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The Future of Space Stations - Part II: Commercial Space With the ISS set to retire in 2030, several plans are in place to replace it. These include existing space stations, proposals by rising national space agencies, and commercial space stations. In terms of the commercial space sector, the plans are diverse and numerous.

The Future of Space Stations - Part II: Commercial Space #Science #Space #SpacePolicyandGovernance #SpaceStations #CommercialSpace #SpaceInnovation

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La NASA presenta iniciativas para cumplir con la política espacial nacional de Estados Unidos - NASA Como parte de su evento “Ignition” (Encendido) celebrado el martes, la NASA anunció una serie de iniciativas transformadoras a nivel de toda la agencia,

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NASA Unveils Initiatives to Achieve America’s National Space Policy - NASA As part of its “Ignition” event on Tuesday, NASA announced a series of transformative agencywide initiatives designed to achieve President Donald J. Trump’s

NASA Unveils Initiatives to Achieve America’s National Space Policy #Science #Space #SpacePolicyandGovernance #NASA #SpacePolicy #Innovation

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1 month ago

How Saving Earth Could Ruin Orbit Satellite imaging is increasingly important to every field from crop monitoring to poverty reduction. So it’s no surprise that there have been more and more satellites launched to try to meet that growing demand. But with more satellites comes more risk for collision - and the debris field that comes after the collision. A new paper in Advanced in Space Research from John Mackintosh and his co-authors at the University of Manchester looks at how we might use mission design to mitigate some of the hazards of increasing the number of satellites even more

How Saving Earth Could Ruin Orbit #Science #Space #SpacePolicyandGovernance #SpaceDebate #EarthPreservation #OrbitImpact

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NASA Names Acting Leaders for Two Key Human Spaceflight Roles - NASA On Thursday, NASA announced Joel Montalbano will serve as the acting associate administrator for the Space Operations Mission Directorate (SOMD) at

NASA Names Acting Leaders for Two Key Human Spaceflight Roles #Science #Space #SpacePolicyandGovernance #NASA #SpaceExploration #HumanSpaceflight

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ULA isn't making the Space Force's GPS interference problem any easier Officials expect the investigation into a booster anomaly on ULA's Vulcan rocket to last multiple months.

ULA isn't making the Space Force's GPS interference problem any easier #Science #Space #SpacePolicyandGovernance #SpaceForce #GPSinterference #TechnologyIssues

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NASA’s Aerospace Safety Advisory Panel Releases 2025 Annual Report  - NASA The Aerospace Safety Advisory Panel (ASAP), which advises NASA and Congress on safety, has released its 2025 annual report on NASA’s performance and

NASA’s Aerospace Safety Advisory Panel Releases 2025 Annual Report  #Science #Space #SpacePolicyandGovernance #NASA #AerospaceSafety #SpaceExploration

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The Legal Void of the Asteroid Gold Rush Asteroid mining companies are finally getting off the ground, and that is raising some concerns about the impact those activities will have on the space environment. A new paper published in Acta Astronautica from Anna Marie Brenna of the University of Waikato in New Zealand discusses a framework that she thinks might work to solve the legal challenges facing those who want to protect the space environment and those who want to exploit it.

The Legal Void of the Asteroid Gold Rush #Science #Space #SpacePolicyandGovernance #AsteroidMining #SpaceLaw #SpaceExploration

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2 months ago

The Dark History of Space Medicine The Dark History of Space Medicine: How Nazi Germany influenced early research into spaceflight’s health impacts.

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2 months ago

Elon Musk says SpaceX will prioritize a city on the moon instead of a colony on Mars SpaceX’s decision to focus on establishing a lunar city ahead of building a Mars colony represents a significant shift in Elon Musk’s space exploration ambitions

Elon Musk says SpaceX will prioritize establishing a city on the moon instead of building a Mars colony #Science #Space #SpacePolicyandGovernance #SpaceX #MoonCity #MarsColony

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Decoding China’s New Space Philosophy A major theme in communist governments is the idea of central planning. Every five years, the central authorities in communist countries lay out their goals for the country over the course of the next five years, which can range from limiting infant mortality to increasing agricultural yield. China, the largest current polity ruled by communists, recently released its fifteenth five-year plan, which lays out its priorities for 2026-2030. This one, accompanied by a press release of the China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation (CASC), the country’s state-owned giant aerospace corporation, has plenty of ambitious goals for its space sector.

Decoding China’s New Space Philosophy #Science #Space #SpacePolicyandGovernance #SpaceExploration #ChinaSpace #SpacePhilosophy

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2 months ago

Congress advances bill requiring NASA to reconsider deorbiting space station NASA shall evaluate the "viability of transferring the ISS to a safe orbital harbor" after retirement.

Congress advances bill requiring NASA to reconsider deorbiting space station #Science #Space #SpacePolicyandGovernance #NASA #SpaceStation #Legislation

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3 months ago

The Guardian view on the new space race: humanity risks exporting its old politics to the moon | Editorial Over the holiday period, the Guardian leader column is looking ahead at the themes of 2026. Today we look skyward, where a new lunar contest mirrors humanity’s struggle to live within planetary limits...

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3 months ago

SpaceX Could Go Public in 2026. What Does That Mean for Space Exploration? SpaceX is mulling an IPO in 2026. Here’s how that could affect its work with NASA and the push to put humans on Mars

SpaceX Could Go Public in 2026. What Does That Mean for Space Exploration? #Science #Space #SpacePolicyandGovernance #SpaceX #SpaceExploration #PublicOffering

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3 months ago

There’s a new space race – will the billionaires win? The commercialisation of the cosmos is already underway, and our current laws aren’t fit for purpose If there is one thing we can rely on in this world, it is human hubris, and space and astronomy are...

