Leo Harrison is a spaceflight correspondent for Archeonis, covering the commercial space industry, launch vehicle development, and the future of interplanetary exploration. He focuses on the technology and policy shaping humanity's expansion into the solar system.
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SpaceX is preparing for a pre-dawn Falcon 9 launch from California this Sunday, carrying the Twilight rideshare mission with a payload of small satellites.
SpaceX continued its rapid deployment of the Starlink network, launching 28 satellites from California aboard a Falcon 9 rocket whose booster completed its 12th flight.
With over 10,000 active satellites now in orbit and 70,000 projected by 2030, the race is on to create an air traffic control system for space to prevent collisions.
Three cadets from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill have become the first from their program to be selected for the U.S. Space Force.
A Japanese startup, Innovative Space Carrier Inc., has unveiled plans for a suborbital space plane that could fly from Tokyo to New York in just 60 minutes.
Jeff Bezos's company Blue Origin is developing Orbital Reef, a commercial space station, as the first step in a larger plan to move millions of people into space.
Elon Musk has confirmed that SpaceX will develop data centers in orbit by scaling up its next-generation Starlink V3 satellites, a move that could transform global computing infrastructure.
A researcher lived for two weeks in a sealed habitat with 144 dwarf pea plants to test their ability to create a breathable atmosphere for future Mars missions.
The global space economy is booming, with projections nearing $800 billion by 2027. However, this rapid expansion faces critical hurdles, including orbital debris, outdated regulations, and geopolitic
Chinese aerospace firm LandSpace has successfully completed a critical static-fire test for its Zhuque-3 rocket, moving it closer to its first orbital launch.
A new composite material called Space Armor can protect spacecraft from orbital debris without blocking communication signals or creating more space junk.
SpaceX maintained a high operational tempo with three Falcon 9 launches from Florida and a visible Starship test flight from Texas over one week in October.
The year 2025 is a landmark for space robotics, with advancements from the US, China, India, and Japan in lunar exploration, orbital servicing, and mining.
Elon Musk says SpaceX is set to launch 90% of Earth's total payload mass into space this year, positioning the company as a dominant force in the industry.
JAXA astronaut Kimiya Yui has shared a stunning photo of an aurora taken from the International Space Station during an unusual orbital orientation.
The space manufacturing industry is advancing technologically but has yet to create a profitable market. High costs remain a major barrier, with pharmaceuticals and advanced materials seen as the most
The U.S. Air Force has approved SpaceX to double its annual launch capacity from Vandenberg Space Force Base in California to 100 missions per year.
Chinese company Orienspace has successfully completed the second sea-based launch of its Gravity-1, the world's most powerful solid-fuel rocket.
Private space company Vast is in the final assembly stages of its Haven-1 station, targeting a 2026 launch that could make it the first private outpost in orbit.
SpaceX is targeting Monday, October 13, for a Falcon 9 launch of the KF-03 mission from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida.
