The promise of artificial intelligence has been a staple of government technology roadmaps for decades. But too often, AI has remained an aspirational concept — more a collection of PowerPoint […]

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In Washington’s policy circles, warnings about America’s declining space dominance have become a familiar refrain. Yet these concerns are not mere bureaucratic hand-wringing — they reflect a reality that experts […]

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President Donald Trump has developed a strong fixation on Greenland, and floated the idea of the United States buying the island from Denmark. The proposal has been broadly criticized for […]

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Commercial space companies are revolutionizing the global economy with groundbreaking technologies, from autonomous satellite docking to cutting-edge data services. Yet, despite their innovation prowess, companies face significant challenges navigating the […]

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The Pentagon is putting $13 billion behind its talk of embracing commercial space, committing serious money to low-Earth orbit satellite services. This marks a dramatic increase in spending on commercial […]

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The U.S. Space Force is mandated to “organize, train and equip” forces to protect American interests in space. That sounds straightforward on paper. In practice, however, the very definition of […]

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In the high-stakes arena of military space technology, the U.S. Space Force’s Space Development Agency is attempting to rewrite the rulebook with a mesh network of interconnected satellites in low-Earth […]

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In the military space business, there are strong reasons to believe that 2019 could be a pivotal year.

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With a track record of questionable spending and many failed programs, the Department of Defense has little room for error.

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