A new report on what Golden Dome means to the Space Force

Описание: Here are today's stories in SpaceNews First Up for August 7, 2025.

The Golden Dome missile defense program marks a turning point for U.S. space policy and spending priorities, a new report argues.
Telesat is among the companies eyeing opportunities to participate in Golden Dome.
Voyager Technologies is looking at near-term opportunities in missile defense as it works on long-term plans for a commercial space station.
Defense Department officials don’t want to talk about the Golden Dome missile defense system — at a missile defense conference. G
The U.S. Army will begin recruiting soldiers for its first dedicated enlisted specialty in space operations.
Hubble Network is the anchor customer for a new large satellite platform developed by Muon Space.
Weather will delay the return of a crew from the International Space Station.
NASA’s budget proposal includes new investments in Mars exploration, but with few details.
Firefly Aerospace is going public today, raising even more money than previously planned.
Virgin Galactic is pushing back slightly its schedule for commercial suborbital spaceflights using its new Delta-class spaceplane.
Impulse Space has completed an upgraded version of its Mira orbital transfer vehicle designed to allow it to operate in higher orbits.
NASA astronaut Butch Wilmore has retired.

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