
Welcome to The Modern Space Race — your front-row seat to humanity’s greatest leap into the stars. Every Friday, we bring you the most important, fascinating, and up-to-date space news from around the globe: from Starship test launches at Starbase and NASA’s Artemis missions, to new rocket technologies, international space policy, and the latest discoveries from Mars, the Moon, and beyond.
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| Publishes | Weekly | Episodes | 48 | Founded | 6 months ago |
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The space race isn’t just between nations anymore—it’s a global sprint involving private companies, new technologies, and bold ambitions. In this Q&A episode, we answer 10 of the most pressing and popular questions about the modern space race in 2025... more
Since early 2025, NASA faces severe budget cuts under the Trump administration, with a proposed 47% reduction to its Science Mission Directorate that could cancel 41 missions—including the Mars Sample Return—and slash its workforce to historic lows, ... more
In late May and early June 2025, the space industry saw major developments: the FAA opened an investigation into SpaceX’s Starship Flight 9 upper stage failure; ESA detailed plans for its Ramses mission to asteroid Apophis; Blue Origin completed its ... more
The Trump administration’s proposed NOAA budget cuts threaten critical satellite-based pollution studies just as satellite re-entries surge—especially from SpaceX's Starlink. Meanwhile, global space activity intensifies with SpaceX Starlink launches,... more
In this episode, we cover a flurry of major spaceflight activity from May 10 to May 20, including SpaceX's record-setting Starlink launches, the return of a 1972 Soviet Venus lander, the ESA’s groundbreaking Proba-3 mission, China's growing satellite... more
In this episode, we cover major milestones in space exploration, including SpaceX's record-setting Falcon 9 launch, the European Space Agency's atmospheric reentry mission, and NASA’s progress with Artemis 2. We also explore India’s Gaganyaan mission... more
A Soviet spacecraft will come crashing back to Earth. A record breaking 6 lauches occured in 18 hours, Jared Issacmen is approved by the senate, and more this week in space.
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In a packed week of space news, SpaceX launched the top-secret NROL-145 mission for the U.S. National Reconnaissance Office, deploying a next-gen spy satellite into orbit. Meanwhile, scientists using the James Webb Space Telescope announced the poten... more
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