Chinese satellite forces 4,400 of its Starlink rivals into lower altitude: study
A team of researchers in China has claimed that a recent near-miss between a Chinese satellite and one…
China’s Shenzhou 20 debris crisis: a catalyst for space war – or peace?
A tiny piece of debris triggered the most serious mishap at China’s Tiangong space station since it became…
US testing quantum navigation aboard secretive military space plane
A US military space plane, the X-37B orbital test vehicle, is due to embark on its eighth flight…
SPACECOM chief doubles down on need for on-orbit mobility
SMD 2025 ― US Space Command is amping up calls for new on-orbit mobility capabilities to allow satellites…
US Earth imaging satellite fleet is creating ‘low-cost orbital landmines’, China team says
A team of Chinese researchers has criticised the world’s largest Earth-imaging satellite fleet, describing the shoebox-sized spacecraft as…
China’s Shijian satellite pair appears to dock in orbit for historic refuelling mission
Two Chinese satellites may have docked in geostationary orbit for a historic refuelling mission, an autonomous satellite servicing…