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Space Force chief urges holistic space‑domain awareness to find 'lost' on‑orbit objects

Chief of Space Operations Gen. Chance Saltzman urged a holistic approach to space‑domain awareness, saying the service must improve its ability to detect and track on‑orbit activity and to locate objects that have been "lost" to its surveillance network. He called for closing those capability gaps.

2025-09-18T11:36:37.650202-07:00

Space.com

“We're Really on a Different Trajectory”: How NASA’s Artemis Missions Are Preparing Humans for Mars

2025-09-16T15:03:08.662079-07:00

Ars Technica

Scientists warn U.S. faces critical moment to preserve leadership in Solar System exploration

2025-09-12T16:54:21.928419-07:00

Space.com

NASA to deploy lunar fission reactor by 2030 to power resource extraction

2025-08-31T07:01:51.321181-07:00

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U.S. and U.K. Space Commands Conduct First Joint On‑Orbit Satellite Maneuvers The U.S. and U.K. Space Commands have executed their first joint on‑orbit satellite maneuvers, conducting coordinated satellite movements as a bilateral operational exercise. The operation marks the first on‑orbit cooperative action between the two commands and signals closer allied operational integration in the space domain.

2025-09-18T13:16:17.787061-07:00

U.S. and U.K. Space Commands Conduct First Joint On‑Orbit Satellite Maneuvers

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Space Force chief urges holistic space‑domain awareness to find 'lost' on‑orbit objects Chief of Space Operations Gen. Chance Saltzman urged a holistic approach to space‑domain awareness, saying the service must improve its ability to detect and track on‑orbit activity and to locate objects that have been "lost" to its surveillance network. He called for closing those capability gaps.

2025-09-18T11:36:37.650202-07:00

Space Force chief urges holistic space‑domain awareness to find 'lost' on‑orbit objects

Space.com

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“We're Really on a Different Trajectory”: How NASA’s Artemis Missions Are Preparing Humans for Mars NASA is using the Artemis lunar program to develop techniques, operations and living systems needed for human missions to Mars, aiming to learn how to live away from Earth and validate long‑duration habitation strategies in cislunar space as a bridge to deep‑space exploration.

2025-09-16T15:03:08.662079-07:00

“We're Really on a Different Trajectory”: How NASA’s Artemis Missions Are Preparing Humans for Mars

Ars Technica

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Scientists warn U.S. faces critical moment to preserve leadership in Solar System exploration Scientists say policy and funding choices risk irreversibly ending key Solar System missions — “When you turn off those spacecraft’s radio receivers, there’s no way to turn them back on.” Their warning frames a narrow window to protect U.S. scientific and strategic space capabilities.

2025-09-12T16:54:21.928419-07:00

Scientists warn U.S. faces critical moment to preserve leadership in Solar System exploration

Via Satellite

EU Space Act: Fieldfisher flags legal, compliance and liability risks for space businesses Fieldfisher's space law team outlines the key legal implications for space businesses arising from the EU Space Act, highlighting new compliance, reporting and liability obligations that will affect licensing, contracts and operations across the EU. The analysis sets out practical legal risks firms must address now.

2025-09-03T11:50:13.949327-07:00

EU Space Act: Fieldfisher flags legal, compliance and liability risks for space businesses

SpaceWatch Global

Applying Polycentric Governance to Make Space Policy More Inclusive A proposal argues polycentric governance—multiple overlapping decision-making centers—must be embedded into space policy to ensure empathy and inclusion, or the space environment will be shaped by exclusion and delayed action, undermining equitable access and timely responses across nations and commercial actors.

2025-09-03T01:49:02.117523-07:00

Applying Polycentric Governance to Make Space Policy More Inclusive

Space.com

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NASA to deploy lunar fission reactor by 2030 to power resource extraction NASA plans to deploy a compact fission reactor on the Moon by 2030, prioritizing nuclear surface power as the enabling capability to extract and refine lunar resources for Artemis-era operations. The move elevates high‑capacity, continuous power over smaller RPS and solar approaches to enable sustained ISRU.

2025-08-31T07:01:51.321181-07:00

NASA to deploy lunar fission reactor by 2030 to power resource extraction

SpaceWatch Global

ISU 2025 Opening Day — Géraud Gaillard on space policy and startup innovation At ISU's 2025 MSS/MCSS Opening Day in Strasbourg, Géraud Gaillard framed the intersection of space policy and startup innovation, outlining regulatory and public‑support priorities shaping Europe's NewSpace ecosystem and what emerging companies should expect from national and EU‑level industrial strategies.

2025-08-29T03:51:01.198677-07:00

ISU 2025 Opening Day — Géraud Gaillard on space policy and startup innovation

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