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The craters Langrenus and Petavius. Image courtesy of Robert Reeves.
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Planning our lunar return? Get a telescope

Perhaps you’re a propulsion engineer making lunar landers as part of NASA’s CLPS program. Perhaps you’re a lawyer specializing in the OST. Or you are a chemist cracking the codes […]

by Christopher Cokinos October 11, 2024October 11, 2024
AI generated image of the United States Capitol Building set beneath a striking starry night sky.
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Space policy for the new President — whoever it might be

by Grant Anderson October 9, 2024October 1, 2024
Illustration of America's continued leadership in space generated via DALL-E.
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Looking to the next four years: strengthening America’s space leadership

by Clayton Swope and Audrey Schaffer October 7, 2024September 30, 2024
American and Russian members of NASA’s SpaceX Crew-8.
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No borders in the final frontier

by Sam Hutchison October 2, 2024September 26, 2024
An image generated via DALL-E depicting the space supply chain.
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The government should investigate supply chains in the space economy

by Charles Beames September 30, 2024September 26, 2024
Firefly Aerospace launched Sept. 14 the Space Force's Victus Nox mission in a record-breaking 24 hour turnaround. Credit: Firefly Aerospace.
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Commercial space’s critical role in the race to outpace adversaries

by Dean Bellamy September 30, 2024September 25, 2024
An image depicting faltering American leadership in space generated via DALL-E.
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Space innovation is falling behind

by Philip Hover-Smoot September 25, 2024September 23, 2024
The VIPER lunar rover.
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NASA’s cancellation of VIPER cedes leadership in lunar exploration 

by Clive R. Neal, Ryan Whitley, Daniel Britt and Philip Metzger September 23, 2024September 24, 2024
Close-up view of astronaut Alan B. Shepard Jr. in his pressure suit, with helmet opened, for the Mercury-Redstone 3 (MR-3) flight, the first American human spaceflight. Credit: NASA
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What every entrepreneur can (and should) learn from early space exploration 

by Matt Gialich September 23, 2024September 11, 2024
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35 years of SpaceNews: A trusted voice in a transforming space industry

by Brian Berger September 18, 2024September 18, 2024

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