Published by Sputnik International, 21 May 2024 UNITED NATIONS (Sputnik) - Having prevented the UN Security Council from adopting Russia’s draft resolution, the West has confirmed its intention to continue militarizing space, Russian Permanent Representative to the UN Vasily Nebenzia said at a meeting of the Security Council. Earlier, due
The Haleakalā High Altitude Observatory site on the island of Maui is owned by the University of Hawaii. Tenants include the Air Force Research Laboratory’s Maui Optical Station (AMOS). Credit: KBR By Paula Dobbyn, Published by Civil Beat, 20 May 2024 The plans for the project on Haleakala's summit drew
The far side of the moon beyond the Orion spacecraft in an image taken on the sixth day of the Artemis I mission in November. Photograph: Nasa/EPA By Eric Berger, Published by arsTechnica, 19 May 2024 If it were to happen, a revised Artemis III mission could echo Apollo 9
The Long March-5B rocket at the Wenchang launch site in China From Reuters, Published by India Today, 17 May 2024 The announcement comes just days after Jeff Bezos-backed Blue Origin announced that its New Shepard Rocket, which flies cargo and humans on short trips to the edge of space, would
By Eric Lipton, Published by Space Weekly, 17 May 2024 The Pentagon is rushing to expand its capacity to wage war in space, convinced that rapid advances by China and Russia in space-based operations pose a growing threat to U.S. troops and other military assets on the ground and American
Space Based Infrared System (SBIRS) geosynchronous Earth orbit satellite on an Atlas V launch vehicle from Space Launch Complex 41 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, FL, in May 2021. By Courtney Albon, Published by Defense News, 14 May 2024 As U.S. launch rates surge at the Defense Department’s two
An illustration of satellites tracking various types of missiles, including a hypersonic glide vehicle. (Image credit: Space Development Agency) By Brett Tingley, Published by Space.com, 13 May 2024 The FOO Fighter satellites will add to the Space Force's growing fleet of missile-tracking spacecraft. The United States Space Force has ordered the
