Briefing: Planet Labs Scores Breakaway Gap On Results, These Space Stocks Fly
Strategic angle: Planet Labs shows impressive results, leading to a surge in space-related stocks.
Editorial Staff Mar 20
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Briefing: NASA returns moon rocket to pad, eyeing April 1 launch
Strategic angle: NASA on Thursday began returning its towering SLS rocket and Orion spacecraft to its Florida launch pad ahead of a planned flyby of the moon, after completing necessary repairs.
Editorial Staff Mar 20
NASA's Artemis missions promise a return to the moon—but when?
NASA's Artemis II mission plans to fly around the moon and back this April.
Editorial Staff Mar 20
Briefing: Restless Kīlauea Launches Lava and Ash
Strategic angle: Episode 43 of the Hawaiian volcano’s current eruption was marked by high lava fountains and widespread ash dispersal.
Editorial Staff Mar 20
Briefing: Kratos wins $446 million Space Force contract for missile-tracking ground systems
Strategic angle: The agreement is for ground management and integration for the Resilient Missile Warning and Tracking satellite program.
Editorial Staff Mar 19
Briefing: 'Miracle': Europe reconnects with lost spacecraft
Strategic angle: The European Space Agency announced Thursday it has re-established communication with a spacecraft that is part of its Proba-3 mission, after losing contact with the satellite a month ago.
Editorial Staff Mar 19
Briefing: MLB joins prediction space with Polymarket deal
Strategic angle: MLB has named Polymarket as the league's official prediction market exchange and announced an information sharing agreement with the CFTC.
Editorial Staff Mar 19
Briefing: NASA considering sharp increase in robotic lunar landings
Strategic angle: NASA proposes a significant rise in robotic lunar lander missions, stirring excitement and confusion in the space community.
Editorial Staff Mar 19
Briefing: ReOrbit sells two small GEO satellites to SLI
Strategic angle: Finnish satellite manufacturer ReOrbit has signed a contract with asset-financing company SLI for two small geostationary orbit communications satellites.
Editorial Staff Mar 19
Briefing: Apex sells satellite for Japanese technology demonstration mission
Strategic angle: Satellite manufacturer Apex has secured a contract to deliver a spacecraft bus for a Japanese technology demonstration.
Editorial Staff Mar 19
Briefing: Australia’s “Red Centre” Turns Green
Strategic angle: Abundant rainfall in February and March 2026 transformed the desert landscape of Central Australia.
Editorial Staff Mar 19
Briefing: Space Command classified wargame to include 25 commercial players
Strategic angle: Maj. Gen. Keener: The exercise will help Space Command ‘better understand commercial challenges, requirements, and how we can better work together’
Editorial Staff Mar 18
Briefing: Curiosity Blog, Sols 4832–4837: Driving the (Contact) Line!
Strategic angle: Exploring the final phase of the boxwork campaign on Mars.
Editorial Staff Mar 18
Briefing: Widely Attended Gatherings (WAGs) Determinations Announced
Strategic angle: NASA reveals upcoming events that qualify as widely attended gatherings for 2026.
Editorial Staff Mar 18
Briefing: Watch: Meteor streaks across Ohio sky, NASA confirms
Strategic angle: A meteor streaking across the sky over Ohio triggered a loud boom that shook homes and startled residents.
Editorial Staff Mar 18
Briefing: Wave of Dust Rolls Through Texas
Strategic angle: An advancing cold front kicked up a sharp line of sand and other small particles that swept over the high plains.
Editorial Staff Mar 18
Briefing: Space Force overhauls buying structure with new mission portfolios
Strategic angle: New structure gives ‘Portfolio Acquisition Executives’ authority over funding, requirements and integration across major space missions.
Editorial Staff Mar 17
Briefing: US embassy in Baghdad attacked as Iraq pulled deeper into Mideast war
Strategic angle: A drone and rocket attack targeted the US embassy in Baghdad, escalating tensions in the region.
Editorial Staff Mar 17
Briefing: A Bit of Gray on an Emerald Isle
Strategic angle: Ireland is best known for its many greens, but the striking grays of the island’s Burren region also stand out in satellite images.
Editorial Staff Mar 17
Briefing: A 60-year old mystery about the moon's magnetosphere is finally solved
Strategic angle: New findings shed light on the moon's lack of a protective magnetosphere.
Editorial Staff Mar 17