Commentary | Senate Democrats: Stand against China, protect U.S. space programs

U.S. Sen. Cory Gardner argues that contracting provisions he added to a draft NASA authorization act last year would help safeguard U.S. space technology against Chinese efforts to steal it.

Op-ed | China must be held accountable for its actions on Earth and in space

A disregard for terrestrial international norms has also been witnessed with regard to space.

Commentary | A critical mission for human spaceflight: a quest for value

The next goals for human spaceflight should be industrialization and settlement, writes aerospace engineer Gary Oleson.

Peace of the Worlds

While humans have found a shared imperative in the fight against the coronavirus, we need something more than a common enemy to combat the isolation and loss that have come to define this pandemic.

Foust Forward | Space at the table for everyone

As its first term nears its end, the Trump administration has yet to issue its own national space policy, despite a wave of more specific space policy documents on everything from space traffic management to the Space Force.

Op-ed | Lunapolitics: 10 points to consider

Renewed competition for the moon is the basis for the rise of Lunapolitics: where political and economic interests intersect with the topography and physical properties of the moon, from its subsurface through to cislunar space.

Op-ed | U.S. satellites increasingly vulnerable to China’s ground-based lasers

Of the world’s 50 satellite laser ranging stations, five fixed stations are in Shanghai, Changchun, Beijing, Wuhan and Kuming

Commentary | Mars 2020 Mission another step closer to Launch

On June 10, NASA IV&V participated in the Mars 2020 Safety and Mission Success Review (SMSR) where final mission assurance conclusions were provided, culminating in an affirmative “Go” from NASA IV&V, providing concurrence for the project to move forward to the Flight Readiness Review (FRR) in July. This milestone is the culmination of years of hard work by JPL and NASA IV&V to confirm Mars 2020 mission readiness for launch currently set for July 30.

Op-ed | Is the future of space ops officeless?

Satellite experts should be asking: why is the space industry, the original ‘remote’ industry, behind the curve when it comes to truly remote operations?

Foust Forward | How will the pandemic change NASA?

Three months after the coronavirus pandemic upended American society, there are signs of recovery. NASA is also taking the first initial steps back to normal operations.

Op-ed | On the verge of a new era for space exploration? Assessing the impact of the ongoing crisis

Establishing an international long-term sustainable lunar presence in partnership with the private sector remains the core focus in space exploration

On National Security | The promise and perils of LEO constellations

DoD’s Space Development Agency is leading the way as it prepares to put up a communications transport layer and a surveillance and tracking layer for hypersonic missile defense.

Op-ed | Time to Move ICBM and missile defense units to the Space Force

The integration of ICBMs and space operations creates synergy and also signals a commitment by the U.S. to deterrence in and out of the space domain.

Op-ed | Satellites are data companies, too

Satellite network operators will soon be saddled with the same regulatory responsibilities as terrestrial network players.

Op-ed | Rocket science was the easy part. What can other domains teach us about space?

Because we consider space unique, we often fail to look at other domains for inspiration and to avoid potential pitfalls. That’s a mistake.

Op-ed | In the heart of disaster, satellite communication keeps working

In life, it’s the connections that count.

It’s the phone call and the text message. The emails for work. The online shopping and the credit card in the store.Th e visit to the ATM, the airplane trip, the medical emergency.

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