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Seattle's lessons for rocket reusability

While reuse of the first stage of launch vehicle has long been proven by SpaceX, reusing a rocket's upper stage is more ...

Tame the wolf, release the panda: The case for US-China space cooperation

For 15 years, the Wolf Amendment has severely restricted US-China civil space cooperation. Jimin Park makes the case tha...

Naming and shaming: How ransomware groups tighten the screws on victims

When corporate data is exposed on a dedicated leak site, the consequences linger long after the attack fades from the ne...

Risky Business #824 -- Microsoft's Secure Future is looking a bit wobbly

On this week’s show Patrick Gray and Adam Boileau discuss the week’s cybersecurity news, including: Microsoft reshuffles...

Are liberal values a luxury the West cannot afford?

Yes, China has impressive high-speed trains. That is no reason for the West to adopt iron-fisted rule

The dominance of Cape Canaveral and Vandenberg

There are more than a dozen licensed spaceports in the United States and even more prospective ones, yet nearly all the ...

Breaking dishes: the space facility at Yevpatoriya

Last year the Ukrainian military attacked a satellite tracking station in Russian-occupied Crimea. Dwayne Day examines t...

The Solar System Internet: Envisioning a networked future beyond Earth

Networking protocols used on Earth today don't work well in space, given distances and other challenges. Scott Pace and ...

Much needed cargo for the Moon

Plans for lunar outposts, like the one included in an executive order by the White House in December, will require large...

China stresses Taiwan at 'core of core interests' after Xi-Trump call; Room for 'relying on US for independence' illusion will only shrink further: expert

Chinese, Iranian diplomats meet before US-Iran nuclear talk; move reflects Teheran's willingness to seek intl support: Chinese expert

Risky Business #823 -- Humans impersonate clawdbots impersonating humans

Patrick Gray and Adam Boileau are joined by the newest guy on the Risky Business Media team, James WIlson. They discuss ...

America risks a nuclear-arms race with China

Blame an expired treaty with Russia

Uruguayan president visits Great Wall, Palace Museum on 2nd day of China trip; Chinese expert says growing interest in CPC history shows wish to learn from China

High Jump: the JUMPSEAT signals intelligence satellite

Last week the National Reconnaissance Office announced it had declassified information about a signals intelligence sate...

Normalization of deviance

Ahead of the launch of Artemis 2, some have raised concerns about the Orion spacecraft's heat shield. Robert Oler says N...

Suborbital's descending trajectory

In a surprise move, Blue Origin announced Friday it was suspending New Shepard suborbital flights for at least two years...

Dragonship: China builds a nuclear-powered aircraft carrier while satellites watch

China is building up its navy, including what appears to be its first nuclear-powered aircraft carrier. Dwayne Day shows...

From pacifism to pragmatism: Japan's evolving space security policy

Japan, which once ruled out any military use of space, has gradually made use of space for reconnaissance and other nati...

Chinese FM holds strategic dialogue with Russia's Shoigu; Wang warns the world 'faces risk of regressing to law of jungle'

Trump claims India will buy Venezuelan oil, welcomes China's investment; Chinese expert notices remarks 'unilateral,' no confirmation from Indian side

The War Room newsletter: Mission Maduro—when special ops succeed

Richard Cockett, a senior editor, discusses history’s best special operations with an SAS officer

This month in security with Tony Anscombe – January 2026 edition

The trends from January offer useful clues about the risks and priorities that security teams are likely to contend with...

DynoWiper update: Technical analysis and attribution

ESET researchers present technical details on a recent data destruction incident affecting a company in Poland’s energy ...

Love? Actually: Fake dating app used as lure in targeted spyware campaign in Pakistan

ESET researchers discover an Android spyware campaign targeting users in Pakistan via romance scam tactics, revealing li...

Risky Business #822 -- France will ditch American tech over security risks

In this week’s show Patrick Gray and Adam Boileau discuss the week’s cybersecurity news. They discuss: La France is tres...

Lots of world leaders are attacking Europe. Why?

Often, Europe-bashing is best explained by domestic politics in America, China and beyond

Inching towards launch

A little over a week ago, SLS/Orion rolled out to the pad for Artemis 2, the first crewed mission beyond Earth orbit in ...

When satellites are hacked: the legal gray zone of non-kinetic space attack

While kinetic attacks, like direct-ascent missiles, on satellites are well understood, less appreciated are non-kinetic ...

How superheavy-lift rockets could transform astronomy by making space telescopes cheaper

New large launch vehicles like Starship and New Glenn open up many new opportunities. Martin Elvis describes how they en...

Kazakhstan's space strategy: can its high-tech assets propel it to Eurasia's new broker?

Kazakhstan is best known in the space community as the home of the Baikonur Cosmodrome. Three experts examine how the co...

ESET Research: Sandworm behind cyberattack on Poland’s power grid in late 2025

The attack involved data-wiping malware that ESET researchers have now analyzed and named DynoWiper

China's first Type 054B frigate reaches operational capability, official media reveals amid warship's first commissioning anniversary

What a US military base lost under Greenland’s ice sheet reveals about the island’s real strategic importance

Listen to Paul Bierman, an expert on Greenland’s ice, talk to The Conversation Weekly podcast about the history of the i...

Risky Business #821 -- Wiz researchers could have owned every AWS customer

In this week’s show, Patrick Gray and Adam Boileau discuss the week’s cybersecurity news, joined by a special guest. BBC...

PLA Navy's Type 055 large destroyer boosts anti-submarine capabilities with confrontational exercise in South China Sea

Liftoff for European launch startups

Isar Aerospace is returning to the launch pad this week to make its second orbital launch attempt. Jeff Foust reports on...

The PSLV-C62 failure marks a setback for India's space ambitions

Earlier this month India suffered a second failure of its PSLV rocket in as many flights. Ajey Lele examines the implica...

The successful development of Russia's counterspace activities in LEO and GEO

Russia has embarked on a a variety of projects to disrupt or destroy foreign satellites. Matthew Mowthorpe and Markos Tr...

S. Korea's ex-president Yoon sentenced to 5 years in prison over obstruction of justice