By Karl Grossman, Published in Counter Punch, 16 February 2021 A report advocating rocket propulsion by nuclear power for U.S. missions to Mars, written by a committee packed with individuals deeply involved in nuclear power, was issued last week by the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering and Medicine. The 104-page
Image: Mars Daily by Steffi Paladini, Birmingham City University, UK, Published by Mars Daily, 5 February, 2021 Looking at its achievements over the past decade, nobody would doubt China is aiming to win the new space race. Not only has it been the only country to land on the Moon
By Dana Moukhallati, Published in Mars Daily, 9 February, 2021 The United Arab Emirates' "Hope" probe on Monday successfully entered Mars' orbit, making history as the Arab world's first interplanetary mission. The probe is designed to reveal the secrets of Martian weather, but the UAE also wants it to serve
Anti-satellite painting by William K. Hartmann By Leonard David, Published in 'Inside Outer Space' - 5 February, 2021 A new report suggests that because the US military edge over prospective opponents is eroding, the United States now needs every advantage it can get. Inflicting surprise on our adversaries is one
By Jillian Ambrose, Published in the Guardian - 12 January 2021 Rolls-Royce and UK Space Agency hope to ‘revolutionise space travel’ with deal to build nuclear propulsion engines British spacecraft could travel to Mars in half the time it now takes by using nuclear propulsion engines built by Rolls-Royce under
