The View from Space

The Golden Dome: A 'risky fantasy'?

'Golden Dome could be the single most dangerous idea Trump has ever proposed.'

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Has space warfare arrived?

'What you're seeing is the normalisation of attacking satellites within war plans. It's becoming a more mainstream aspect of military operations.'

Oct 22 • 

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SpaceX’s Starship successfully completes 11th flight test

Next stop, the Moon. Then Mars.

Oct 15 • 

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SPECIAL: TIME's Best Inventions of 2025 spotlights space innovation

The list, launched over 25 ago, honours the best of the best in creativity – and confirms the space sector's reputation for innovation.

Oct 9 • 

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Russia is 'persistently' targeting British satellites, warns space chief

'They've got payloads on board that can see our satellites and are trying to collect information from them.'

Oct 8 • 

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Data centres in space?!

Big Tech is seriously considering the idea.

Oct 1 • 

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September 2025

NASA: 'We will win second space race'

'I'll be damned if the Chinese beat NASA or beat America back to the moon!' said the agency's acting chief.

Sep 24 • 

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Abolishing the UK Space Agency could be a mistake

Our Managing Director, Victoria Pearson, questions the wisdom of doing away with the face the UK's space programme shows the world.

Sep 10 • 

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China increasingly likely to beat the U.S. back to the Moon

‘If the Chinese land people on the moon before NASA does, the event will be a monumental embarrassment for the United States,' says one space writer.

Sep 3 • 

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August 2025

EU Space Act will stifle innovation, analysts say

Commentators fear a repeat of GDPR, which hurt small- and medium-sized firms, added costs for businesses and consumers, and hampered innovation.

Aug 27 • 

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R.I.P. Jim Lovell (1928 – 2025)

The man who against the odds got Apollo 13 safely back to Earth has died at the age of 97.

Aug 20 • 

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July 2025

U.S. Space Command is preparing for satellite-on-satellite combat

'Space to space, space to ground, ground to space' will all play a role in achieving the 'lethality that is necessary to achieve deterrence.'

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