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Orbital Compute: Europe’s Emerging Strategic Gap, and the Questions That Still Matter

The idea of putting data centres in orbit has moved surprisingly quickly from speculative engineering to an emerging field of industrial policy.

9 Aug 2026

Unplanned Trip to the Moon: The Day the Moon got a Human-Made Crater and Became a part of the Debris System.

Cover art inspired by Georges Méliès’ iconic 1902 film Le Voyage dans la Lune (A Trip to the Moon).

8 Aug 2026

Can Myspace Make Social Media Social Again?

Its owners have already lost more than $150 million trying to revive it.

5 Aug 2026

The Orbital Flash Crash

What Happens When Thousands of Satellites React at Once?

29 Jul 2026

China set to launch African Moon Balls!

The engineering, science and geopolitics behind Africa2Moon and China’s Chang’e-8 mission

29 Jul 2026

Flight 13: Starship's Best Flight Yet

Flight 13 showed that SpaceX’s giant rocket can deploy real satellites, survive orbital-speed re-entry and reach the ocean intact.

28 Jul 2026

Can Lightning Strike Twice? The Physics of a Rocket Becoming a Flying Lightning Rod

(Image credit: Zhou Quan/VCG via Getty Images)

26 Jul 2026

Europe Has Lost Its Space University. How Did ISU Collapse When the Space Economy Was Booming?

For nearly four decades, the International Space University occupied a strange but important position in the global space sector.

22 Jul 2026

SpaceX Is Designing a Launch Pad for a Starship Every 60 Minutes. But the Slowest Clock Sets the Real Cadence

SpaceX’s redesigned hold-down system is built to release the world’s largest rocket, protect itself from 33 engines and reset without refurbishment.

16 Jul 2026

From ASML to Artemis: How Europe Contributes to the World's Most Advanced Technologies

The world’s most visible technology companies are often American.

16 Jul 2026