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Trump’s “space superiority” order sets a 2028 Moon deadline — and rewires America’s space economy

On Thursday, December 18, 2025, the White House published an executive order with an unusually blunt title: “Ensuring American Space…

3 days ago

Jared Isaacman’s nuclear Moon gamble: is this the future of NASA or a costly detour?

Billionaire astronaut-entrepreneur Jared Isaacman walked back into the US Senate this week with a simple promise: the United States will…

2 weeks ago

NASA’s double bet on Momentus: an orbital factory and a new engine

Two NASA contracts in three days put a small platform provider at the heart of two big ideas: in-space manufacturing…

2 months ago

A startup to the rescue: NASA’s $30m bet that saving Swift will change the rules

On 24 September, NASA awarded Flagstaff-based Katalyst Space Technologies a $30 million contract to rendezvous with, capture and push the…

3 months ago

Blue Origin’s Mars Relay: A quiet pivot to deep-space infrastructure

Blue Origin is advancing a Mars Telecommunications Orbiter built on its Blue Ring platform, with service readiness targeted as early…

4 months ago

NASA’s “Flyover State” Space Grants Fuel a New Wave of Orbital R&D

As NASA lays the groundwork for the next chapter of human spaceflight – an era of commercial space stations and…

7 months ago

High Stakes, Low Oversight: IM-2’s Tip-Over Tests the Limits of NASA’s CLPS Gamble

In the early hours of this week, Intuitive Machines’ second attempt to reach the lunar surface ended with a bittersweet…

7 months ago

The Ears of Earth: NASA’s Deep Space Network Enters a New Era

Established in 1963, the DSN is often described as NASA’s interplanetary switchboard, linking mission control to spacecraft across the solar…

8 months ago

Redwire and the Rise of America’s Commercial Space Economy

In the new era of space commercialization, private enterprises are not just participating; they are leading. Among them, Redwire Corporation,…

9 months ago

AstroForge’s Odin Mission Faces Technical Challenges in Asteroid Mining Endeavor

AstroForge's Odin mission, launched on February 26, 2025, marks a significant step in commercial asteroid mining. The mission's primary objective…

10 months ago

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