A Soyuz-2.1V rocket launches three Cosmos satellites / screenshot from video By Reuters, Published by The Guardian, 26 April 2025 Data indicates the Cosmos 2553 – which US officials claim is aiding Moscow’s development of nuclear anti-satellite weapon – may no longer be functional A secretive Russian satellite in space
(Getty Images/iStockphoto) By Matt Berman, Published by Popular Mechanics, 20 March 2025 One of DARPA’s concerns is that Russia has allegedly developed a nuclear space-based, anti-satellite weapon that may be capable of blinding hundreds of satellites. DARPA, the U.S. military’s advanced research agency, is funding space laser projects amid simmering concerns that
Scolpaig Tower near the site of the Uist spaceport (Image: welovestormaway) Published by We Love Stormoway, 17 March 2025 Alarm is being expressed at Scotland’s role in the ‘weaponisation’ of space after a Freedom of Information request uncovered 130 meetings between the Ministry of Defence and the UK Space Agency.
By Rob Edwards, Published by The Ferret, 16 March 2025 Senior officials from the UK Space Agency held over 130 meetings with the Ministry of Defence in 2024, prompting renewed concerns about the “weaponisation” of space. The meetings discussed the spaceport being built at SaxaVord on Shetland, using nuclear reactors in space
A rendering of a notional spacecraft powered by nuclear thermal propulsion. (Image credit: General Atomics) By Julian Dossett, Published by Space.com, 9 February 2025 Rockets propelled by nuclear reactors could slash the time it takes us to get to Mars. The first humans to Mars might someday ride a rocket propelled
The Rolls-Royce Micro-Reactor could enable many space operations, including propulsion for satellites. By Jon Robinson, Published by City a.m., 22 July 2024 Rolls-Royce has won a major funding boost from the UK Space Agency which will help boost its bid to provide nuclear power in space. The Derby-headquartered FTSE 100
Assistant Secretary of Defense John Plumb [Source: spacenews.com] By Audrey Decker, Published by Defense One, 1 May 2024 Pentagon’s space-policy leader noted with concern Moscow’s recent veto of a UN resolution against putting nuclear weapons in space. The detonation of a Russian nuclear space weapon could render low-Earth orbit unusable
Artist’s impression of a Rolls-Royce Space Flower microreactor, to provide the power needed for a continuous human presence on the moon. Photograph: Rolls-Royce/PA By Bryan Davis, Published by UK Defence Journal, 8 April 2024 Rolls-Royce today announced it has secured funding from Phase 2 of the UK Space Agency’s International
