By Christian Davenport, Published by The Washington Post, 3 February 2023 When NASA’s Orion spacecraft returned to Earth from its trip around the moon last month, it was moving blazingly fast, nearly 25,000 mph, or 32 times the speed of sound. On a trip to the moon, a mere 240,000
By Elizabeth Howell, Published by Space.com, 1 February 2023 The company is working with the UK Space Agency for nuclear power and propulsion options in spaceflight. A new image shows a possible version of future space propulsion. Nuclear fission systems, which harness the energy released in the splitting of atoms,
By Tomas Weber, Published by Wired, 31 January 2023 A tiny Scottish village is betting its future on rocket launches. But the plan may threaten the fragile landscape—and a tenacious billionaire’s ambitions. In the village of Melness, a frayed twist of bungalows and old stone buildings on Scotland’s desolate northern
By Christopher Stone, Published by The Space Review, 30 January 2023 In September 2022, the Defense Policy Board met for “classified deliberations” on how China’s “fractional orbital bombardment systems and space-to-ground weapons could impact U.S. deterrence and strategic stability.” These systems were demonstrated in August 2021 when China launched a
By Louise Scott, Published by itvx, 25 January 2023 In Shetland, on the shores of the UK's most northerly islands once used by Viking longboats, construction has been completed on the launch facility of a new spaceport. The rugged and remote landscape of Shetland has long drawn visitors from around
By Rojoef Manuel,Published by The Defense Post, 25 January 2023 Lockheed Martin’s Directed Energy Interceptor for Maneuver Short-Range Air Defense System (DEIMOS) has achieved its first light in a recent laboratory demonstration. The milestone verified the tactical laser weapon’s expected optical performance according to the company’s Spectral Beam Combination architecture.
By Jeff Foust, Published by SpaceNews, 24 January 2023 WASHINGTON — NASA and the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency will cooperate on the development and flight demonstration of a nuclear propulsion system with applications for both national security and space exploration. During a special session of the AIAA SciTech Forum
By Sandra Erwin, Published by SpaceNews, 24 Januart 2023 Calvelli said DoD should stop designing bespoke satellites buses and use commercial products CHANTILLY, Va. — The era of massive satellites needs to be in the rear view mirror for the Department of Defense, the head of military space acquisitions told
