We are amid what appears to be a second space race, except this time, the space race is not just led by two major superpowers, but by a wider group of nations who have interests in engaging in space ...

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Would-be regulators seem determined to insert themselves into the final frontier. The only saving grace is that if they want ...

The White House on Friday released its fiscal year 2026 discretionary budget request, proposing a dramatic reduction in NASA’s overall funding from about $25 billion to $18.8 billion, or about 25 ...

Can international cooperation keep space peaceful? We examine the challenges and opportunities for safeguarding space security. The 1960s were a landmark decade for space exploration, featuring ...

As the space economy accelerates into the commercial frontier, once the exclusive domain of the Cold War geopolitics and scientific discovery, it is now increasingly defined by private investment, ...

Space technology on Earth has gone from futuristic to foundational in our everyday lives. From satellite innovations that enable global communication to space science applications improving ...

On July 20, 1969, Apollo 11 successfully landed the first crewed mission on the Moon, launching mankind into a new and uncharted era of human ingenuity. As the entire world watched in awe, American ...

NASA Inventors Hall of Fame 2025 inductees, clockwise from top left: Philip Neudeck, Myron "Ron" Diftler, Erik Weiser and Gary Hunter. Credit: NASA NASA has named four new inductees into the agency’s ...

After more than three decades of orbiting the Earth, the International Space Station (ISS) is preparing for a major transition. By 2030, the ISS will be no more, paving the way for a bold new phase of ...

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