Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I cover the future of astronautics and space technologies. That visibility naturally invites a follow-on question: what comes next ...

More than half a century after humans set foot on the Moon, the final frontier still fuels our imagination. Back then, it was all about doing what had never been done before and doing it first. In ...

Understanding the latest space technology trends and aerospace innovations transforming exploration, communication, and industries worldwide, driving the future of space and Earth’s development.

The Space Development Agency's Proliferated Warfighter Space Architecture will include data transport and missile warning and tracking satellites. (Northrop Grumman) In a series of trials this summer, ...

An international team of scientists has called for the creation of an 18th addition to the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals, which would aim to mitigate against the accumulation of space ...

The first Zhuque-2E rocket lifts off from Jiuquan in the Gobi Desert on Nov. 27 (UTC), 2024. Credit: Landspace HELSINKI — Beijing is scaling up its commercial space ambitions with new policies, ...

ISpace used a JAXA thermal vacuum chamber to test its Resilience lunar lander, which was launched in January and is slated to touch down in June. Credit: iSpace Since the launch of its first satellite ...

The Space Development Agency was established in 2019 to help speed up the deployment of US military space systems by sidestepping the Pentagon’s traditional sluggish bureaucracy. Seven years later, ...

Artificial intelligence is poised to accelerate the next phase of space exploration, driving autonomous systems, advanced manufacturing and cheaper access to orbit. The IEEE Megatrends 2030 report ...

Rendering of an ImageSat International RUNNER remote sensing satellite. Photo: ISI The Israel Space Agency has tapped the Access to Space consortium to establish and operate Israel’s national R&D ...