Secretary of the Air Force Frank Kendall leads the panel discussion “Reoptimizing for Great Power Competition: A Senior Leaders Discussion” with Assistant Secretary of the Air Force for Financial Management and Comptroller Kristyn Jones, performing the duties of the undersecretary of the Air Force, Air Force Chief of Staff Gen.
Dream Chaser would ferry cargo, and eventually crew, to low-Earth orbit. Ken Ulbrich / NASA By Oluwamayokun Adetoro and James Campbell, Published by The Conversation, 8 February 2024 Nasa’s space shuttle operated in low-Earth orbit for 30 years before its retirement in 2011. However, the US space agency’s replacement for this vehicle, Orion,
(For representational purposes) Chinese Electronic Warfare Systems on 6×6-wheeled CTL181A Dongfeng Menshi armored vehicles. Credits: Twitter/Jesus Roman By Ashish Dangwal, Publsihed by The Eurasian Times, 6 February 2024 Chinese researchers, for the very first time, have reportedly managed to monitor & analyze the complete electromagnetic spectrum in real time. This
Illustration of satellite coverage for telecommunications services. Credit: ESA-Science Office By Andrew Jones, Published by Space News, 2 February 2024 HELSINKI — Shanghai Spacecom Satellite Technology has raised 6.7 billion yuan ($943 million) for the construction of its G60 low Earth orbit megaconstellation. SSST recently secured the series A funding
A Long March 2F carrying Shenzhou-13 rising against the backdrop of the moon on Oct. 15, 2021. Credit: CCTV/framegrab By Andrew Jones, Published by Space News, 31 January 2024 HELSINKI — China’s experimental reusable spacecraft recently performed maneuvers to raise its orbit but is apparently yet to release objects as
By Magdalena Petrova, Published by CNBC, 20 January 2024 Japan recently became the fifth nation to successfully complete a soft landing on the moon’s surface, joining a select few countries — the U.S., Russia, China and India — in accomplishing this feat. But moon landings are likely to become more common over
By Christopher Stone, Published by Defense News, 16 January 2024 One of the oft repeated phrases by political and military leaders during National Defense Authorization Act and defense budget rollout is how important it is to get the bill passed so we give our men and women in uniform everything
By Kyle Mizokmi, Published by Popular Mechanics, 29 December 2023 Had it not been for a delay in the recent U.S. launch, the two spaceplanes would have entered Earth orbit at about the same time—proving China is trying to compete with America. On December 28 at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center
