By Katherine Fidler, Published in Metro, 16 April 2024 The US is preparing for the future – by practising a military attack in space. The Space Force, the unintentionally comedic wing of the country’s military created by Donald Trump, has announced a first-of-its-kind mission to demonstrate how it might defend
Battery disposal pallet ejected from ISS in 2021.Photo: NASA Edited by Nikhil Pandey, Published by NDTV, 16 April 2024 The mystery was solved on Monday by NASA, which confirmed the object was a piece of space junk from the International Space Station (ISS). A strange event unfolded in Naples, Florida,
The first mission of the Polaris program, Polaris Dawn, will include the first spacewalk on a commercial mission. Credit: Polaris Program By Seth Kurkowski, Published by Space Explored, 14 April 2024 Things are slowly falling into place for the Polaris Program‘s first mission, Polaris Dawn. The mission is nearing milestones that might
By Sara Odeen-Isbister, Published by MSN, 13 April 2024 The British Army is set to test a high-powered radio-frequency weapon that can knock out the enemy’s electrics and disable drones. Experts have compared it to ‘the pinch’, a device that featured in the 2001 hit film, Ocean’s Eleven, about a
By Tereza Pultarova, Published by Space.com, 12 April 2024 A Spanish balloon company plans to begin flying paying space tourists in 2026 LONDON — Stratospheric balloon company HALO Space plans to offer aspiring space travelers the space tourism equivalent of glamping. Instead of tight space suits and stomach-churning G-forces typically
Musk envisions the first colonies to be set up on Mars within 20 years, which will grow into a city of a million people who are there for life: SpaceX By David Szondy, Published by New Atlas, 11 April 2024 Elon Musk is doubling down on his commitment to the
By Debra Werner, Published by Space News, 9 April 2024 COLORADO SPRINGS – U.S. Space Command seeks to expand international collaboration by inviting Germany, France and New Zealand to join Operation Olympic Defender. Olympic Defender, a U.S.-led initiative to jointly strengthen defenses and deter hostility, already includes England, Australia and
A digital illustration of a network of satellites around the Earth. Visual: Andriy Onufriyenko/Moment via Getty Images From Novaspace, 8 April 2024 Launch rates for defense and dual-use satellites are expected to see a significant surge over the next 10 years as countries ramp up spending in response to geopolitical
