December 20th, 2025
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China on Saturday sent a new communication technology test satellite via a Long March-5 booster into space from the Wenchang Space Launch Site in south China’s Hainan Province. Meanwhile, the Philippine Space Agency (PhilSA) confirmed the launch and expected launch leftovers to careen within identified drop zones: approximately 69 nautical miles away from Burgos, Ilocos […]
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Today, President Donald J. Trump signed an Executive Order that sets a bold vision for an “America First space policy,” ensuring the United States leads the world in space exploration, security, and commerce. Described by the White House as launching a “New Age of American Space Achievement,” the Order calls for Americans’ return to the […]
A few months ago, NASA announced that the Volatiles Investigating Polar Exploration Rover (VIPER) has been green-lighted to set down at the Moon’s south pole region. The space agency awarded Blue Origin a CLPS (Commercial Lunar Payload Services) task order to deliver the Moon machinery. Blue Moon’s MK1 lander, which is in production, would be […]
The private group, Max Space, has turned up the volume on inflatable habitats announcing today its “Thunderbird Station.” Designed around a large expandable habitat, the station offers more usable volume per launch than any traditional metallic module. Max Space also stated that its first in-orbit expandable habitat is manifested on a SpaceX rideshare launch in […]
A study from the Royal Bank of Canada (RBC) notes that the global space economy is poised to nearly triple to $1.8 trillion by 2035, making the value derived from orbital assets equivalent to that of some G20 economies. “We’ve entered an ambitious new space age—and Canada needs an ambitious new space strategy,” the study explains. […]
With the launch on November 27 of Russia’s crewed Soyuz MS-28 spacecraft to the International Space Station (ISS), it turned out there was more “blast” to their “blastoff,” so much so that the liftoff caused pad damage at Russia’s Baikonur cosmodrome. The event happened after the rocket was well clear of the pad, so the […]
In a “breakthrough” (my term) document, the United Nations environment program has grown some space legs. A new report from them is titled “Safeguarding Space Environmental issues, risks and responsibilities.” That group took the high road and dubbed them “Emerging Issues.” World embrace The report explains that the space sector is growing exponentially, with over […]
Mars Guy explores the never before seen face of NASA’s Perseverance rover, now on duty at Jezero Crater on the Red Planet. “Having a two-meter-long arm with a camera on it provides the opportunity for some really great selfies, which Perseverance has used for both hero shots and serious self-inspection,” Mars Guy explains. “But it […]
Today, NASA released its 2025 Architecture Concept Review on its Moon to Mars Architecture website. Revision C of the Architecture Definition Document is a snapshot of the current state of the architecture. The document captures two new elements — the lunar utility rover and lunar nuclear fission system — as well as […]
China lofted a Long March-12 carrier rocket on December 12 from the southern island province of Hainan. The booster sent a group of internet satellites into space – with the Philippine Space Agency (PhilSA) on the other end of expected debris from the rocket launch. The Long March-12 departed the Hainan commercial spacecraft launch site. […]
