Astronauts Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams set out for an eight-day mission, but thanks to Boeing’s Starliner issues, they got a nine-month crash course in endurance, adaptability, and the unpredictable reality of space travel.

The recent layoffs at NOAA could delay satellite launches and disrupt space traffic management, threatening the booming US Space industry.

Here’s your SOFREP Daily News Brief: Key defense and global affairs insights to keep you in the know on Wednesday, February 26.

Russia’s new Kalinka system takes aim at SpaceX’s Starlink, turning satellite signals into targets in the tech-driven battlefield.

SpaceX and US Space Force launch classified USSF-124, showcasing America’s defense and space exploration prowess.

South Korea launches its first spy satellite intensifying the space race with North Korea, marking a pivotal step in national defense.

South Korea prepares to launch its first spy satellite, reducing dependence on the US for surveillance, reshaping regional security dynamics.

On Jan. 15, 2023, a Falcon Heavy rocket operated by SpaceX was utilized to send the USSF-67 national security mission into orbit.

Elon Musk’s business suave is on the move yet again, just more than a month after he acquired Twitter in a multi-billion dollar deal.

I hope not, but…

Elon Musk has now authorized and activated Starlink internet services in Ukraine, providing the country with multiple terminals through the request of First Vice Prime Minister and Minister of Digital Transformation Mykhailo Fedorov.

Space Force Chief General John Raymond admitted on a live stream that space is the “wild, wild west,” and the U.S. is no longer the fastest gun.

SpaceX’s Falcon 9 spacecraft launched from the Kennedy Space Center on May 30th. This was the first spacecraft to take off from the Kennedy Space Center’s pad since the Space Shuttle Program was shut down in 2011. The Defense Visual Information Distribution Service was on the front lines of this historic event. They provided an […]

Boeing’s Starliner spacecraft, which is being developed in conjunction with NASA for crewed spaceflight operations, safely returned to earth on Sunday after mission control had to abort its resupply mission to the International Space Station. According to reports, the spacecraft’s internal clock was improperly set, and as a result, the ship entered into the wrong […]

In 1969, America won the Space Race by landing on the moon. In the half-century since, technology has made just about everything easier except getting back up there. In this two part series, we explore some of the reasons why a modern moon mission is a long shot in its own right. In part one, […]

SpaceX’s next generation rocket, known as the Starship, may one day ferry passengers and cargo to and from distant locations like the Moon and Mars. But you can’t get to deep space without breaking a few eggs (or spaceships, as the case may be). During pressure testing operations on Wednesday, a test version of the […]

On July 20, 1969, Neil Armstrong and Edwin “Buzz” Aldrin fulfilled the dreams of generations as they stepped out of the thin protective shell of their lunar lander and onto the alien surface of our moon. For the first time in history, mankind occupied not one, but two separate and distinct celestial bodies, making their […]

SpaceX has once again released a video that sort of makes it seem like the science fiction of the 1950s had it right with its sleek, metallic rockets taking off and landing vertically on their fins. This time, with a groundbreaking test of a platform they’ve dubbed “Starhopper.” Starhopper is meant to serve as a […]

Large clouds of orange smoke were seen billowing up for miles on Saturday, stemming from an incident at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station where SpaceX was testing its Crew Dragon capsule, the platform intended to ferry astronauts into orbit later this year. Few details are being released, but footage of the incident leaked onto Twitter […]

With the International Space Station (ISS) speeding toward retirement in the coming years, NASA is looking toward what’s next for manned space operations. With goals spanning into the future that include a permanent presence on the Moon and the eventual manned exploration of Mars, NASA has set its sights on a new address — one […]