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Trump Administration Pushes Nuclear for Spacecraft, Moon
At the 41st Space Symposium on Tuesday, the White House announced a new push for nuclear power in space that includes requiring NASA and the Department of War to initiate design plans for reactors in cislunar orbit and on the lunar surface. Michael Kratsios, director of the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy…
U.S. Space Command Plans for Maneuver Warfare in Orbit
April 14, Colorado Springs — U.S. Space Command’s Gen. Stephen Whiting told a Tuesday morning audience at the 41st Space Symposium that he needs satellites that can reposition when necessary to maintain dominance in space. The focus on maneuver warfare is new and would require innovations, to include on-orbit servicing, to accomplish. The general didn’t offer specifics but cited China’s flights of two satellites in 2025 that demonstrated on-orbit servicing and coordinated maneuvers. Those…
Isaacman on the Future of Artemis: ‘This Time, We Stay’
NASA Administrator Jared Isaacman Tuesday morning laid out an optimistic, high-paced vision for the future of the Artemis Program at the 41st Space Symposium. Fresh off the success of the Artemis II splashdown, Isaacman explained the scientific and national security necessities for establishing a lunar base. “American leadership in the high ground of space is not optional,” he said. “I don’t see how…
Atomic-6 Launches ODC.space, the First Marketplace for Orbital Data Center Capacity
New platform enables streamlined purchasing of orbital data center capacity that delivers in half the time of terrestrial alternatives MARIETTA, GA —April 13, 2026 – Atomic-6, a space systems manufacturer, today announced the launch of ODC.space, a new marketplace where AI developers, software providers, and government agencies can secure orbital data center (ODC) capacity on-demand.…
Space Foundation Premieres National Space Day Video May 1
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. — April 9, 2026 — Space Foundation, a nonprofit organization founded in 1983 to advance the global space community, will premiere its National Space Day educational video on Friday, May 1, 2026, at 11:00 a.m. MT, inviting students, educators and families to explore the future of space through engaging STEM content. Hosted…
Amentum Team Brings All the LEGOs Together
Every mode of transportation brings many different pieces together if it is to go far. But what about when all the pieces come from different countries, suppliers and manufacturers? And what about when the Moon is the destination? Who puts all of it together? Meet Jason Bollinger, a third-generation space veteran who works as the…
Artemis II Sets Distance Record and Names Craters During Science Survey
Astronauts aboard Artemis II became the first humans to fly more than 250,000 miles from Earth just before noon on Monday as their Orion crew capsule passed the Moon on a figure-8 flight back to Earth, where they are expected to splash down off the California coast on Friday. Artemis II surpassed Apollo 13’s record…
How the Artemis II Mission Lifted 6 Million Pounds Into Space
When a launch vehicle the size of Artemis II takes off, the roar shakes everything around it for miles. The brightness of the flames burns like the sun. This fusion of spectacle and science is sending humans toward the Moon for the first time in more than half a century. In just a few days,…
Artemis II Successfully Launches 4 Astronauts Toward the Moon
For the first time in more than 50 years, humans are leaving Earth’s orbit. NASA’s Space Launch System (SLS) took off from Kennedy Space Center at 6:35:12 p.m. Eastern Daylight Saving Time on a mission that will set the stage for U.S. lunar habitation by 2028. As the 322-foot-tall launch vehicle thundered into the sky,…
Space Foundation Statement on Artemis II Launch
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. — April 1, 2026 — Heather Pringle, CEO of Space Foundation, a nonprofit organization founded in 1983 to advance the global space community, issued the following statement today on the successful launch of Artemis II: “Today, people around the world share this generation’s Moon moment and celebrate the Artemis II crew and the extraordinary team supporting…