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NASA will unveil its strategy for establishing a sustained human presence on the lunar surface during a May 26 news conference at agency headquarters in Washington, marking the formal transition from Artemis exploration missions to permanent lunar infrastructure. The briefing will introduce new industry partners selected to develop critical systems for long-term operations, signaling that…

New research documents that American space manufacturers depend significantly on Chinese suppliers and Taiwanese semiconductor foundries, exposing the sector to geopolitical risk at a moment when Congress is intensifying scrutiny of industry ties to potential adversaries. The findings arrive as SpaceX prepares for a public offering and lawmakers question NASA’s funding of research collaborations involving…

The U.S. Defense Department has directed all major domestic commercial satellite operators to cease selling high-resolution aerial imagery over Iran and the broader Middle East, enforcing what amounts to the first large-scale government blackout of the commercial satellite era. The restrictions, which took effect May 20, affect Maxar Technologies, Planet Labs, and BlackSky, companies that…

It’s difficult to know the true state of the Russian economy, both because the country’s financial reporting is sparse and because official figures are unreliable. But things probably aren’t great. This week, Sweden’s minister of foreign affairs, Maria Malmer Stenergard, shared her country’s assessment that the Russian economy has likely contracted over the last five…

It’s difficult to know the true state of the Russian economy, both because the country’s financial reporting is sparse and because official figures are unreliable. But things probably aren’t great. This week, Sweden’s minister of foreign affairs, Maria Malmer Stenergard, shared her country’s assessment that the Russian economy has likely contracted over the last five…