2024 in review: Space Force
2024 in review: Space Force
The year saw challenges in orbit and on the ground as the young service continued to expand.
Science & Tech
The multi-billion dollar startup sector is bouncing back – 8 big trends will shape 2025
Space tech is a key area.
Commercial
From new commercial Moon landers to asteroid investigations, expect a slate of exciting space missions in 2025
2025 is going to be a busy year for space exploration.
Defense
2024 in review: Technology
China's "nuclear" sub, Ukraine's cheap sensors, Starlink in Russian hands, and other important tech stories.
Sponsor Content
From bottlenecks to breakthroughs: How Agile ATO saved USMC millions of dollars
Read here to learn more about how Agile ATO saved USMC millions of dollars.
Commercial
Millennium Space Systems hires Gingiss as chief executive
Owned by Boeing since 2018, the small satellite maker is entering the next phase of its production ramp-up and market expansion push.
Launch
Vega-E Moves One Step Closer to Launch
Planned 2027 launch brings three-stage design and 3,000 kg payload capacity.
Defense
Sustained maneuver: Why the time is now for in-space refueling
Satellites will require in-space logistical support. When will we be ready?
Science & Tech
What is a dark comet? A quick guide to the ‘new’ kids in the Solar System
An orbit makes a lot of difference.
Science & Tech
Growth and strategy leadership moves across the market
A pair of appointments to boards of directors also feature a high-profile consulting firm and a global defense giant.
Science & Tech
Are AI defense firms about to eat the Pentagon?
Competitors are becoming collaborators in the industry’s hottest segment.
Sponsor Content
How the Navy can best maximize the NGEN SMIT contract vehicle.
The NGEN SMIT contract vehicle supports modernization initiatives across the Department of the Navy.
Defense
Air Force starts the bidding for $750M CENTCOM support contract
The service branch plans to award approximately 20 positions on the vehicle that will be open to more Defense Department buyers than just Central Command.
Ideas
Why NASA’s crew capsule had heat shield issues during Artemis I
An aerospace expert elaborates on these critical spacecraft components.
Commercial
NASA grinds its way through SEWP VI questions
NASA has answered some 4,600 questions from industry so far about the $60 billion IT product vehicle. More answers are on the way before the agency can make awards.
Defense
How the Air Force is preparing for the new administration
“I don't have angst. Quite frankly, I am ready to understand and adapt the force,” service chief says.
Civil
What does the NASA administrator do?
The agency’s leader reaches for the stars while navigating budgets and politics back on Earth.
Science & Tech
Climate stress is affecting US missions, driving conflict in Africa, official says
The second Trump administration will have to address climate realities one way or another, according to a deputy assistant defense secretary.
Defense
‘Shock the system’: Startups and DOGE take over Reagan forum
But lawmakers advised caution and noted that Congress still controls the purse strings.
Launch
New Sentinel-1 Satellite Launched to Monitor Earth and Maritime Traffic
ESA's Vega-C Rocket Returns to Flight, Boosting Europe's Space Access
Science & Tech
FAA awards two more seats on engineering recompete
The Federal Aviation Administration moves ahead on its selections for iteration number two of its Air Traffic Engineering and Program Support contract.
Defense
Lockheed details executive transitions in its enterprise, engineering functions
The defense giant's famed Skunk Works advanced development division is also getting a new leader.
