NASA issues final RFP for commercial space station procurement
ISTANBUL — NASA released the final request for proposals for the next phase of its program to develop…
The Exploration Company considers Middle Eastern launch sites for heavy-lift rocket
ANTALYA, Turkey — The Exploration Company is considering spaceports in the Middle East for a large reusable launch…
State-Criminal Enterprise – Lieber Institute West Point
Criminal enterprises, once primarily associated with localized crime, are increasingly becoming a destabilizing force beyond national borders. A…
Statehood in Conflict Classification: Revisiting Recognition in Contemporary IHL
After more than a decade since the unilateral declaration of independence of Kosovo and the independence and admission…
Farewell, Jeeves: Ask.com shuts down
Ask.com, the search engine and question-and-answer service formerly known as Ask Jeeves, has shut down. Ask Jeeves first…
China’s Geovis Insighter Technology to launch SSA constellation
SYDNEY, Australia – A Chinese company plans to establish a constellation of 144 space situational awareness (SSA) satellites…
Satellite operators seek help from ITU to improve coordination for space safety
SYDNEY — Satellite operators are asking an international regulator to help maintain lines of communication among them to…
Varda Space and Southern Launch agree to more capsule landings in Australia
SYDNEY — Microgravity research company Varda Space Industries has signed an agreement with spaceport operator Southern Launch that…
Preparations on track for second New Glenn launch
SYDNEY — Preparations for the second launch of Blue Origin’s New Glenn rocket, carrying a NASA Mars mission,…
China and U.S. take initial steps toward space-traffic coordination
SYDNEY, Australia – Yesterday, the China National Space Agency (CNSA) contacted NASA about a potential on-orbit collision. The…
The Exploration Company still studying Mission Possible reentry
SYDNEY — The Exploration Company, a European startup developing a cargo spacecraft, is still studying what happened in…
Private mission study a step toward offering Orion as a service
SYDNEY — An agreement to study a private astronaut mission using an Orion spacecraft is one of the…