White House spokesperson John Kirby today confirmed reports, first alluded to yesterday by Rep. Mike Turner, R-OH, that a new Russian anti-satellite weapon in the works is raising administration concerns. (Air Force/Brittany A. Chase) By Theresa Hitchens, Published by Breaking Defence, 15 February 2024 "Nuclear weapons in space are a
Image by Getty / Futurism By Nicola Davis, Published by The Guardian, 15 February 2024 Attacks in Earth’s orbit as likely to damage Russian interests as western ones, says leading academic Rumours that Russia is planning to deploy nuclear weapons in space have been dampened down by experts who say
The U.S. Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency's (DARPA) Novel Orbital and Moon Manufacturing, Materials and Mass-efficient Design (NOM4D) program, geared to look at enabling large structures in orbit, such as antennas and solar arrays. (Image credit: DARPA) By Leonard David, Published by Space.com, 8 December 2023 "Something strange is happening about
Illustration of an astronaut floating in space. (Image credit: Devrimb via iStock / Getty Images Plus) By Elizabeth Howell, Published by Space.com, 5 December 2023 'The more people who fly in space, the higher the likelihood of something going wrong.' Rescuers on Earth can reach a lot of rugged environments: stranded
By Alice Gorman, Published by The Conversation, 4 December 2023 In 1963, six years after the first satellite was launched, editors from the Encyclopaedia Britannica posed a question to five eminent thinkers of the day: “Has man’s conquest of space increased or diminished his stature?” The respondents were philosopher Hannah Arendt,
A rendering of space debris generated by a Russian anti-satellite missile test in November 2021. (Image credit: Hugh Lewis/University of Southampton) By Mike Wall, Published by Space.com, 15 November 2023 The goal is to help foster a safer and more sustainable space environment. An attempt to make the space environment safer
By Kristin Burke, Published by War on the Rocks, 13 November 2023 Most open source researchers following the Chinese military space program are well aware of China’s perceptions of the U.S. Space Force and its public technology and operation plans. However, I was surprised to find the People’s Liberation Army
By Theresa Hitchens, Published by Breaking Defense, 8 November 2023 One new working group, led by the UK and US, will focus on norms; the other, led by Russia and China, will draft legal treaty. WASHINGTON — A United Nations committee vote to split future work on measures to keep
