DARPA`s robotic spacecraft to demonstrate in-space MRO capabilities
DARPA’s Robotic Servicing of Geosynchronous Satellites (RSGS) program is now slated for launch in summer 2026. The program`s…
US-made reusable Hadley liquid rocket engine hits Mach 5 in 10 flights
A US aerospace and defense company has taken a huge step towards operational hypersonic systems after recently completing…
Low Earth orbit satellite network to become battleground for defense
Operating in low Earth orbit, typically below 1,250 miles, modern satellite constellations rely on hundreds or even thousands…
China tests underwater missile engine in 200-meter deep-sea simulation
China-based researchers have reportedly tested a solid rocket engine under simulated pressures of 200 meters (656 feet) underwater. …
China’s scramjet simulation tool could accelerate hypersonic arms race
Chinese scientists can now reportedly have developed new simulation software that can reduce scramjet engine modelling from years…
Longshot plans giant space-gun to launch satellites into orbit
Longshot, an aerospace technology start-up founded in 2021, is developing a launch system to shoot payloads, such as…
China finds jamming Starlink over Taiwan possible with enormous resources
Instead of focusing on whether Starlink can be jammed in theory, Chinese military planners are increasingly concerned with…
China develops satellite power system to support future space weapons
Scientists in China claim that they have finally cracked a decades-old dilemma that has long prevented the development…
China claims its new missile can change shape at hypersonic speed
Chinese scientists have reportedly developed a new prototype “morphing” hypersonic vehicle that can fly faster than Mach 5…
China claims its new missile can change shape at hypersonic speed
Chinese scientists have reportedly developed a new prototype “morphing” hypersonic vehicle that can fly faster than Mach 5…
US deploys space sensors to track nuclear explosions frame by frame
The United States has quietly completed deployment of its latest series of space-based nuclear detection systems and is…
How satellite refueling in orbit could cut space junk and extend missions
In the previous installment, we examined on-orbit refuelling (OOR), a concept that has existed since the Space Age.…