Opinion

The space sector was historically dominated by states and state actors for defense and research. But recent private investment in the sector has changed that notion. As of July 2024,...

As the Pentagon increasingly depends on commercial space capabilities for sensing, transport, and resilience, a new frontier is emerging. A frontier where commercial satellites don’t just inform the battlefield but...

Government and industry approaches to a new age of space innovation are converging more quickly today than ever before. Private companies are far outpacing governments in launching satellites into Low-Earth...

The satellite industry, once the exclusive playground of superpowers and select multinational corporations, is undergoing a seismic shift. At the heart of this transformation is the Golden Dome initiative, a...

When the Wagner Group turned its guns against Moscow on June 23, 2023, the world watched a mercenary group openly defy the Kremlin. Just days later, on June 29, a...

A realistic appraisal of China’s potential in space requires us to suspend the natural but distortive habit of projecting our own views onto another. This is one of the great...

As a ground-breaking initiative, the new EU Space Act aims to create a new framework for space safety, sustainability and resilience, and promote investment in the sector. The result will be...

In-orbit servicing, assembly, and manufacturing or “ISAM” activities are predicted to be high-growth activities, which Analysys Mason estimates could be a 11 billion pound ($14.82 billion) market opportunity globally by...

As satellite connectivity becomes a cornerstone of global telecoms infrastructure, China is rapidly accelerating its space-based ambitions through a wave of mega-constellation deployments. Leading this charge is Spacesail’s Qianfan constellation,...

When Netflix shipped DVDs by mail in the early 2000s, the U.S. Postal Service effectively offered a higher data rate than dial-up internet. Then broadband internet arrived — and seemingly...