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3 months ago

These are the flying discs the government wants you to know about Four small satellites rode a Rocket Lab Electron launch vehicle into orbit from Virginia early Thursday, beginning a government-funded technology demonstration mission to test the performance of a new...

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3 months ago

Jared Isaacman Confirmed to Head NASA at Pivotal Moment for the Space Agency Billionaire Jared Isaacman is taking the reins at NASA at a challenging time for the space agency, as it faces budget cuts and technical hurdles that could scuttle its most ambitious missions

Jared Isaacman Confirmed to Head NASA at Pivotal Moment for the Space Agency #Science #Space #SpacePolicyandGovernance #NASA #SpaceLeadership #JaredIsaacman

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3 months ago

2.8 Days to Disaster - Why We Are Running Out of Time in Low Earth Orbit A “House of Cards” is a wonderful English phrase that it seems is now primarily associated with a Netflix political drama. However, its original meaning is of a system that is fundamentally unstable....

2.8 Days to Disaster - Why We Are Running Out of Time in Low Earth Orbit #Science #Space #SpacePolicyandGovernance #LowEarthOrbit #SpaceDebris #SatelliteSafety

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3 months ago

Southeast Asia seeks its place in space __________________________ Thai Space Expo October 16-18, 2025 ___ Bangkok, Thailand It’s a scorching October day in Bangkok and I’m wandering through the exhibits at the Thai Space Expo, held in...

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4 months ago

Almost All Space Telescope Images Could Soon Be Contaminated, NASA Warns This is what half a million satellites looks like.

Almost All Space Telescope Images Could Soon Be Contaminated, NASA Warns #Science #Space #SpacePolicyandGovernance #SpaceTelescope #NASA #Contamination

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4 months ago

NASA’s Next Chief, Jared Isaacman, Gives Answers in Senate Grilling Jared Isaacman—the presumptive next leader of NASA—answered questions about his plans for the future of U.S. space exploration on Wednesday

NASA’s Next Chief, Jared Isaacman, Gives Answers in Senate Grilling #Science #Space #SpacePolicyandGovernance #NASA #SpacePolicy #JaredIsaacman

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4 months ago

Orbit Is Getting Trashed. So Scientists Say We Need a Circular Space Economy. There’s a golden opportunity to avoid mistakes made here on Earth. Space is getting busier as national space agencies and private companies increase the tempo of launches. But today’s approach to...

Orbit Is Getting Trashed. So Scientists Say We Need a Circular Space Economy. #Science #Space #SpacePolicyandGovernance #SpaceEconomy #Sustainability #OrbitalDebris

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4 months ago

NASA’s Scott Tingle to Serve as Agency’s Chief Astronaut NASA astronaut Scott Tingle NASA named astronaut Scott Tingle as chief of the Astronaut Office at the agency’s Johnson Space Center in Houston, effective Nov. 10. A decorated spaceflight veteran and...

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4 months ago

NASA Celebrates Five Years of Artemis Accords, Welcomes 3 New Nations NASA October marked the fifth anniversary of NASA and the original founders signing the Artemis Accords, as well as the recognition of Hungary, Malaysia and the Philippines joining the expanding coalition...

NASA Celebrates Five Years of Artemis Accords, Welcomes 3 New Nations #Science #Space #SpacePolicyandGovernance #ArtemisAccords #SpaceExploration #InternationalCooperation

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4 months ago

Attack, defend, pursue—the Space Force’s new naming scheme foretells new era A little more than a century ago, the US Army Air Service came up with a scheme for naming the military’s multiplying fleet of airplanes. The 1924 aircraft designation code produced memorable names...

Attack, defend, pursue—the Space Force’s new naming scheme foretells new era #Science #Space #SpacePolicyandGovernance #SpaceForce #MilitaryInnovation #DefenseTechnology

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4 months ago

The Download: the risk of falling space debris, and how to debunk a conspiracy theory This is today’s edition of The Download, our weekday newsletter that provides a daily dose of what’s going on in the world of technology. What is the chance your plane will be hit by space debris?...

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4 months ago

When Space Junk Comes Home When a chunk of SpaceX rocket debris crashed into a Polish warehouse this year, it exposed a troubling reality, that the international laws governing space accidents were written for a world where only...

When Space Junk Comes Home #Science #Space #SpacePolicyandGovernance #SpaceDebris #SpaceJunk #EnvironmentalImpact

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5 months ago

China's Stranded Astronauts Show the Dangers of Space Junk Three Chinese astronauts will likely return safely to Earth after a reported space-junk strike. But the incident highlights the growing risk of orbital debris

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5 months ago

Funding for space missions hang in the balance with the government shutdown Planetary science is in limbo during the government shutdown — things like analyzing asteroids, studying the magnetosphere of Jupiter, or better understanding Mars so that humans might one day visit.

Funding for space missions hang in the balance with the government shutdown #Science #Space #SpacePolicyandGovernance #SpaceMissions #GovernmentShutdown #NASAFunding

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5 months ago

Alarm Grows over Proposed Giant Mirrors in Orbit and Other Commercial Space Plans Reflect Orbital’s plan to deliver “sunlight on demand” using thousands of giant orbital mirrors is just the latest in a growing list of disruptive commercial activities in space

Alarm Grows over Proposed Giant Mirrors in Orbit and Other Commercial Space Plans #Science #Space #SpacePolicyandGovernance #SpaceDebate #CommercialSpace #SatelliteMonitoring