Commerce Department budget proposal would halt work on TraCSS

The Commerce Department is proposing to halt work on its space traffic coordination system while it develops a “new operating and financial structure” that may include user fees.
China backs orbital data center startup with $8.4 billion in credit lines

A Beijing-based space startup has secured early-stage funding and extensive credit backing as part of a broader Chinese push toward space-based computing infrastructure.
SpaceX partners with AI startup Cursor, may buy it for $60 bn
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Psychologists explain that the friend who stops reaching out first isn’t usually the one who cared less — they’re often the one who got tired of being the only one initiating

The friend who goes quiet first is rarely the one who stopped caring — they're usually the one who finally stopped keeping score alone.
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Kigali to Host IAF Global Space Conference on Climate Change 2026 – A First for Africa

Organized by the International Astronautical Federation (IAF) and hosted by the Rwanda Space Agency (RSA), the 2nd IAF Global Space Conference on Climate Change (GLOC 2026) will take place from […]
ESA School Days 2026: A week of space and science
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From 13 to 17 April, ESA’s Centre for Earth Observation in Frascati, ESRIN, hosted the 2026 edition of ESA School Days, welcoming students from across Italy for a week dedicated to space and science.
Throughout the week, participants took part in presentations, interactive laboratories and hands-on activities, exploring how ESA studies our planet and the wider Universe. Activities included: sessions dedicated to European launchers, Ariane 6 and Vega C, as well as the future reusable vehicle Space Rider, model rocket launch demonstrations, as well as meteorite and asteroid workshops and guided visits to the Earth Observation Multimedia Centre.
Boundaries don’t feel like peace at first. They feel like guilt wearing a new coat.

The guilt that follows a new boundary isn't evidence you did something wrong. It's a nervous system updating a social contract you never consciously signed — and learning to read that signal correctly changes everything.
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Trump picks industry executive Roger Mason to lead National Reconnaissance Office

Nominee would succeed Christopher Scolese as head of the nation’s spy satellite agency
FCC clears AST SpaceMobile constellation as launch setback clouds ramp-up

