologie de soudage et de découpe par faisceau d’électrons destinée aux opérations en orbite. Son ambition est d’intervenir sur des satellites qui n’ont jamais été conçus pour être…
Canada: BetaKit / MobileSyrup24 Aug, 18:14
UWaterloo students break amateur world record with liquid rocket launch(opens the publisher's site in a new tab)
Amateur rocket soared past 63,000 feet at Launch Canada Challenge. The post UWaterloo students break amateur world record with liquid rocket launch first appeared on BetaKit.
SpacePolicyOnline / The Space Review24 Aug, 12:00
Three wires, three zeros: Three failed space-tech investments and the warning signs I paid to ignore(opens the publisher's site in a new tab)
Millions of dollars flow into space startups with the hope those companies will some day be worth billions. Florian Gutzwiller offers cautionary tales from his investments into three space companies that he had to write off.
SpacePolicyOnline / The Space Review24 Aug, 11:59
The smoldering dead end: a history of solid rocket motors and their economic scaling limits(opens the publisher's site in a new tab)
Launch vehicles have used solid rocket motors for decades, although many new vehicles eschew them. Michael Puckett discusses the factors that led to adoption of solid motors on many early launch vehicles and why economics is pushing solids out of the market.
SpacePolicyOnline / The Space Review24 Aug, 11:58
At the corner of No and Where: the cold Cold War mystery of Aspidnoye airfield(opens the publisher's site in a new tab)
During the Cold War, US reconnaissance satellites monitored a Soviet airfield in the far north of the country. Harry Stranger and Dwayne Day examine the mystery of that airfield that even the best images from space could not unravel.
SpacePolicyOnline / The Space Review24 Aug, 11:57
Capability before prestige: A realistic astronomy and space-science strategy for Bangladesh(opens the publisher's site in a new tab)
While space science programs are usually associated with major space powers, there are roles for emerging players as well. Shaikh Afnan Birahim discusses what Bangladesh can do in the field with only a limited investment.