SpaceX launches crew to ISS
The Falcon 9 rocket blasted off from Cape Canaveral with two Americans, a Russian and a Canadian who will spend up to six months aboard the International Space Station.
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The Falcon 9 rocket blasted off from Cape Canaveral with two Americans, a Russian and a Canadian who will spend up to six months aboard the International Space Station.
China plans to complete a geological map of Mars by the end of 2028, as the red planet increasingly features in its space rivalry with the United States. Hou Zengqian, chief scientist of China’s next Mars mission known as Tianwen-3, on Monday said the map would cover the entire surface of the planet and it aimed to be the global standard for the Martian geological ages. State news agency Xinhua reported that the map would be the first AI-driven geological map of Mars and would be an important...
Space X on Monday will attempt to launch its Starship rocket from Texas into Earth's orbit in a 10-hour flight which would deploy 26 Starlink satellites and would represent a milestone in the development of the massive launch vehicle. But the success of the launch is uncertain, as many previous tests have failed.
The US Space Force on Monday confirmed for the first time that Washington has weapons deployed in orbit, as the United States, China and Russia expand their military capabilities in space. The disclosure highlights a growing focus on controlling the space domain and protecting satellites vital to military communications, surveillance and navigation.
War in Ukraine, conflict in the Middle East and the rise of China have pushed national security back to the center of US economic and industrial strategy. Former Defense Secretary Mark Esper says the country needs to spend more on defense and better use cutting-edge weapons coming out of places like Silicon Valley, Austin and Boston. The opportunity is particularly striking in space, where companies like Apex Space are trying to industrialize satellite production as the US considers ambitious projects like Golden Dome . But the new defense-tech boom still faces hard questions: will the Pentagon procure quickly enough; will startups scale production; is space-based missile defense technically and financially realistic; and will the future belong to startups, legacy primes, or a marriage between the two? (Source: Bloomberg)