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Category: Policy & Politics

An illustration showing GEO being crowded, as Earth is blanketed by an orbit of satellites and debris.
Posted inOpinion, Policy & Politics

We’re cluttering Earth’s orbit at record speed. Who’s going to clean it up?

by Dan RobitzskiSeptember 24, 2025

The rules we have were designed to prevent disaster, not manage growth. It’s time for a smarter, more adaptable approach.

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NASA astronaut class of 2025
Posted inCivil, News, Policy & Politics

NASA selects new astronaut class

by Jeff FoustSeptember 22, 2025September 23, 2025
A Long March 8A rocket lifts off at night from the Hainan Commercial Space Launch Center, with bright flames and exhaust clouds illuminating the launch tower and surrounding gantry structures.
Posted inCivil, News, Policy & Politics

China promotes direct-to-device satellite services with new guidelines and licensing

by Andrew JonesSeptember 19, 2025September 19, 2025
Josef Aschbacher, Director General of the European Space Agency, speaks with SpaceNews Chief Content and Strategy Officer Mike Gruss during a taping of the Space Minds podcast at World Space Business Week Sept. 15. Credit: SpaceNews
Posted inCivil, News, Policy & Politics

Josef Aschbacher on geopolitics and Europe’s changing space debate

by Mike GrussSeptember 16, 2025September 16, 2025
Posted inMilitary, News, Policy & Politics

Golden Dome’s cost: anywhere from billions to trillions, depending on design

by Sandra ErwinSeptember 13, 2025September 13, 2025
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Posted inCivil, News, Policy & Politics

House appropriators offer support to threatened NASA missions

by Jeff FoustSeptember 11, 2025September 11, 2025
Starship launches through heavy fog. Credit: nader saremi on Unsplash
Posted inCommercial, Opinion, Policy & Politics

The grief of a fandom: on Starship, Musk and losing the spark

by Dan RobitzskiSeptember 10, 2025September 10, 2025
Posted inCommercial, News, Policy & Politics

FCC closes EchoStar probes as spectrum sales reshape D2D race

by Jason RainbowSeptember 9, 2025September 9, 2025
UK Space Agency headquarters at Harwell Science Campus space cluster. Credit: UK Space Agency
Posted inCivil, Opinion, Policy & Politics

Abolishing the UK’s independent space agency could be a mistake

by Dan RobitzskiSeptember 9, 2025
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Office of Space Commerce loses 40% of budget in rescission

by Jeff FoustSeptember 9, 2025September 9, 2025

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