Science & Tech

Musk's role as ‘special government employee’ raises ethics questions

The SpaceX founder and CEO's moves across federal agencies break with tradition and could result in legal action.

Civil

Property and sovereignty in space will be an issue soon

As countries and companies take to the stars, they could run into disputes.

Defense

Air Force seeks contractor to help secure global shortwave comms network

The service branch is in the early development stages of a five-year contract for cyber services to support its High Frequency Global Communications System.

Science & Tech

How the CEOs of Booz Allen, L3Harris view DOGE's vision

In talking with investors, both chief executives highlight speed and help to the customer as big-picture goals they want to see the Elon Musk-led Department of Government Efficiency realize.

Ideas

Trump’s tariffs fit a growing global trend of hardball migration diplomacy

Such diplomacy works both ways, but richer countries by and large have the upper hand.

Defense

The Navy’s robot refueler is coming—even as the fleet works out integration

The MQ-25 will “unlock” other manned-unmanned teaming, naval aviation leader says.

Commercial

Orbex Secures $25 Million from UK Government to Fuel Domestic Space Launch Ambitions

Funding to Accelerate Development of Orbex's Prime Rocket, Paving the Way for UK's First Orbital Launches from Home Soil

Civil

India Strengthens Regional Navigation with Advanced NVS-02 Satellite

ISRO's Latest Launch Underscores India's Commitment to Self-Reliance in Space Technology

Science & Tech

New York to Paris in 30 mins? It may be possible.

How to achieve Elon Musk’s vision of rockets replacing long haul flights.

Defense

It's time for a new Key West agreement

Airpower, air defense, Marines’ role—all need revisiting, three-quarters of a century after the seminal roles-and-missions pact.

Science & Tech

Industry launches $100B AI-infrastructure effort to keep ahead of China

Oracle, OpenAI focus on data centers as AI race begins to turn on computing power instead of math.

Civil

Trump, Musk set sights on Mars

NASA is still developing technologies necessary to send humans to Mars.

Ideas

China’s plan to rule the heavens

A look at Beijing's strategy to relegate the United States to second place in space.

Defense

Space companies say cyber threat intelligence is often overclassified, unactionable

Space and aerospace industry feedback from a series of government-run workshops noted that such threat intelligence is difficult to translate into actionable cyber efforts.

Science & Tech

Blue Origin’s rocket reaches orbit on first flight, promising competition for SpaceX

Maiden flight brings reusable heavy-lift New Glenn closer to launching U.S. military and spy satellites.