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business1 month ago•15 min saved

Space Station Market Heats Up as Vendors Rally Around Commercial LEO Destinations

Executives from Starlab Space, Axiom Space, and Vast argue there is a developing market for commercial space stations, citing billions in private funding and paying missions, sovereign-nation interest, and future in-space manufacturing. They push back against NASA’s claim that demand hasn’t emerged and urge a clear path under the Commercial LEO Destinations program, noting NASA’s CLD budget and the potential for profitable collaboration with two market players as demand signals become clearer.

via SpaceNews|

#business #commercial-space-stations #iss-market

space1 month ago•83 min saved

Artemis 2 opens a relay race toward a lunar base and Mars, NASA chief says

NASA chief Jared Isaacman says Artemis 2 was just the opening act in a broader push to return humans to the Moon and establish a sustained presence, describing a lunar “relay race” that will lead to a Moon base and eventual Mars missions. The mission’s success sets the stage for Artemis 3 to test a human landing system in 2027 and Artemis 4 to pursue a crewed Moon landing by 2028, alongside organizational and budget changes—expanding private and international partnerships, rethinking the Lunar Gateway and ISS strategy, and pursuing mechanisms to accelerate cadence and innovation for a long‑term lunar-to-Mars agenda.

via Space|

#artemis-2 #lunar-base #moon

defense3 years ago•3 min saved

"US Military Adapts to New Threats in Space with Innovative Programs and Allies"

The US Space Force's Chief of Space Operations, Gen. Chance Saltzman, has warned that the US is facing a "new era" of space threats from strategic competitors like Russia and China. Saltzman said that the threats to on-orbit capabilities have grown substantially, and the congestion in space has increased exponentially. He added that the mix of weapons and the pace with which they've been developed are very concerning. To respond to evolving threats and secure space assets more quickly, Saltzman is looking to further augment the service's capabilities to make satellite constellations more resilient and acquire more launch services by tapping into a burgeoning cadre of commercial space players.

via CNBC|

#defense #launch-services #national-security