A Ground-Based Interceptor is lowered into its missile silo in Alaska. Image: Lockheed Martin By Ilya Tsukanov, Published by Sputnikglobe, 9 May 2024 The crisis in Ukraine and escalating tensions in the Middle East have demonstrated that the US’ $886 billion defense budget has not translated into real-world capabilities on
A British Shadow R1 spy plane in flight. (Photo: RAF) By Matt Kennard, Published by Declassified, 8 May 2024 British spy planes have recorded up to 1,000 hours of footage over Gaza, including from the day Israel assassinated three UK aid workers. UK government refuses to give details of spy
Image Credit: Perigee Aerospace By Andrew Parsonson, Published by European Spaceflight, 7 May 2024 South Korea’s Perigee Aerospace has signed a collaborative agreement with the Swedish Space Corporation to launch its Blue Whale 1 rocket from Esrange Space Center in Sweden. Esrange was built by the European Space Research Organisation
By Michelle Hanlon, Published by Space News, 7 May 2024 On April 19, NASA issued a press release announcing that Slovenia had signed the Artemis Accords. Following quickly on the heels of accession by Switzerland (April 15) and Sweden (April 16), this brings the total number of signatories to the United
Two images taken more than half a century apart show the first-ever U.S. flag to be planted on the moon during the July 1969 Apollo 11 mission (L), and the first-ever Chinese flag to be planted on the moon during the December 2020 Chang'e 5 mission. China became the second
By Alison Snyder, Published by Axios, 5 May 2024 Earth gained a record number of satellites — nearly 3,000 — last year, adding to the congestion around the planet, according to new data. Why it matters: Crowded orbits and collisions between satellites raise the risk of creating dangerous space debris and making parts of the planet's orbit
Illustration from The Times - by Julian Osbladstone By Ben Spencer, Published by The Times, 5 May 2024 Start-ups from Bromley to Rotherham are joining industry giants and boosting a sector that employs 50,000 people, launching satellites and clearing debris Visitors getting off the train in Stevenage may be surprised
The Chang'e 6 lunar probe and its Long March 5 rocket: from Cosmic Curiosity By Helen Davidson, Published by The Guardian, 3 May 2024 The launch of the uncrewed Chang’e-6 is part of China’s effort to put a human on the lunar surface by 2030 China has launched a probe
