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Tag: Space

Space Force Conducts First ‘Orbital Warfare’ Drill as Militarization of Space Continues
Foreign Policy

Space Force Conducts First ‘Orbital Warfare’ Drill as Militarization of Space Continues

July 30, 2025July 30, 2025

Approximately 700 US Space Force “Guardians,” along with 12,000 US airmen participated in the large-scale Resolute Space 2025 exercise…

House and Senate Committe Poised to Reject Trump’s NASA Budget Cut
Space

House and Senate Committe Poised to Reject Trump’s NASA Budget Cut

July 15, 2025July 15, 2025

The Senate Appropriations Committee is currently engaged in markup of an appropriations bill for Commerce, Justice, and Science (CJS),…

As Japan Retires Reliable Rocket, Honda Motors Blasts Off into the Space Sector with Surprise Rocket Test
Space

As Japan Retires Reliable Rocket, Honda Motors Blasts Off into the Space Sector with Surprise Rocket Test

June 30, 2025

Surprising investors and industry experts alike, Honda Motor Company announced on June 17th that it had successfully tested its…

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…

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American Children Getting as Much as Two-Thirds of Daily Calories from Ultra-Processed Foods

Andy Corbley August 7, 2025

Between August 2021 and August 2023, a new report from the CDC found that ultra-processed foods make up over…

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Christians, Catholics in Gaza and the West Bank Face Killings and Persecution

Julien Torres July 28, 2025

Christian holy sites in both Gaza and the West Bank have faced their felt the brunt of Israeli bombing…

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UN’s ‘Genocide Chronicler’ Issues New Report on Mass Corporate Facilitation of Israel’s War on Palestine

Andy Corbley July 4, 2025

From civilian machinists like Hyundai and Caterpillar, to tourist platforms like Airbnb and Booking, to more obvious culprits like…

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