Virgin Galactic’s SpaceShipTwo Roars Through Second Supersonic Flight
By Jason Rhian At 8 a.m. PDT, over the deserts of Mojave, California Virgin Galactic’s SpaceShipTwo (SS2), ferried aloft by the WhiteKnightTwo... Read more →
MUOS Ground Station in Sicily Raises Protests and Concerns
MUOS ground station in the Naval Radio Transmitter Facility of Niscemi, Italy (Credits: Repubblica). In July 2013, MUOS-2, the second of a series... Read more →
Secure World Foundation Issues China ASAT Fact Sheet
Anti-satellite testing in which a targeted orbiting satellite is destroyed by a projectile has become dangerous in a crowded orbital environment. The... Read more →
Russian Space Industry Consolidation Moves Ahead
A move to consolidate the Russian space industry under a single government-controlled corporation appears to be moving forward, according to a... Read more →
Space Fence Now Offline
Although an order had been issued by US Air Force Space Command General William Shelton to close the Air Force Space Surveillance System known as the... Read more →
SpaceX Making Commercial Spaceflight a Reality: A Review
It may seem a bit early to be writing the history of the beginnings of commercial spaceflight, but Erik Seedhouse at least has the advantage of being... Read more →