China’s Tiangong space station damaged by debris strike: report

Shenzhou 17 astronauts perform a spacewalk to fix solar arrays on the Tiangong space station on March 1, 2024. (Image credit: CMSA) By Elizabeth Howell, published by Space.com, 24 April 2024 Astronauts repaired the damage during two spacewalks this winter. China will beef up its space debris procedures for astronauts after

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NASA administrator Bill Nelson has told a US budget committee it is “incumbent” on the US to get to the moon before China plans to.

By Mickey Caroll, Published by Sky News, 18 April 2024 China is hiding secret military activity in space, NASA chief Bill Nelson has claimed. "We believe that a lot of their so-called civilian space programme is a military programme," he told the House Committee on Appropriations on Wednesday. "China has made

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CSIS releases annual assessment of global trends in the weaponization of space

Eutelsat reported that its Hot Bird 13C and Eutelsat 7B satellites are being jammed by signals originating from within Iran. Credit: Eutelsat/Philippe Stroppa By Sandra Erwin, Published by Space News, 17 April 2024 ‘It’s surprising how many counterspace activities happen right under our noses’ WASHINGTON — The Center for Strategic and International

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U.S. Space Command adopts multipronged approach to prepare for ‘a conflict that has never happened’

By Debra Werner, Published by Space News, 9 April 2024 COLORADO SPRINGS – U.S. Space Command seeks to expand international collaboration by inviting Germany, France and New Zealand to join Operation Olympic Defender. Olympic Defender, a U.S.-led initiative to jointly strengthen defenses and deter hostility, already includes England, Australia and

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