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Global Space Economy Rockets Towards Half-Trillion Valuation Led by SpaceX’s 138 Launches Last Year
Space

Global Space Economy Rockets Towards Half-Trillion Valuation Led by SpaceX’s 138 Launches Last Year

June 11, 2025

Space is no longer the domain of dreams and fiction. Particularly regarding the Earth’s orbital zones, it’s a domain…

SpaceX Cancellation, Dragon Capsule in Limbo, and US Space Policy Completely Upended
Space

SpaceX Cancellation, Dragon Capsule in Limbo, and US Space Policy Completely Upended

June 6, 2025

When the SpaceX Dragon 2 capsule was certified to carry NASA astronauts to the International Space Station in 2020,…

NASA’s 25% Budget Cut Cancels Dozens of Science Projects to Fund Mars Exploration
Space

NASA’s 25% Budget Cut Cancels Dozens of Science Projects to Fund Mars Exploration

June 3, 2025

The atmosphere of confusion and disarray communicated generally from several peripheral government agencies and departments since the second Trump…

America’s Weaponization of Space Continues Whilst NASA Sees Budget Cuts
Space

America’s Weaponization of Space Continues Whilst NASA Sees Budget Cuts

May 14, 2025May 19, 2025

Story at a glance… NASA is seeing flagship missions stall from lack of funding at the same time the…

On the Potential Upcoming Asteroid Colliding with Earth: We’ve Deflected Them Before and Can Do So Again
Space

On the Potential Upcoming Asteroid Colliding with Earth: We’ve Deflected Them Before and Can Do So Again

February 10, 2025February 10, 2025

In January, an analysis was released by NASA’s Center for Near-Earth Object Studies (CNEOS) that concluded the planet faced…

SpaceX Polaris Dawn Success Heralds New Age in Spacesuit Innovation
Space

SpaceX Polaris Dawn Success Heralds New Age in Spacesuit Innovation

September 16, 2024

Early Thursday morning at 7:58 a.m. ET, members of the SpaceX Polaris Dawn crew successfully completed the world’s first…

Lava Tubes and Water Frost Found on Mars Offer Double Opportunity in Search for Life
Space

Lava Tubes and Water Frost Found on Mars Offer Double Opportunity in Search for Life

June 17, 2024

Yet more evidence for liquid water on Mars has been uncovered by a European space probe in the form…

Beijing Announces Date for Manned Mission to the Moon’s Surface in Rare Public Statement
Space

Beijing Announces Date for Manned Mission to the Moon’s Surface in Rare Public Statement

May 1, 2024May 16, 2024

Officials with the China Manned Space Engineering Office (CMSEO), who rarely comment on the details of future space missions,…

US Intelligence Contracting SpaceX to Build a Satellite Panopticon: ‘No one can hide’
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US Intelligence Contracting SpaceX to Build a Satellite Panopticon: ‘No one can hide’

March 19, 2024March 22, 2024

“No one can hide,” one of five sources familiar with a classified program to construct a new global spy…

This Tiny Moon of Saturn Is the Smallest Case of a Subsurface Ocean Ever Found in the Solar System
Space

This Tiny Moon of Saturn Is the Smallest Case of a Subsurface Ocean Ever Found in the Solar System

February 9, 2024

It’s been known for a decade that Saturn’s icy moon of Enceladus almost certainly hides a subsurface ocean beneath…

Locked in a 4 Billion-Year-Old Dance, Six New Exoplanets Demonstrate the Cosmic Beauty of ‘Resonant Orbits’
Space

Locked in a 4 Billion-Year-Old Dance, Six New Exoplanets Demonstrate the Cosmic Beauty of ‘Resonant Orbits’

November 29, 2023November 29, 2023

Scientists have discovered 6 exoplanets orbiting in perfect resonance around a star, meaning their orbits are synchronized. Such a…

The US Space Force: Brand-Building, Woke Policy, and Economic Parasitism
Foreign Policy

The US Space Force: Brand-Building, Woke Policy, and Economic Parasitism

September 12, 2023December 27, 2023

The US Space Force is now 4 years old, and seems to be a microcosm (micro in the Pentagon…

Webb Detects Water Vapor Just Hanging Out in Space in a Fascinating Star’s Goldilocks Zone
Space

Webb Detects Water Vapor Just Hanging Out in Space in a Fascinating Star’s Goldilocks Zone

July 27, 2023August 1, 2023

In a fascinating star system 370 light-years from Earth, scientists studying with the James Webb Space Telescope have found…

Perserverance Rover Captures First Ever Photos of a Powerful River on Another Planet
Space

Perserverance Rover Captures First Ever Photos of a Powerful River on Another Planet

July 4, 2023

In its most recent discovery, NASA’s Perseverance rover is surveying the curvilinear flow of a wild river that bears…

As Above So Below: China Attracts International Coalition for Moon Base Project
ArchivesSpace

As Above So Below: China Attracts International Coalition for Moon Base Project

June 26, 2023July 11, 2023

After announcing an international coalition to build and operate a moon base in April, China has attracted numerous nations…

What Can Ground Squirrels Teach an Astronaut? How to Hibernate
ArchivesSpace

What Can Ground Squirrels Teach an Astronaut? How to Hibernate

February 10, 2023July 11, 2023

Even with so many future space research missions slated for takeoff this half-decade, a new line of space suits…

China’s Newly-Completed Space Station Hosting 6 Astronauts in National First
ArchivesSpace

China’s Newly-Completed Space Station Hosting 6 Astronauts in National First

December 2, 2022July 17, 2023

6 Chinese astronauts smiled for the camera when after arriving in their Shenzhou 15 spacecraft, China’s newly-finished space station…

Fungal-Made Structures Could Be the Best Solution to House Humanity On Mars
ArchivesTechnology

Fungal-Made Structures Could Be the Best Solution to House Humanity On Mars

October 17, 2022October 28, 2023

Story at a glance… Research into growing habitats on Mars with fungal mycelium is being funded by NASA. The…

Space

Tomorrow the James Webb Telescope Will Show the World What It Can Do

July 11, 2022

In just over 24 hours, the James Webb Space Telescope’s first images will be shown to the public. On…

NASA Administrator Reminds World it Needs Americans and Russians to Operate the Space Station
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NASA Administrator Reminds World it Needs Americans and Russians to Operate the Space Station

July 6, 2022

PICTURED: NASA Administrator Bill Nelson. In a hostile interview with Der Spiegel, NASA Administrator Bill Nelson stood his ground…

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Italy Quietly Tries to Renew Military Cooperation Agreement with Israel, Law firm Notices and Objects

Andy Corbley May 23, 2025

Signed in 2002 and entering into force in 2005, few Italian citizens will know what has resulted from a…

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Houthis Defeat the Americans, Claim Destruction of Another F/A-18 and Strike Israel with Drones

Andy Corbley May 8, 2025

Yemen has claimed responsibility for an attack on the USS Harry Truman aircraft carrier that caused a second F/A-18…

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Former Georgia Senator Joins Trump’s Kettle of China Hawks as US Ambassador to Beijing

Andy Corbley May 1, 2025

Former Georgia Senator and businessman David Perdue was recently confirmed with a bipartisan vote as the new US Ambassador…

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