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TAMPA, Fla. — LeoLabs said Dec. 9 it won an interagency contract to provide space-surveillance data for the U.S. government, supporting adversarial spacecraft monitoring and the TraCSS orbital traffic coordination

It has become conventional wisdom that China’s rise is driven by a coordinated strategy across three fronts here on Earth: dominating critical industries, controlling critical resources and occupying strategically important

WASHINGTON — Muon Space has secured a $1.9 million contract to develop an infrared sensing payload for missile detection and tracking, the startup announced Dec. 9. The award is a

TAMPA, Fla. — Space-based solar power startup Aetherflux has thrown its hat into the emerging market for orbital data centers, joining SpaceX, Amazon and others exploring ways to move energy-hungry

HELSINKI — China launched four missions in four days, accelerating its record-setting launch cadence while expanding its Guowang LEO megaconstellation and deploying new Yaogan reconnaissance assets. An intensive period of

WASHINGTON — The Pentagon is reviewing the Defense Innovation Unit’s sprawling technology portfolio, a move that could reshape the agency’s space projects. Emil Michael, undersecretary of defense for research and

December 8, 2025 – Washington, D.C. – The Commercial Space Federation (CSF) is pleased to welcome its four newest members to our Space Supply Chain Council (S2C2): McCollister’s, MERC Aerospace,

As the space industry explores orbital data centers to meet growing demands for sovereignty, resilience and sustainability, one critical lens remains underutilized: cost. Not just launch cost or CapEx; but