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Space Force Seeks Proposals for $981M NITE-STAR Multi-Award Space Test, Training Contract

The NITE-STAR contract will support Space Systems Command’s Operational Test and Training Infrastructure and System Delta 81.

4 US lunar landers target moon in 2026. Here's a look at missions

Four uncrewed lunar lander missions are set for 2026, paving the way for NASA's Artemis program to return humans to the moon.
rocketcitynow.com

Huntsville to host Artemis II launch party at Space & Rocket Center

Space fans in Huntsville can celebrate NASA’s upcoming Artemis II mission with a launch party at the U.S. Space & Rocket ...

U.S. expands Golden Dome cost estimate to $185 billion, enlists top defense firms

The price tag for the Golden Dome missile defense shield has grown to $185 billion, up $10 billion, to accelerate key ...
SpaceNews

The perils of political impatience in the Artemis program

Recent engineering setbacks, specifically regarding helium system issues associated with the improper flow of helium into the Space Launch System (SLS) rocket’s upper stage, and persistent hydrogen ...
National Review

We Need a Private-Sector Overhaul of U.S. Space Exploration

A Good Day’s Work for Grandma Moses and the Smithsonian Sofia’s Design for Living It’s the End of the World, LOL Are Robots People Too? Childhood Can Yet Be Rescued from Social Media Audio By ...
CNBC

How China is challenging the U.S. to become the next great space power

In 2025, China set a national record for orbital launches in a single year with over 90 launches. Chinese investment in its commercial space sector, including from private and government sources, ...
SpaceNews

The U.S. will seize space leadership – or China will take it

America faces a choice in space: lead or follow. There’s no middle ground anymore. China is methodically executing a plan to dominate the moon and cislunar space. The question isn’t whether ...