Business
GPS Upgrades Are Late and Over Budget. Here's Why We Should Stay the Course
There's no better alternative to the GPS III and OCX programs, which thankfully appear to be on track at last.
Ideas
The US Needs to Stop Pouring Rocket Money into Putin’s Pockets
The Delta IV engine is more expensive than the RD-180, but at least it doesn't enrich cronies of the Russian president.
Science & Tech
It's Time to Start Creating ‘Air Traffic Controllers’ for Space
If the U.S. doesn’t take the lead in guiding satellites through increasingly crowded orbits, someone else will.
Business
The Air Force’s Next Chief Might Be Its Space-War General
Gen. John Hyten has never flown a warplane, but he plays a role in just about every Air Force mission.
Science & Tech
Here's What the Pentagon Wants Its Satellites to Do in 15 Years
The ability to take on new missions will help tomorrow’s constellations survive war in space.
Science & Tech
Nailed It: SpaceX's Reusable Rocket Makes Historic Landing
Falcon 9’s successful mission shows how the cost of space access is headed down as reusable rockets head up.
Business
This Painfully Honest Look at the Space Industry Just Got an Executive Fired
The engineering chief of the nation’s largest rocket-launch firm got a little too candid during a recent talk at his alma mater.
Science & Tech
NASA's New Super-Fast Solar Ship May Have Just Revolutionized How We Explore Space
Instead of a traditional, chemical propellant, it’s powered by photons from the sun and can travel nearly 64,000 miles per hour.
Threats
Does Russia Have War Bots in Space?
Moscow’s latest satellites might be bashing into other orbiting things — on purpose.
Business
SpaceX Is Picking Up the Pieces of Their Rocket Business After a Weekend Explosion
The company is combing through thousands of data feeds to figure out what went wrong - and how to protect their core business.
Business
Pentagon Rushing to Open Space-War Center To Counter China, Russia
Prepping for war in orbit, the military is honing tactics and building a new center to coordinate defense and development.
Science & Tech
How Wi-Fi Will Power Tomorrow's Battle Gear
Cords and batteries are a burden on the battlefield. Will future devices be powered by radio waves…from space?
Science & Tech
Air Force Certifies SpaceX To Launch Military Satellites
The move breaks a monopoly long held by the United Launch Alliance.
Science & Tech
The Air Force's Secret Space Drone Is Headed Back To Orbit
Less than five years ago, the X-37B became the first U.S. spacecraft to land on a runway autonomously. Now, as before, few know what its mission actually is.
Science & Tech
The Air Force Is One Step Closer to a Shape-Shifting Plane
NASA and the United States Air Force Research Lab successfully tested a plane with wings that change shape mid-flight.
Science & Tech
New Chips Could Patch the Military’s GPS Vulnerability
The Pentagon hopes that new location technology can ward off jammers and spoofers without breaking the bank.
Science & Tech
These Robotic Spiders Could Fix America's Satellite Infrastructure in Space
Instead of sending complete structures into space, the rockets of tomorrow could be filled with raw materials that dozens of multi-limbed robots could assemble in orbit.
Science & Tech
The World of 2020 According to DARPA
The research agency is making underwater robots that can sleep for years and other robots that can fix satellites in space.
Science & Tech
The Air Force Might Have To Protect Money Laundering in Space
Burgeoning US space monitoring capabilities may one day be used to protect off-planet money launderers from Chinese rockets.
Policy