SpaceX offers space safety service for satellite operators
SALT LAKE CITY — SpaceX is encouraging satellite operators to use a new space safety platform the company…
Huge space radars to track tiny objects could be assembled by robots
Space is becoming increasingly crowded, and tracking the objects orbiting Earth is becoming a harder engineering problem. NASA…
Chinese startup raises funds for space situational awareness constellation, joining commercial SSA rush
SINGAPORE — A Beijing-based startup has secured around $14 million to build a satellite constellation for tracking orbital…
U.S. GSSAP satellites execute GEO handoff to monitor China’s Shijian-29 spacecraft
HELSINKI — Commercial space tracking data shows U.S. satellites coordinating maneuvers to maintain proximity and continuous observation of…
Holistic space observation: the shift from SSA to SDA
Recent reporting on SpaceX’s proposal to deploy up to one million satellites in low Earth orbit — paired…
SpaceX unveils space traffic management system
WASHINGTON — A new SpaceX initiative to provide space traffic coordination services has attracted attention and praise in…
We need a ‘Planetary Neural Network’ for AI-enabled space infrastructure protection
You may not see it with the naked eye, but in Earth’s orbit, a silent crisis is unfolding.…
Free warnings, better catalogs: the real fix for space safety
A one-line change in the Dec. 18, 2025 Executive Order, Ensuring American Space Superiority, reopened a debate: should…
What problem is charging for Space Situational Awareness supposed to solve?
A recently issued Executive Order revises how the government implements Space Policy Directive-3, removing the longstanding expectation that…
EraDrive raises $5.3 million for software-hardware kits to enhance satellite autonomy
SAN FRANCISCO – EraDrive, a Stanford University spinoff developing software and hardware for satellite autonomy, raised $5.3 million…
Can S-400 detect and intercept satellites in space?
The S-400 Triumf is often described as a long-reach, multi-role air-defence system. That reputation prompts a natural question:…
The next generation of radar needed to detect micro-debris and enable a safer LEO
As someone deeply involved in the space sector, I’ve seen firsthand how low Earth orbit (LEO) is becoming…