WASHINGTON — Maj. Gen. Stephen Purdy, the U.S. Space Force’s top acquisition officer, told an audience of space industry ...

In late 2022, SpaceX CEO Elon Musk hamstrung a planned Ukrainian strike on Russian forces when he suddenly decided he didn't want his Starlink satellites involved. Now the Pentagon is trying to ensure ...

For decades, the military has relied on large, multi-ton satellites for global communications from geostationary orbit (GEO), a prime location 35,000 kilometers above Earth that provides unique ...

A generation ago, when former NASA Administrator Dan Goldin promoted the mantra of a “faster, better, cheaper” approach to the agency’s science missions, critics often joked that NASA could only pick ...

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo.—The Space Force’s main acquisition arm is looking to see which of its major programs could be scaled back or replaced with a commercial alternative. “Nobody got a pass.

Almost exactly two years ago, as it prepared for the next generation of human spaceflight, NASA chose a pair of private companies to design and develop new spacesuits. These were to be new spacesuits ...

Space policy is not on the ballot for 2024. No matter who wins the presidential election, former President Donald Trump or Vice President Kamala Harris, we should not expect any abrupt changes in the ...

The Russians have big ambitions for their space program. They are planning a new space station to replace their share of the International Space Station when it ends its operational life around 2030.

“We’ve reached an exciting stage in our SpaceShip program, with our production checklist growing shorter by the week and our first commercial spaceflight continuing to track for Q4 2026,” said Michael ...

While the sitting US government strips NASA of its expert leadership and funding, it seems China is more than happy to take up the mantle. A new report from the Commercial Space Federation, a lobbying ...