A thriving space economy can contribute to technological progress, economic growth, and strategic advantages, and many countries are increasing their investments in space exploration, leading to more ...

President Donald Trump on Aug. 13 issued Executive Order 14335, “Enabling Competition in the Commercial Space Industry,” to “enhance American greatness by enabling a competitive launch marketplace and ...

Recognizing that space is now an integral component of present-day society, the Royal Society (the U.K. academy of sciences) has recently completed a report that explores the potential implications of ...

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PRAGUE—China describes its space activity—including the deployment of highly maneuverable satellites, satellites equipped with robotic arms, and moon missions—as nonmilitary. But officials from the ...

In 2021, a Starlink satellite and OneWeb spacecraft came dangerously close to colliding in orbit. While both companies’ automated systems detected a potential collision, the incident sparked intense ...

In the first few months of 2025, there’s been a flurry of private venture space missions. Some have been successful, such as American company Firefly Aerospace landing its spacecraft Blue Ghost ...

Commercial providers like SpaceX contract with NASA to fulfill the agency’s rocket launch needs. Bill Ingalls/NASA via AP Private companies are no longer peripheral participants in U.S. space ...

The Provisioner spacecraft by Astroscale U.S. will refuel two Space Force spacecraft on a mission scheduled to launch in the summer of 2026. Credit: Astroscale U.S. From civil science and exploration ...

In this episode of Tax Notes Talk, Erika Isabella Scuderi, visiting assistant professor of tax law at the University of Florida’s Levin College of Law, discusses her proposal for establishing taxing ...