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Space infrastructure, like its terrestrial counterpart, is an invisible backbone for services used by people all over the world. Like terrestrial infrastructure, space infrastructure is increasingly relied upon for convenience, services, and national security/defense. If there was an emerging trend, it is that space infrastructure is increasingly stressed while benefiting from the sources of that stress: commercially driven services and technologies.
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Spain Signs Up as 25th Nation in Artemis Pact
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Number of People to Reach Orbit Climbs to 600 with Axiom’s Private Mission to ISS
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Space Force Unveils Antisatellite Weapons Program, Reserve Branch Plans at Senate Hearing
Space Force leaders pulled back the veil of secrecy on…

Spaceport Development: Progress is Slow, but Global Interest is Strong
As the pace of small satellite development and global launches…

Commercial Space Stations Steadily Make Progress, Begin Preliminary Tests
As the International Space Station (ISS) nears the end of…
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