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A battle for the future of American stargazing is about to begin -- and the stakes are sky high.

The SPAC trend in the space industry does not appear to be letting up, says a new report by Avascent and Jefferies, but analysts caution that these deals, while attractive for space companies, can be risky for investors....

SDA Director Derek Tournear said initially he did not want to use NSSL because it's significantly more expensive than commercial launches but worked out an agreement with the Space Force to get the cost reduced SpaceNews

NASA's Mars helicopter Ingenuity keeps giving us great bird's-eye views of otherworldly terrain.

Orbion Space Technology announced a U.S. Air Force contract to develop and demonstrate high-thrust propulsion to help small satellites quickly dodge satellites or space debris. SpaceNews

Air Force Secretary Frank Kendall announced Aug. 24 he is reorganizing the office that oversees Space Force acquisition programs. SpaceNews

Enceladus's unusual features could help scientists search for evidence of life outside Earth.

The National Reconnaissance Office is working closely with the U.S. Space Force and U.S. Space Command after signing a document that clearly defines each organization's roles and responsibilities, NRO Director Christophe...

A key senator said he will work to fund NASA priorities like its Artemis lunar exploration program through both the conventional appropriations process as well as a multi trillion-dollar budget reconciliation package. Sp...

The head of U.S. Space Command Army announced Aug. 24 that the command has reached "initial operational capability." SpaceNews

OneWeb has unveiled a briefcase-sized electronically steered user terminal called OW1, which it says is the smallest yet that is capable of connecting to its low Earth orbit constellation. SpaceNews

SpaceX CEO Elon Musk says he may be able to launch the company's new Starship to the moon for NASA "probably sooner" than the agency's 2024 target

"Today just wasn't the right day," NASA astronaut Mark Vande Hei tweeted after a minor medical issue postponed his spacewalk.

Chief of Space Operations Gen. John Raymond unveiled a new Space Force recruiting ad Aug. 24 aimed at attracting technically skilled candidates. SpaceNews

Russia revealed Tuesday it postponed its first mission to the moon's surface in decades as a result of "problems" encountered during tests of the Luna-25 spacecraft.

Canada's government has conditionally approved startup NorthStar Earth & Space's plan to deploy 52 commercial imaging satellites to keep tabs on what's happening in orbit and down below. SpaceNews

Tiangong will be much larger than the Tiangong 1 and 2 space labs, but still much smaller than the ISS.

The U.S. spacewalk outside the International Space Station originally planned for Tuesday, Aug. 24 with NASA astronaut Mark Vande Hei and JAXA (Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency) astronaut Akihiko Hoshide has been postp...

Certain weird gravity conditions would make it possible to travel through a wormhole and back.

A telescope in China has mapped out what may be a totally new arm of our home galaxy.

Kendall's perception of what was needed for success in DoD procurement has largely tracked with what venture and private equity investors have pursued. SpaceNews

Astronomers have used ESA's XMM-Newton spacecraft to investigate the overionized recombining plasma in a supernova remnant (SNR) known as IC 443. Results of this research, published August 12 on arXiv.org, deliver essent...