The International Space Station. NASA NASA says “an unknown piece of space debris” flew uncomfortably close the International Space Station on Tuesday. The debris, which was predicted to zip past the ISS at 6:21 p.m. ET, would have come within 1.39 kilometers (0.86 mile) of the station. However, mission controllers […]
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“China’s Space Narrative” was released Sept. 17 by the U.S. Air Force Air University’s China Aerospace Studies Institute and the CNA nonprofit research center. WASHINGTON — A new study by the U.S. Air Force’s university think tank confirms the widely held view that China’s anti-satellite weapons pose a national security […]
On September 4, the spacecraft was launched from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Centre in northern China and returned back to Earth after two days in orbit. But experts have raised concerns over the secretive space mission and what it did while in space. Not much is known about the spacecraft […]
The country is believed to be progressing with the development of missiles and electronic weapons which could target satellites orbiting the Earth. The annual report by the Pentagon, published on Tuesday, explored military developments from China. The same report also warned the country is attempting to double its arsenal of […]
DoD report: China intends to pursue ASAT weapons despite its rhetoric against the militarization of space. WASHINGTON — China is progressing with the development of missiles and electronic weapons that could target satellites in low and high orbits, the Pentagon says in a new report released Sept. 1. China already […]
NASA’s 56-year-old satellite that weighs more than 1,000 POUNDS is set to fall into the South Pacific this weekend – but experts say it will burn up before hitting the ocean One of NASA’s satellites is set to fall back to Earth on Saturday at 5:01pm ET Orbiting Geophysical Observatory […]
Photo Illustration by The Daily Beast/Getty On a late afternoon in March, a large military aircraft bearing the Russian Federation insignia descended into John F. Kennedy International Airport in New York City. Its mission: to deliver personal protective equipment and ventilators to nearby hospitals scrambling to treat patients during the […]
The United States is the dominant space power and the “gains we possess are being threatened,” said Defense Secretary Mark Esper WASHINGTON — Defense Secretary Mark Esper on Aug. 20 presided over a ceremony at Peterson Air Force Base, Colorado, where Space Force Gen. John “Jay” Raymond relinquished command of […]