Based on what is coming together for humanity’s return to the Moon, those involved at NASA and key commercial partners believe a global public/private collaboration must continue to grow if humans are to establish a sustainable presence on the Moon and then press on to Mars.

NASA is commissioning a study team to learn more about unexplained aerial phenomena , with the goal being to assess available non-classified data and determine what steps the agency could take to collect additional scientific information.

Mangata Networks, a satellite-based connectivity, plans to showcase its initial network in early 2023, potentially launch eight highly elliptical-orbit satellites that year and then inaugurate service in 2024 for the Northern Hemisphere.

Even without test pilot astronauts on board, NASA’s Artemis I mission of a Space Launch System (SLS)-propelled Orion capsule around the Moon and back to Earth promises drama, which the space agency is working to share publicly through live video and data transmissions.

SEAKR Engineering recently demonstrated optical communications between a pair of two DARPA Mandrake II satellites.

The U.S. Space Force is at risk of fielding a new Deep Space Advanced Radar Capability that does not meet requirements and could necessitate costly and time-intensive rework because it is moving ahead without a formal risk assessment and baseline for the design, according to a new assessment.

Russian State Space Corp. Roscosmos CEO Dmitry Rogozin threatened to restart a German telescope aboard the joint Russian-German Spektr-RG space observatory which Germany shut down in response to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.

With the U.S. Space Force expected to increase the number of launches—especially with the Space Development Agency gearing up to launch its Tranche 1 and 2 programs—a House panel is calling for the service to increase the use of a common launch integrator to drive down costs.