SpaceX has launched four astronauts to the International Space Station for NASA. The launch included Russians and Americans, as well as an astronaut from an Arab nation, who will be there for several months. The Falcon rocket took off from Kennedy Space Center on its six-month mission shortly after midnight on Mar. 2. The launch…
US, Russia, UAE Astronauts Head to International Space Station on SpaceX Rocket
Chinese Donor to NYC Mayor Linked to CCP: Report
Is New York City’s mayor tied to the Chinese Communist Party? A report says it related one of his campaign donors to a secret Chinese police station in the city. What should Congress’s next top China priority be after the midterm elections? Rep. Tom Tiffany (R-Wis.) gives his take. Brazil—the most influential country in South…
Space Station’s First All-Private Astronaut Team Docked to Orbiting Platform
The first all-private team of astronauts ever launched to the International Space Station (ISS) arrived safely at the orbiting research platform on Saturday to begin a week-long science mission hailed as a milestone in commercial spaceflight. The rendezvous came about 21 hours after the four-man team representing Houston-based startup company Axiom Space Inc lifted off…
Ex-official: Space Station ‘Largely Isolated’ From Tensions
ATLANTA—Tensions in eastern Ukraine and heightened Western fears of a Russian invasion should not have a significant impact on the International Space Station or U.S.–Russia cooperation in space, the former head of the National Space Council told The Associated Press. Four NASA astronauts, two Russian cosmonauts and one European astronaut are currently on the space…
China’s Stellar Double Standard
Commentary For the Chinese Communist Party (CCP), hypocrisy flows like water off a duck. The CCP’s People’s Liberation Army (PLA) builds multiple naval air missile bases in the South China Sea, threatening sea lanes vital to global commerce, but claims it’s the U.S. Navy freedom of navigation exercises that “threaten the peace.” The Chinese regime…
NASA: Space Station Remains at High Risk From Shot Satellite
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla.—The International Space Station remains at increased risk from orbiting debris following this week’s Russian weapons test, NASA said on Thursday. On Monday, Russia launched a missile to destroy a satellite orbiting just above the space station. NASA said late Wednesday that the highest threat to the station and its seven residents was…
US Condemns Russia Over Missile Test That Sent Debris Near the International Space Station
The leader of the U.S. Space Command has issued a statement condemning a Russian anti-satellite missile test that sent debris dangerously close to American astronauts onboard the International Space Station (ISS). The missile launch took place Nov. 15 Moscow time, striking a Russian satellite in low-Earth orbit. The blast generated more than 1,500 trackable pieces…
Blue Origin Planning First Mixed-Use Business Park in Space
Blue Origin and Sierra Space have upped the space game with the announcement of a mixed-use business park, floating in low Earth orbit, slated to be launched sometime in the second half of this decade. The 32,000-square-foot Orbital Reef space station is designed with multiple purposes, and will “provide anyone with the opportunity to establish…
Space Station Supplies Launched With a Pizza Delivery for 7
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla.—Northrop Grumman’s latest space station delivery includes pizza for seven. The company’s Cygnus cargo ship rocketed away from Virginia’s eastern shore Tuesday. It should reach the International Space Station on Thursday. The 8,200-pound (3,700-kilogram) shipment includes fresh apples, tomatoes and kiwi, along with a pizza kit and cheese smorgasbord for the seven station…
Coming Soon: China’s Space Station Hegemony
Commentary By late April or early May, it’s expected that China will have started construction of its first large space station. Given its importance to China’s larger ambitions, it should be called Space Station Hegemony. On Jan. 14, 2021, the Global Times reported that “China’s space station construction has come close to the implementation stage,”…
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