Space & Aerospace
Launch, satellites, astronomy and aviation.
Space.com: NASA, Space Exploration and Astronomy News on SpaceX and Blue Origin's Orbital Proving Ground
SpaceX and Blue Origin face their ultimate test: proving they can launch, dock, loiter in orbit with cryogenic propellant, and protect launch pads for NASA's Artemis lunar missions.
Leading Through Turbulence: Luis Gallego and the Future of Aviation, Guided by News from Space.com: NASA, Space Exploration and Astronomy News
A profile of Luis Gallego, IAG CEO, and his strategic leadership approach in the global airline industry.
Clearing the Orbital Digital Traffic Jam: How Ravee Optics is Redefining Space Highways
A deep dive into Ravee Optics' $6M seed funding, their technology designed to solve space data bottlenecks, and their role in the evolving aerospace sector.
The Myth of Certainty: Why the NASA Commercial Crew Program and Others Can't Escape Slippage
A commentary on the endemic nature of delays in the rocket industry, focusing on the NASA Commercial Crew Program and the broader reality that launch dates are rarely hit.
Lineage Matters: Why Hyena Matriarchs Accumulate Long-Term Success
A deep dive into how generational pedigree analysis in spotted hyenas reveals a powerful new mechanism for reproductive inequality, flipping the long-standing Darwin-Bateman paradigm.
Regret, Space Exploration, and the Human Experience
An exploration of regret that reframes it from a source of emotional stagnation into a compassionate tool for growth, while navigating its impact through a reflective lens.
NASA Commercial Crew Program: The Draft RFP That Changed Everything
An analysis of NASA's latest draft request for proposals, detailing the agency's requirements for private partners tasked with developing and operating commercial space stations as the ISS approaches retirement.
Beyond 2030: Navigating the Future After Crew Dragon
An analysis of NASA's dependency on SpaceX's Crew Dragon and exploring long-term alternatives for manned spaceflight beyond the next decade.
FAA Clears SpaceX Starship to Fly Again: What Went Wrong With the Booster and How It Was Fixed
The FAA has cleared SpaceX to resume Starship test flights after the company identified and fixed the probable cause of its Super Heavy booster's failure during a May 2026 flight, with the next launch targeting July 16 carrying first third-generation Starlink satellites.
Why Venus and Mars Lost Their Atmospheres — And Why Earth Didn't
New James Webb Space Telescope observations confirm helium loss from the rocky exoplanet WASP-107b, demonstrating how stellar radiation can strip even heavier elements from planetary atmospheres — a process that helps explain why Venus and Mars lost their primordial atmospheres while Earth retained its own.
New Navigation Satellites in Low Earth Orbit Could Provide 100 Times Stronger Signal Than GPS
Exploring next-generation navigation satellite systems in low Earth orbit that promise dramatically stronger signal strength compared to traditional GPS constellations, potentially revolutionizing positioning and navigation capabilities.
Kevin Weil Joins Stoke Space Board as Reusable Rocket Ambition Heats Up
Kevin Weil, a veteran tech executive with stints at Twitter, Meta, Planet Labs, and OpenAI, has joined the board of Stoke Space—ushering in a new phase for the Seattle startup’s push to deliver the first truly reusable rocket in the competitive aerospace landscape.