Winning the satellite industry’s most disruptive decade yet
The satellite industry has seen major mission, market and technology leaps over the decades, but nothing like the top-to-bottom disruption ...
Read moreDetailsTag: From the Magazine
Bridging the gap between AI hype and reality
The promise of artificial intelligence has been a staple of government technology roadmaps for decades. But too often, AI has ...
Read moreDetailsChina’s megaconstellations take off, government backs commercial space
EDITOR’S NOTE: Beginning this spring, Andrew Jones will be explaining the business, politics and technology in Chinese space activities as ...
Read moreDetailsWhat’s driving China’s commercial launch industry
Parts of China’s space strategy might not seem directly tied to defense: plans for a joint Chinese-Russian lunar facility, a ...
Read moreDetailsESA lays foundations for the future of data transmission
Europe’s investment in HydRON, a multi-orbit optical data relay network, signals a pivotal shift in how data is moved across ...
Read moreDetailsRegulations are in the crosshairs. But which ones?
Early in President Donald Trump’s first term, he turned to an executive order to accelerate deregulation. For each new mandate ...
Read moreDetailsHow the nation can make fielding hypersonic capabilities a national priority
What do China, Russia, North Korea and Iran have in common? Each member of this axis of aggressors has developed ...
Read moreDetailsImproving spaceport infrastructure could ease strain at Cape Canaveral and Vandenberg
“Amateurs talk strategy while professionals talk logistics.” The phrase, often attributed to U.S. Army Gen. Omar Bradley, highlights how newcomers ...
Read moreDetails
The efforts bridging space sustainability, from best intentions to real-world actions
As the use of space accelerates, so too does the risk of orbital debris — a pressing threat to communications, ...
Read moreDetails
As the night sky grows crowded, astronomers face a growing problem
For more than five years, astronomers have sounded alarms about the effect satellite megaconstellations would have on their observations. The ...
Read moreDetails
