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Chinese Space Station Crew Safely Home After Swapping Capsules Posted: November 14, 2025 8:22 am ET | Last Updated: November 14, 2025 8:23 am ET | China's Shenzhou-20 crew returned to Earth on November 14, 2025 in the Shenzhou-21 capsule because their own was…

Chinese Space Station Crew Safely Home After Swapping Capsules

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The Aerospace Corporation and The SPI will have a live debate on the Wolf Amendment The Space Policy Institute, in partnership with The Aerospace Corporation Center for Space Policy and Strategy, invites you to join us for a live debate on “Should the Wolf Amendment be Repealed?”…

Reminder to join us live tomorrow either in DC or online for a debate about whether or not to repeal the Wolf Amendment! spi.elliott.gwu.edu/2025/10/30/t...

Key antenna in NASA’s Deep Space Network damaged One of the largest antennas in NASA’s Deep Space Network was damaged in September and may be out of service for an extended period.

Key antenna in NASA’s Deep Space Network damaged

The staging orbit for ESCAPADE is an amazing piece of astro wizardry and also a perfect example of why Lagrange points are not actual points arstechnica.com/space/2025/1...

NORAD, Cheyenne Mountain

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OTD - November 9 1979, computers at the North American Aerospace Defense Command (NORAD) site at Cheyenne Mountain, Colorado detect a massive inbound strike by Soviet missiles. With only minutes to react, interceptor aircraft are scrambled, ICBM forces are told to prepare for a

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Why the U.S. shouldn’t simply race to Lagrange points Why the U.S. shouldn’t simply race to Lagrange points

I am still on my quixotic quest to get everyone to use "Really Large Lagrange Regions" instead of the extremely misleading "Lagrange Points", but that's going about as well as my similar quest against "zero gravity" spacenews.com/why-the-u-s-...

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Are you a graduate student looking for a summer internship in #spacepolicy or strategic foresight? We have openings at Aerospace Center for Space Policy and Strategy! Apply here: talent.aerospace.org/careers?pid=...

Space junk may have struck a Chinese crew ship in low-Earth orbit The three-man crew was supposed to return to Earth on Wednesday to wrap up six months in space.

Space junk may have struck a Chinese crew ship in low-Earth orbit arstechnica.com/space/2025/1...

What Will International Partnerships Look Like Post-International Space Station? - Aerospace Security “Tonight, I am directing NASA to develop a permanently manned space station and to do it within a decade,” President Ronald Reagan stated in his 1984 State of the Union address.[i] In the following…

What Will International Partnerships Look Like Post-International Space Station? - Aerospace Security

In historic shift, ESA poised to take on defense role - Breaking Defense Since its founding 50 years ago, the European Space Agency has shunned involvement in military space activities.

In historic shift, ESA poised to take on defense role - Breaking Defense

a man with a beard is talking and says your conclusions were all wrong ALT: a man with a beard is talking and says your conclusions were all wrong

A reminder that The Hunt for Red October is the best movie about academic book reviewing ever made

Iridium unveils global GPS device protection on a chip - GPS World Iridium Communications Inc. has unveiled a dedicated, miniature application-specific integrated circuit (ASIC), the Iridium PNT ASIC.

Iridium unveils global GPS device protection on a chip - GPS World

HEO’s satellite-to-satellite imaging uncovers secrets of Chinese tech-test spacecraft HEO’s satellite-to-satellite imaging uncovers secrets of Chinese tech-test spacecraft Australian company HEO has imaged and modeled a mystery Chinese satellite prior to its reentry into Earth’s…

Commercial non-Earth imaging is a game changer

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Are you the asshole? Of course not!—quantifying LLMs’ sycophancy problem In new research, AI models show a troubling tendency to agree with whatever the user says.

Are you the asshole? Of course not!—quantifying LLMs’ sycophancy problem

2025 NIST password guidelines: key updates for businesses | Proton Everything you need to know about the 2025 NIST password recommendations. Learn about the latest updates, implementation tips, and more.

Good overview of the new NIST password guidelines, which are a big improvement over past recommendations proton.me/blog/nist-pa...

Airbus, Leonardo and Thales agree to combine space businesses Three of Europe’s largest aerospace companies have agreed to combine their space businesses into a new joint venture intended to better compete globally.

Airbus, Leonardo and Thales agree to combine space businesses

It wasn’t space debris that struck a United Airlines plane—it was a weather balloon WindBorne says its balloons are compliant with all applicable airspace regulations.

It wasn’t space debris that struck a United Airlines plane—it was a weather balloon arstechnica.com/space/2025/1...

The World Is More Uncertain Than You Think: Assessing and Combating Overconfidence Among 2,000 National Security Officials - Texas National Security Review This article analyzes more than 60,000 assessments of uncertainty made by national security officials from more than forty NATO allies and partners. The findings show that national security officials…

Really great work looking at overconfidence among national security officials and the incentives that drive it tnsr.org/2025/09/the-...

I was asked to define innovation today. Among other things, I said innovation (as opposed to mere idea-generation) has to generate value (e.g., economic, social, aesthetic, etc).

So much of what is labeled “innovation” just extracts and reallocates existing value without generating new value.

Blinded by the Light: Strategic Levers to Reclaim Europe’s Industrial Edge in Space - ESPI Only with a thriving and competitive space industry can Europe futureproof its defence, supercharge innovation, and boost its champions in the digital economy and in globally competitive sectors.…

Blinded by the Light: Strategic Levers to Reclaim Europe’s Industrial Edge in Space - ESPI

Still the best explanation of Russian tactics and the difficulty of deterrence.

From: Yes, Prime Minister.

The Space Review: This spacecraft will self-destruct in 5, 4, 3, 2… In July 1959, one of the key figures in the establishment of the CORONA reconnaissance satellite program, CIA Deputy Director for Plans Richard M. Bissell, Jr., wrote a memo to Roy Johnson, Director…

Some interesting history on secret US space stuff landing in other countries www.thespacereview.com/article/5079/1

Export Controls and U.S. Trade Policy: Making Sense of the New Terrain The Trump administration's use of export controls as leverage in trade diplomacy creates risks for key U.S. national security interests.

Export Controls and U.S. Trade Policy: Making Sense of the New Terrain www.justsecurity.org/121725/expor...

Payload Pioneers 2025 Archives Content from Payload Space regarding Payload Pioneers 2025

An amazing set of young professionals in the space industry, including my colleague Katie Melbourne and CSPS alum Vicky Woodburn! payloadspace.com/category/pay...

Four AI Policy Choices Policymakers Can’t Afford to Get Wrong Editor’s Note: This is the first in a series of articles. Subsequent articles will examine answers to each of the four questions laid out below. As

Four AI Policy Choices Policymakers Can’t Afford to Get Wrong

What is the role of government when it comes to enabling and protecting the business of space? How do regulations keep up (or not) with innovation? To what degree is Space Situational Awareness… Rapid Space Commerce | The Space Policy Show Ep.160

Catch the latest Space Policy Show for a great discussion on the past, present, and future of the Office of Space Commerce www.youtube.com/watch?v=xtKW...

Space Operations: The Final Frontier Podcast Episode · From the Crows' Nest · 09/10/2025 · 46m

ICYMI, here's me on the From the Crow's Nest podcast talking about space integration into modern military operations and armed conflicts podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/s...