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Orbital data centers, space habitats, mining the Moon – despite taking place in space, the practices many companies are imagining will still affect the Earth.
Point-to-point rocket delivery could cut down on transportation times. But engineers will need to figure out how to integrate rockets into current transportation systems.
A new mission to save NASA’s Swift observatory shows why catching a satellite that was never designed for rescue is one of the hardest jobs in spaceflight.
A new treaty on military space operations is highly unlikely, leaving private companies and militaries to define the boundaries of acceptable conduct in war.
Jeff Bezos’s aerospace company Blue Origin is now the second, after SpaceX, to land a rocket booster for reuse.
The twin spacecraft Blue and Gold could open a new era in space exploration and planetary science, powered by commercial partnerships and innovations.
As more countries look to space, experts argue that it’s worth asking why we want to go at all, and who should lead the charge.
NASA’s learned a lot about the Moon since Apollo. But a perfect landing still requires incredible planning and scientific precision.
More people will be going to the Moon in coming years, and the way current legal frameworks are written could lead to conflict.
Space isn’t lawless, but the agreements governing it don’t cover everything nations will have to grapple with as they develop their space programs.
SpaceX has brought both well-paying jobs and rocket debris to southern Texas.
From creating the Space Force to blocking weapons testing in space, both Trump and Harris have extensive records on space policy to examine .
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