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An Oct. 24 SpaceX Falcon 9 launch from Space Launch Complex 4, at Vandenberg Space Force Base. Credit: Vandenberg Space Force Base

The California Coastal Commission’s ruling to limit SpaceX launches threatens national defense

by Thomas “Tav” Taverney November 18, 2024November 21, 2024

From the Magazine

Pentagon sends mixed signals on space innovation

by Sandra Erwin November 18, 2024November 14, 2024

SAR imagery captured March 26, 2024, showing the Francis Scott Key bridge collapse in Baltimore. Credit: Capella Space

To lead the next wave of space-based radar, U.S. must learn from GPS success

by Frank Backes November 15, 2024November 13, 2024

Russia conducted a hypersonic missile test in the White Sea Oct. 7, 2020. Credit: Russian Defense Ministry Press Service

The future with hypersonics

by Vince Fong November 13, 2024November 12, 2024

Photograph of the Starfish Prime high-altitude nuclear test explosion on July 9, 1962. Credit: U.S. Defense Threat Reduction Agency

Bind Russia to a new arms control treaty to ban nuclear weapons in space

by Kendall Marston November 7, 2024November 6, 2024

Two NASA engineers examine a 3D-printed aluminum nozzle created under Marshall Space Flight Center’s Reactive Additive Manufacturing for the Fourth Industrial Revolution (RAMFIRE) project. One engineer holds a diagnostic device while the other inspects the nozzle’s surface. In the background, a computer screen displays a 3D model of the component, highlighting the project’s focus on innovation and advanced manufacturing techniques.

Restoring NASA’s original mission

by David Steitz November 6, 2024November 6, 2024

U.S. Space Force Col. Nick Hague became the first Space Force guardian to travel to space during the Sept. 28 launch of a SpaceX Falcon 9 from SLC 40 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, Florida. Credit: US Space Force / Senior Airman Spencer Contreras

Five years of the Space Force’s strategic progress

by Joshua C. Huminski November 4, 2024November 1, 2024

AI-generated image of a futuristic military command center focused on space domain awareness.

Defining dynamic space ops: How data intelligence creates flexibility for orbital warfare

by Josh Hartman October 30, 2024October 29, 2024

A Long March 3B lifts off from Xichang carrying the 59th and 60th Beidou navigation satellites into orbit, Sept. 19 (UTC), 2024.

America is at risk of high impact GPS jamming and spoofing from space

by Dana A. Goward October 24, 2024October 25, 2024

AI-generated image of rockets simultaneously launching from all around the world.

Winning hearts and minds to further the global space economy

by Rick Liebling October 23, 2024October 22, 2024