By Ashish Dangwai, Published by The Eurasian Times, 31 March 2023 China claims to have developed a compact power source that could drastically reduce the size of a high-power microwave weapon capable of downing Starlink satellites. This device can produce up to 10 gigawatts of power, with a frequency of
By Tanmay Kadam, Published by The EurAsian Times, 30 March 2023 Russia’s new naval base to accommodate its Belgorod and Khabarovsk special-purpose nuclear-powered submarines armed with Poseidon nuclear torpedoes, also called the ‘tsunami bomb,’ could be completed early next year. “The construction of coastal infrastructure facilities for accommodating two special-purpose
By Emmanuel Fabian, Published by The Times of Israel, 29 March 2023 Reconnaissance asset developed with Israel Aerospace Industries will provide military with better quality images than its predecessors Israel successfully launched the “Ofek-13” spy satellite into space early Wednesday morning, the Defense Ministry said. The satellite, the latest in
By Theresa Hitchens, Published by Breaking Defense, 29 March 2023 The 10 satellites, which will be lofted on a reusable SpaceX Falcon 9 from Vandenberg SFB to low Earth orbit (LEO), are the first batch of the Tranche 0 constellation, building blocks of America's resilient space strategy. Editor’s Note 4/03/2023
A key aim of the U.S. Space Force, created in 2019, is to plan, equip and defend U.S. interests in space.PHOTO: ETIENNE LAURENT/SHUTTERSTOCK By Doug Cameron, Published by The Wall Street Journal, 28 March 2023 White House’s spending request includes plans for simulators, equipment to train Space Force members for battle
The emergency escape system is seen firing on the New Shepard spacecraft Monday morning after its rocket was lost. By Eric Berger, Published by Ars Technica, 27 March 2023 The company says it intends to return to flight "soon." A little more than six months after the failure of its
By George Dvorsky, Published by gizmodo, 27 March 2023 Rocket Lab plans to charge $50 million for flights aboard its Neutron rocket, placing it in direct competition with SpaceX’s Falcon 9. SpaceX’s partially reusable Falcon 9 is currently in a class by itself, but rival companies are hoping to end
By Tara D. Soneneshine, Published by The Hill, 27 March 2023 Streaks of light across the sky in Northern California last week were not related to thunder or lightening or climate change. Experts believe they were caused by the re-entry of flaming space debris as huge chunks of communications equipment
