The Hill

Iran’s space program is a problem and an opportunity

Recently, Iran launched three Earth observation satellites as part of a ride-share arrangement on a Russian Soyuz rocket. The mission was the latest for the Iranian space program, ostensibly civilian ...
Ars Technica

Here’s why Blue Origin just ended its suborbital space tourism program

Blue Origin has “paused” its New Shepard program for the next two years, a move that likely signals a permanent end to the suborbital space tourism initiative. The small rocket and capsule have been ...
Military Times

SWORD training platform key to US space superiority, program head says

Guardians and airmen of the 4th Electromagnetic Warfare Squadron, Mission Delta 3, participate in Space Flag 26-1 at Peterson Space Force Base, Colorado, Dec. 12, 2025. (Dave Grim/U.S. Space Force) ...
The Conversation

NASA’s Artemis II crewed mission to the Moon shows how US space strategy has changed since Apollo – and contrasts with China’s closed program

Michelle L.D. Hanlon is affiliated with For All Moonkind, Inc. a non-profit organization focused on protecting human cultural heritage in outer space. When Apollo 13 looped around the Moon in April ...
The New York Times

Russian Launch Site Mishap Shows Perilous State of Storied Space Program

The ability of Russia to launch astronauts to the International Space Station remains in limbo after an incident last week at the Baikonur base in Kazakhstan. By Kenneth Chang The launchpad Russia ...
Neowin

Kerbal Space Program spiritual successor Kitten Space Agency releases pre-alpha for free

It was just over a year ago when Dean Hall, the mind behind games like DayZ and Icarus, announced that he will be making a space sim to rival the hugely well-regarded Kerbal Space Program. Now, Hall's ...
Space.com

'Kitten Space Agency' is the spiritual successor to 'Kerbal Space Program', and they have an ex-SpaceX engineer on the team (interview)

DayZ and Kerbal Space Program's creators have joined forces with an ex-SpaceX engineer to create the ultimate spaceflight simulator. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an ...
Rock Paper Shotgun

Creators of Kerbal Space Program, DayZ, and a SpaceX engineer join forces to launch kittens into the atmosphere (virtually)

People who savour the sweet reek of Saturn V exhaust, rejoice. People who love cats, tremble. Felipe Falanghe, original developer of gurning spaceflight simulator Kerbal Space Program, has teamed up ...
Futurism

New Report Finds That China’s Space Program Is Rapidly Outstripping NASA

While the sitting US government strips NASA of its expert leadership and funding, it seems China is more than happy to take up the mantle. A new report from the Commercial Space Federation, a lobbying ...
Purdue University

Master of Science in Space Systems Engineering

This curriculum for the Major in Space Systems Engineering within the MSAAE program differs slightly from the other tracks. This major provides deeper immersion beyond the existing structure, aspiring ...
PC Gamer

Krafton fires back at Unknown Worlds lawsuit, says Subnautica 2 was at risk of causing 'irreversible harm to the entire franchise' like Kerbal Space Program 2

Krafton says the former heads of Unknown Worlds were fired with cause to keep them from "permanently damaging Unknown Worlds' most valuable IP." When you purchase through links on our site, we may ...
Los Angeles Times

SpaceX plans Starship program for in-orbit drug research

SpaceX is working on a program to use its mammoth Starship rocket to develop commercial products in space, potentially opening up a new business line for the world’s most valuable private startup, ...