By Elizabeth Howell, Published by Space.com, 16 August 2023 NASA astronaut Drew Feustel just joined to map its strategy. Our small steps back to the moon today could build a rich new industry. There's lots of buzz about mining the moon. Satellites have spotted water at the lunar south pole.
By Wen Zhou, Published by ICRC, 15 August 2023 Despite the long-term desire of the international community to explore and use outer space for peaceful purposes, space systems have been employed for military purposes since the dawn of the space era. As the role of these systems in military operations
By Sandra Erwin, Published by SpaceNews, 15 August 2023 The deactivated satellite — launched to orbit in 2014 — was part of the Geosynchronous Space Situational Awareness Program WASHINGTON — A geosynchronous surveillance satellite operated by the U.S. Space Force reached the end of its lifespan and was recently taken
By Rob Coppinger, Published by The Royal Aeronautical Society, 15 September 2023 While the current Oppenheimer blockbuster film focused on the destructive power of nuclear weapons, more peaceful uses of atomic propulsion for space exploration are now gaining once again momentum. ROB COPPINGER reports. Nuclear fission and fusion power propulsion
The patch of the 75th Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance Squadron revealed at the unit's activation ceremony on Aug. 11, 2023. (Image credit: USSF/iStock/Getty Images Plus) By Brett Tingley, Published by space.com, 14 August 2023 "We are changing the way targeting is done across the joint community when it comes to
By Jeff Foust, Published by SpaceNews, August 14 2023 WASHINGTON — Rocket Lab says a Virgin Orbit facility it acquired at a bankruptcy auction in May will allow the company to scale up production of its Neutron rocket in development. Rocket Lab placed a winning bid of $16.1 million for
By Matthew Field, Published by The Telegraph, 14 August 2023 Project delays and war in Ukraine have led to a growing dependence on the Tesla billionaire In the tropical heat on the coast of French Guiana sits a 200ft tall rocket. Ariane 6, which was designed to carry forward the
By Patrick Tucker, Published by Defense One, 14 August 2023 As space debris proliferates and new weapons appear, a new market is rising to document it all. Satellite images, long used by militaries to track developments on Earth, are increasingly being used to keep tabs on the proliferating objects in
