The far side of the moon and distant Earth imaged by the Chang'e-5 T1 mission service module in 2014. Credit: Chinese Academy of Sciences By Andrew Jones, Published b Space News, 28 March 2024 HELSINKI — Tracking data appears to show China is attempting to salvage spacecraft initially intended for the moon
By Ashish Dangwal, Published by The Eurasian Times, 23 March 2024 According to the US Air Force think tank, China’s People’s Liberation Army (PLA) is training its satellite operators for on-orbit satellite refueling, a crucial capability for managing space logistics in both peacetime and wartime scenarios. This revelation, disclosed in a report
In a visualization by the space tracking company ExoAnalytic, China’s Shijian-21 satellite is seen docking with Compass G2, a defunct Chinese satellite in geostationary Earth orbit. Credit: ExoAnalytic Solutions By Andrew Jones, Published by Space News, 22 March 2024 HELSINKI — The People’s Liberation Army is working comprehensively on the technology and
WENCHANG, CHINA - MARCH 17: The combination of the relay satellite Queqiao-2 and the Long March-8 Y3 carrier rocket is transferred to the launch pad at the Wenchang Space Launch Center on March 17, 2024 in Wenchang, Hainan Province of China. (Photo by Luo Yunfei/China News Service/VCG via Getty Images)
Artist's rendition of a futuristic space navy. Credit: GoodFon / By Rick Tumlinson, Published by SpaceNews, 20 March 2024 At the ripe age of five, it is clear that the United States Space Force, while dominated by old thinking, still doesn’t know what it wants to be when it grows
Image: GSSAP (Geosynchronous Space Situational Awareness Program) By John Miles, Published by Sputnik International, 20 March 2024 The United States frequently warns of the alleged dangers of Russian and Chinese surveillance, but whistleblower Edward Snowden revealed more than a decade ago that the US government is able to spy on
Chinese military and state-run media on Sunday accused the United States of threatening global security, days after a Reuters report which found Elon Musk’s SpaceX was building hundreds of spy satellites for a U.S. intelligence agency. Orlando Sentinel | Tribune News Service | Getty Images By Reuters, 18 March 2024Published
A SpaceX Falcon Heavy rocket launched a U.S. Space Force X-37B Orbital Test Vehicle from Kennedy Space Center Launch Complex 39A. Credit: U.S. Space Force By Sandra Erwin, Published by Space News, 11 March 2024 The Pentagon in its 2025 budget proposes $29.4 billion for the U.S. Space Force WASHINGTON
