CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla.—A private flight carrying two Saudi astronauts and other passengers returned to Earth late Tuesday night after a nine-day trip to the International Space Station. The SpaceX capsule carrying the four parachuted into the Gulf of Mexico, just off the Florida panhandle, 12 hours after undocking from the orbiting lab. The Saudi government…
Private Flight With 2 Saudi Astronauts Returns From Space Station With Gulf of Mexico Splashdown
Japan to Test Beaming Solar Power From Space in 2025
Japan is exploring ways to beam solar power from space, a project expected to be tested out in 2025 even as concerns remain about costs involved in such projects. Space-based solar power will involve placing solar panels in space at an altitude of 36,000 kilometers (22,369 miles) to generate electricity. The solar power that is…
Apollo Astronauts Say US Needs to Take Space Seriously as Front in ‘New Cold War’ With China
May 30, 2023
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Veteran moonwalkers of the Apollo Program say that the United States needs to take space seriously as a front in a “new Cold War” with China. Astronauts Charles Duke of Apollo 16, Harrison Schmitt of Apollo 17, Rusty Schweikert of Apollo 9, and Randy Bresnik of Artemis II, an upcoming mission to the Moon, discussed…
Apollo Astronauts Say US Needs to Take Space Seriously in ‘New Cold War’ With China
May 30, 2023
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Veteran moonwalkers of the Apollo Program say that the United States needs to take space seriously as a front in a “new Cold War” with China. Astronauts Charles Duke of Apollo 16, Harrison Schmitt of Apollo 17, Rusty Schweikert of Apollo 9, and Randy Bresnik of Artemis II, an upcoming mission to the Moon, discussed…
US Should Deploy Space Dominance Measures to Counter China Threat: Analyst
May 30, 2023
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The United States should apply the space dominance approach to counter the challenge from China, according to Brandon Weichert, author of “Winning Space: How America Remains a Superpower.” The geopolitical analyst referred to newly leaked Pentagon documents suggesting that the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) is “probably developing cyber-attack capabilities that will threaten Western satellite systems.” “The [intelligence…
Crash of Private Japanese Moon Lander Blamed on Software, Last-Minute Location Switch
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla.—A private Japanese moon lander went into free-fall while trying to land on the lunar surface last month, company officials said Friday, blaming a software issue and a last-minute switch in the touchdown location. The spacecraft belonging to the company ispace was originally supposed to land in a flat plain. But the target…
Scientists Identify Polar Cyclone Swirling on Mysterious Uranus
WASHINGTON—It is a world wrapped in mystery—the seventh planet from the sun, Uranus, seen up close just once nearly four decades ago by a passing NASA probe and still warily guarding its secrets. But new observations from a telescope located in New Mexico are providing a fuller understanding of its atmosphere, including the detection of…
NASA Spacecraft Documents How Jupiter’s Lightning Resembles Earth’s
WASHINGTON—Hidden below the brownish ammonia clouds blanketing Jupiter are clouds that like on Earth are made of water. And like on Earth, lightning often is generated within these clouds—an eerie sight spotted by various spacecraft that have visited our solar system’s largest planet, including NASA’s Juno probe. Data obtained by Juno is providing fresh information…
Richard Branson’s Virgin Orbit to Cease Operations After Failed Rocket Launch
Richard Branson’s rocket company Virgin Orbit will cease operations after its failed rocket launch out of the United Kingdom, officials announced. The company said in a May 23 statement that it will sell its assets and equipment to four winning bidders in a “comprehensive sale process and competitive auction” and cease operations. The announcement comes just…
International Space Station Welcomes 2 Saudi Visitors, Including Kingdom’s First Female Astronaut
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla.—The International Space Station rolled out the welcome mat Monday for two Saudi visitors, including the kingdom’s first female astronaut. SpaceX’s chartered flight arrived at the orbiting lab less than 16 hours after blasting off from Florida. The four guests will spend just over a week there, before returning to Earth in their…
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