https://spacewiredaily.com/article/2026-08-02-opinion-1-opinion-the-real-story-behind-that-981-m/ SpaceWireDailyen 2026-08-02T06:00:00Z Opinion: The Real Story Behind That $981 Million Training Range Deal Isn't About Training https://spacewiredaily.com/article/2026-08-02-opinion-2-opinion-the-space-industrys-research-fun/ SpaceWireDailyen 2026-08-02T06:00:00Z Opinion: The Space Industry's Research Funding Crisis Rewards Shortcuts Over Solutions https://spacewiredaily.com/article/2026-08-02-opinion-3-opinion-were-obsessed-with-finding-habit/ SpaceWireDailyen 2026-08-02T06:00:00Z Opinion: We're Obsessed With Finding Habitable Planets. We Should Be Terrified of What That Means. https://spacewiredaily.com/article/2026-08-02-opinion-4-opinion-were-building-moon-infrastructur/ SpaceWireDailyen 2026-08-02T06:00:00Z Opinion: We're Building Moon Infrastructure for Billionaires, Not Science https://spacewiredaily.com/article/2026-08-02-opinion-5-opinion-were-celebrating-backyard-starga/ SpaceWireDailyen 2026-08-02T06:00:00Z Opinion: We're Celebrating Backyard Stargazing While Ignoring the Real Crisis in Ground-Based Astronomy https://spacewiredaily.com/article/2026-08-02-nasa-spacex-advance-wind-tunnel-tests-fo/ SpaceWireDailyen 2026-08-02T06:00:00Z NASA, SpaceX Advance Wind Tunnel Tests for Starship Rocket https://spacewiredaily.com/article/2026-08-02-nasa-opens-new-flight-dynamics-research-/ SpaceWireDailyen 2026-08-02T06:00:00Z NASA Opens New Flight Dynamics Research Facility in Virginia https://spacewiredaily.com/article/2026-08-02-curiosity-blog-sols-4961-4967-approachin/ SpaceWireDailyen 2026-08-02T06:00:00Z Curiosity Blog, Sols 4961-4967: Approaching a Break in the Rock Record? https://spacewiredaily.com/article/2026-08-02-nasas-roman-telescope-to-carry-135-milli/ SpaceWireDailyen 2026-08-02T06:00:00Z NASA’s Roman Telescope to Carry 1.35 Million Names to Deep Space https://spacewiredaily.com/article/2026-08-02-space-force-awards-k2-space-229-million-/ SpaceWireDailyen 2026-08-02T06:00:00Z Space Force awards K2 Space $22.9 million for laser communications demonstration https://spacewiredaily.com/article/2026-08-02-china-launches-secretive-tjs-27-pair-orb/ SpaceWireDailyen 2026-08-02T06:00:00Z China launches secretive TJS-27 pair, orbits next-gen Tianlian relay sat https://spacewiredaily.com/article/2026-08-02-inside-the-effort-to-show-congress-what-/ SpaceWireDailyen 2026-08-02T06:00:00Z Inside the effort to show Congress what war in space looks like https://spacewiredaily.com/article/2026-08-02-jim-bridenstine-on-his-new-role-at-quant/ SpaceWireDailyen 2026-08-02T06:00:00Z Jim Bridenstine on his new role at Quantum Space https://spacewiredaily.com/article/2026-08-02-rocket-lab-wins-another-launch-contract-/ SpaceWireDailyen 2026-08-02T06:00:00Z Rocket Lab wins another launch contract from Japan’s iQPS https://spacewiredaily.com/article/2026-08-01-opinion-1-opinion-were-obsessed-with-finding-earth/ SpaceWireDailyen 2026-08-01T06:00:00Z Opinion: We're Obsessed With Finding Earth's Twin. That's the Wrong Question. https://spacewiredaily.com/article/2026-08-01-opinion-2-opinion-why-were-getting-sargassum-resea/ SpaceWireDailyen 2026-08-01T06:00:00Z Opinion: Why We're Getting Sargassum Research Wrong https://spacewiredaily.com/article/2026-08-01-opinion-3-opinion-the-mars-rush-is-moving-too-fast/ SpaceWireDailyen 2026-08-01T06:00:00Z Opinion: The Mars Rush is Moving Too Fast. That Might Be the Real Problem. https://spacewiredaily.com/article/2026-08-01-opinion-4-opinion-the-real-story-behind-those-big-/ SpaceWireDailyen 2026-08-01T06:00:00Z Opinion: The Real Story Behind Those Big Defense Contracts Isn't Competition—It's Consolidation https://spacewiredaily.com/article/2026-08-01-opinion-5-opinion-the-reusability-revolution-is-be/ SpaceWireDailyen 2026-08-01T06:00:00Z Opinion: The Reusability Revolution Is Being Sold as Inevitable. It Deserves More Skepticism Than It's Getting. https://spacewiredaily.com/article/2026-08-01-apod-2026-august-1-buck-moon-and-belt-of/ SpaceWireDailyen 2026-08-01T06:00:00Z APOD: 2026 August 1 – Buck Moon and Belt of Venus https://spacewiredaily.com/article/2026-08-01-whats-up-august-2026-skywatching-tips-fr/ SpaceWireDailyen 2026-08-01T06:00:00Z What’s Up: August 2026 Skywatching Tips from NASA https://spacewiredaily.com/article/2026-08-01-nasa-to-host-florida-event-celebrating-a/ SpaceWireDailyen 2026-08-01T06:00:00Z NASA to Host Florida Event Celebrating American Air, Space Leadership https://spacewiredaily.com/article/2026-08-01-nasas-newest-wind-tunnel-opens-at-nasa-l/ SpaceWireDailyen 2026-08-01T06:00:00Z NASA’s Newest Wind Tunnel Opens at NASA Langley https://spacewiredaily.com/article/2026-08-01-tb-26-04-webbings-for-use-in-elevated-ox/ SpaceWireDailyen 2026-08-01T06:00:00Z TB 26-04 Webbings for Use in Elevated Oxygen Environments https://spacewiredaily.com/article/2026-08-01-sending-repurposed-mars-rover-to-the-moo/ SpaceWireDailyen 2026-08-01T06:00:00Z Sending repurposed Mars rover to the moon could cost more than $1 billion https://spacewiredaily.com/article/2026-08-01-spain-commits-up-to-23-billion-for-natio/ SpaceWireDailyen 2026-08-01T06:00:00Z Spain commits up to $2.3 billion for national military communications for IRIS² https://spacewiredaily.com/article/2026-08-01-space-force-picks-15-companies-for-981-m/ SpaceWireDailyen 2026-08-01T06:00:00Z Space Force picks 15 companies for $981 million training range contract https://spacewiredaily.com/article/2026-08-01-nasa-still-assessing-starliner-1-flight-/ SpaceWireDailyen 2026-08-01T06:00:00Z NASA still assessing Starliner-1 flight opportunities https://spacewiredaily.com/article/2026-08-01-the-new-space-wars-lessons-from-ukraine-/ SpaceWireDailyen 2026-08-01T06:00:00Z The new space wars: lessons from Ukraine and the Middle East https://spacewiredaily.com/article/2026-07-31-opinion-1-opinion-the-habitable-zone-obsession-is-/ SpaceWireDailyen 2026-07-31T06:00:00Z Opinion: The 'Habitable Zone' Obsession Is Blinding Us to Better Ways to Study Planets https://spacewiredaily.com/article/2026-07-31-opinion-2-opinion-the-space-industrys-real-problem/ SpaceWireDailyen 2026-07-31T06:00:00Z Opinion: The Space Industry's Real Problem Isn't Innovation Scarcity, It's Clarity Bankruptcy https://spacewiredaily.com/article/2026-07-31-opinion-3-opinion-were-obsessed-with-finding-black/ SpaceWireDailyen 2026-07-31T06:00:00Z Opinion: We're Obsessed With Finding Black Holes. What If We're Missing What Matters? https://spacewiredaily.com/article/2026-07-31-opinion-4-opinion-the-space-industrys-rush-to-depl/ SpaceWireDailyen 2026-07-31T06:00:00Z Opinion: The Space Industry's Rush to Deploy Orbital Data Centers Could Backfire Without Guardrails https://spacewiredaily.com/article/2026-07-31-opinion-5-opinion-spacexs-launch-cadence-is-a-feat/ SpaceWireDailyen 2026-07-31T06:00:00Z Opinion: SpaceX's Launch Cadence is a Feature, Not a Bug—And Slowing Down Might Be Smarter https://spacewiredaily.com/article/2026-07-31-apod-2026-july-31-ngc-4372-and-the-dark-/ SpaceWireDailyen 2026-07-31T06:00:00Z APOD: 2026 July 31 – NGC 4372 and the Dark Doodad https://spacewiredaily.com/article/2026-07-31-destructive-fires-char-western-europe/ SpaceWireDailyen 2026-07-31T06:00:00Z Destructive Fires Char Western Europe https://spacewiredaily.com/article/2026-07-31-students-take-on-airborne-field-research/ SpaceWireDailyen 2026-07-31T06:00:00Z Students Take on Airborne Field Research with NASA https://spacewiredaily.com/article/2026-07-31-nasa-assigns-astronaut-deniz-burnham-to-/ SpaceWireDailyen 2026-07-31T06:00:00Z NASA Assigns Astronaut Deniz Burnham to First Space Station Mission https://spacewiredaily.com/article/2026-07-31-starburst-galaxy-centaurus-a/ SpaceWireDailyen 2026-07-31T06:00:00Z Starburst Galaxy Centaurus A https://spacewiredaily.com/article/2026-07-31-rules-of-the-road-needed-for-orbital-dat/ SpaceWireDailyen 2026-07-31T06:00:00Z Rules of the road needed for orbital data center constellations https://spacewiredaily.com/article/2026-07-31-k2-space-raises-500-million-for-commerci/ SpaceWireDailyen 2026-07-31T06:00:00Z K2 Space raises $500 million for commercial, defense satellite expansion https://spacewiredaily.com/article/2026-07-31-roman-space-telescope-on-track-for-late-/ SpaceWireDailyen 2026-07-31T06:00:00Z Roman Space Telescope on track for late August launch