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Astronauts Complete ISS Solar Array on 101st Spacewalk
On a seven-hour spacewalk Thursday, astronauts reached a milestone that will benefit space stations now and in the future. NASA astronaut Anil Menon and Canadian Space Agency astronaut Joshua Kutryk installed the station’s eighth and final International Space Station Roll-Out Solar Array (IROSA). The mission also marked the 101st U.S. spacewalk. The installation completed a…
Read MoreMidterms May Shift Emphasis on Space Science Programs
Space and science policy are in new hands with Democrats poised to take control of the Senate and House. While committee assignments are yet to be decided, the midterm results may signal potential boosts to federal agencies facing budget and personnel reductions. New faces and majorities are coming to congressional committees that oversee science and…
Read MoreFiscal Cliff Looms for Federal Space Spending Amid Budget Delay
Congressional gridlock ahead of the midterm election paused plans to nearly double national security space spending to as much as $126 billion. Now Pentagon programs remain in limbo as a Dec. 11 federal shutdown looms.1 The cloudy horizon comes after a sunny year for military and intelligence satellite programs. The House and Senate made steady…
Read MoreColorado Springs, Huntsville Leaders Unite Behind Space Command Move
HUNTSVILLE, Ala. (Oct. 5, 2026) – Mayors and economic development leaders from Huntsville, Ala., and Colorado Springs, Colo., offered public assurances in a joint press conference Monday that the two communities are working together for a smooth transition as U.S. Space Command headquarters moves from Colorado to Alabama. The mission of ensuring national security and…
Read MoreWashington Updates: Competing For The Academy
What You Need to Know: States are vying to host the proposed U.S. Space Academy. The U.K. Royal Air Force launches its first space squadron. SpaceX is preparing for its first Starship orbital launch. United States Space Policy Updates Multiple states, including Texas, Florida, and Alabama, are competing to host the planned U.S. Space Academy.…
Read MoreSpace Foundation Hosts Arctic Security Forum
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Dozens of embassy officials, industry experts and political advisers joined Space Foundation and leaders from the Secretary of the Air Force International Affairs (SAF/IA) office Tuesday to enhance international space cooperation among Arctic countries. Deanna Ryals, assistant deputy Under Secretary of the Air Force, International Affairs for Space, moderated discussion for the…
Read MoreTop Canadian General Praises Partnership with United States during 9/11 Event
On the 25th anniversary of the 9/11 attacks, Canada sent its top general to Cheyenne Mountain Space Force Station in Colorado Springs to celebrate the bi-national partnership that has kept the continent safe for a quarter century after the notorious terrorist strikes. Canadian Forces Gen. Jennie Carignan joined U.S. military leaders near a monument to…
Read MoreAndøya Achieves First Orbital Launch from Europe
Europe celebrated a spaceflight milestone Sept. 5 with the first successful orbital launch conducted from the continent. Norway’s Andøya Space Center fired a Spectrum launch vehicle from Germany’s Isar Aerospace. The Spectrum released five SmallSats. Walther Pelzer, head of the German Space Agency, called the launch a technological feat and a step toward sovereign space…
Read MoreSpace Command Wraps Up Wargames to Simulate Future Orbital Fights
Three weeks of space wargames that demonstrated future national security needs wrapped up Tuesday, U.S. Space Command announced. The Apollo Maneuvers tested the command’s plans for “maneuver warfare” in orbit. It’s a new doctrine that Space Command’s Gen. Stephen Whiting announced during Space Foundation‘s 41st Space Symposium in April. The command compared the exercise to…
Read MoreWashington Updates: New Chief of Space Operations
What You Need to Know: The Senate confirms Lt. Gen. Douglas Schiess as Chief of Space Operations. Europe agrees to expand the planned IRIS² satellite constellation. Rocket Lab unveils a deployable launch system for suborbital and orbital missions. United States Space Policy Updates The Senate confirms Lt. Gen. Douglas Schiess to serve as the next Chief of Space Operations.…
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