The Shifting Sands of Space Procurement The $700 million contract NASA awarded Blue Origin for a Mars telecommunications spacecraft isn’t just a win for Jeff Bezos’s ambitions; it’s a bellwether for an alarming Read More
The Unseen Intent Behind Rising Space Budgets The quiet uptick in defense budgets often masks profound strategic shifts, none more critical than the US Space Force’s recent, seemingly bureaucratic, adjustment to its National Security Read More
The Shifting Calculus of Space Operations A routine reboost of NASA’s aging Swift astronomy satellite, performed last week by Katalyst Space Technologies, might seem like a mere footnote in the annals of space activity. Read More
The Illusory Open Door of Space Procurement The whispers around NASA’s latest Mars spacecraft solicitation are louder than any thruster burn, suggesting that the agency’s promise of a “full and open competition” is Read More