Science & Tech

Solar storm knocks out farmers’ high-tech tractors – an electrical engineer explains how a larger storm could take down the power grid and the internet

Solar storms can do a lot more than make pretty evening skies.

  • David Wallace, The Conversation

Space assets are in foreign adversaries' cyber crosshairs, DOD official says

The easiest targets are ground assets like operation centers and launch facilities, said Mieke Eoyang.

  • David DiMolfetta

NASA’s mission to an ice-covered moon will contain a message between water worlds

Earth isn't the only body in the solar system containing water.

  • Douglas Vakoch, The Conversation

NASA delivers Voyager software update across 15 billion miles of space

Scientists and engineers with the space agency were able to successfully repair an issue in one of the probe’s onboard computers from over 15 billion miles away.

  • Edward Graham

Anduril, General Atomics win more USAF money to develop robot wingmen

But the giants they beat out are welcome to pitch self-developed drones for production contracts.

  • Audrey Decker

Editor's Note

A brief note about the launch of The GovExec Space Project.

  • The GovExec Space Project
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ULA has an ambitious plan to ‘reuse’ Vulcan rocket: keep it in space

The heavy-lift rocket’s upper stage might extend its service as a tug or defender.

  • Audrey Decker

NASA needs to refocus on supercomputing to keep pace in space, watchdog says

The space agency “needs a renewed commitment and sustained leadership attention” to enhance its overburdened and vulnerable high-end computing assets.

  • Edward Graham

New Army space plan anticipates 'operator'-level space capabilities, general says

The new Army Space and Missile Defense Command leader also praised the use of Coyote anti-drone interceptors.

  • Sam Skove

NASA Leader Looks to Artemis II and Beyond for Agency’s Future

NASA Administrator Bill Nelson emphasized that such complex missions “are not going to launch until it’s right” for astronaut safety.

  • Kirsten Errick

How China used TikTok, AI, and big data to target Taiwan's elections

Researchers say U.S. elections could be next.

  • Patrick Tucker

A lunar rover history and its future

NASA has selected three proposals for the new Lunar Terrain Vehicle (LTV).

  • Carter Palmer, Forecast International

Sustainable emerging tech will shape space exploration

Future missions are likely to rely on Innovations that promote reusability, safety and longevity, according to a recent white paper from Forecast International.

  • Edward Graham