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America’s secret Cold War plan to nuke the Moon

March 9, 2019

In 1958, the United States Air Force launched Project A119, also known as “A Study of Lunar Research Flights.” While the US would not visit the moon with a manned View More ›

SpaceX nods to the movie ‘Alien’ in successful launch of Crew Dragon capsule

March 5, 2019

SpaceX has, in many ways, reignited America’s interest in rocketry and space travel. After decades of seemingly humdrum orbital operations (that are actually anything but humdrum), Elon Musk’s private space View More ›

Will the new Space Force be based in Florida?

February 28, 2019

Space Force, the proposed new branch of the U.S. military, may be establishing its new headquarters in Florida. At least that’s the idea of Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis. Earlier this View More ›

America’s first Space Force: A secret Department of Defense program had 32 military astronauts and its own mission control

February 27, 2019

Last year, President Trump made headlines the world over with the announcement of a proposed space-specific branch of the U.S. Armed Forces. While the administration and logistics of such an View More ›

Watch: Video demonstrates the fine line between space tool and space weapon

February 19, 2019

With a more quickly growing number of nations and private ventures reaching orbit than ever before, one issue of significant concern for all parties involved is space junk. Orbital debris View More ›

China follows Russia’s lead in deploying space ‘tools’ that look an awful lot like weapons

February 15, 2019

In a recent report released by the United States’ Defense Intelligence Agency, it was revealed China is working to develop “inspection and repair” satellites that may actually be used as View More ›

Could the Air Force’s secretive space plane be America’s best spy satellite?

February 9, 2019

Spy satellites have become an integral part of the American defense infrastructure. While we still rely on spy planes, having downward facing observatories in orbit grants us the continued ability View More ›

Was there ever a real life version of the X-Files? The answer is yes – and it was run by the Air Force

January 25, 2019

As a kid, I grew up watching Agent Fox Mulder work tirelessly from a basement office full of files – but not the sort of files most of us work View More ›

Russian cosmonaut study indicates human brains may never fully recover from space travel

January 24, 2019

For nearly two decades, the International Space Station has circled high above us with a crew on board. These astronauts and cosmonauts from a variety of different countries come together View More ›

China accomplishes historic first as seeds sprout (and then die) inside lunar lander mini-habitat

January 17, 2019

Weeks ago, China became the first nation to land a lunar rover on the dark side of the Moon, marking a historic high point for the nation’s space program that View More ›