SpaceX's Starship rocket has made it to Earth's orbit for the first time, after losing an engine mid-flight.

The mission will bridge a critical data gap on millimeter-sized orbital debris, which poses the greatest mission-ending penetration risk to low-Earth orbit spacecraft.

U.S. Chamber report examines how commercial innovation in low Earth orbit is reshaping U.S. national security and what policymakers can do to sustain America’s advantage in space.

Composite tiles, fabrics and foams may bring effective shielding from orbital debris

Yaogan-50 generated a large filed of debris in a highly retrograde orbit.

“Mission Delta 2,” the Space Force’s effort to collect data on objects in space, is preparing to collect public data on the location of debris—so as to avoid future collisions. The US military already operates a global network of radars and optical telescopes capable of tracking objects in orbit. Meanwhile, commercial companies are simultaneously generating enormous amounts of independent tracking data. Though both the military and the commercial sector are pursuing this effort by themselves, both are doing it for the same reason: vast amounts of space debris can damage satellites and complicate attempts to launch additional payloads into orbit, requiring constant tracking efforts. A problem has developed where both the military and commercial information streams operate in parallel rather than being automatically fused into the same picture, leading to wasted dual effort. To resolve this problem, the Space Force plans to launch a new prototype software environment to change that inefficiency. “Mission Delta 2,” the Space Force organization developing the prototype, should launch the effort this fall and rapidly develop a minimum viable product with the goal of automatically combining commercial and military observations into a faster picture of all activity in orbit. What Is “Mission Delta 2,” and...

U.S. Space Forces–Space detected the sudden cloud of debris at 21:13 UTC. While space tracking systems monitor the newly created fragments, officials report no immediate danger to active satellites — ...

In the sweeping shadow of a satellite dish, staff at the Chilbolton Observatory in southern England track a growing number of objects in Earth's orbit, providing data that underpins Britain's space mo...

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PARIS — Space launch competitors think it’s time for a new model of pricing in the launch market. Against the backdrop of SpaceX winding down the Falcon 9

Astra is now planning a first launch of its Rocket 4.0 vehicle in early 2027 as it aims to reenter a market increasingly desperate for launch capacity.

ESA’s Space Environment Report warns that growing space debris is threatening the sustainability of Earth’s orbit.

The agency once said that pieces of space debris “pose a significant risk,” but the Trump administration has backed off a rule that would have required companies like Elon Musk’s SpaceX to remove rocket parts from orbit within 25 years of launch.

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"These types of dynamic, agile maneuvers are how we unlock full access to space after launch and create new mission possibilities."

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