This edition of the SSP Bulletin highlights advances in wireless power transmission, increasing industry activity, and continued progress toward scalable space-based solar power systems.

Why do people support space exploration? A classic framework from Space Frontier Foundation co-founder Rick Tumlinson identifies three enduring philosophies—Von Braunians, Saganites, and O’Neillians—representing national prestige, scientific discovery, and human settlement as the core motivations shaping today’s space debate.