The list, published Monday by the Bureau of Industry and Security amends the Export Administration Regulations, and represents just the first tranche of entries that will be expanded going forward, Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross said. Commerce is “leveraging its partnerships with US and global companies to combat efforts by China …
Read More »‘Disney gonna sue?’: Space Force to call its members ‘guardians,’ but netizens see superhero movie rip-off
The VP unveiled the new title during a White House ceremony on Friday to mark the one-year anniversary of the country’s youngest military branch, with the newly christened “guardians” joining soldiers, sailors, airmen and guardsmen in the ranks of the armed forces. The Space Force announced the name upgrade in …
Read More »Back to a sci-fi classic: Russian space scientists float idea of using RAILGUNS to launch satellites into orbit
The idea was floated by scientists at the leading research institute of Russia’s Roscosmos space agency in a new article published this week. The article explores the use of other space launchers besides chemical rocketry, which has long been the primary method of lifting off our planet. “In our opinion, …
Read More »After years of relying on Roscomos to deliver its astronauts to space, Washington now plans sanctions on Russian space agency
As well as Roscosmos, the proposed sanctions would also target Rosatom, the federal nuclear energy agency, as one of 28 organizations in the aviation, rocket, space, nuclear, instrument and engine industries. According to news agency RIA Novosti, which has seen the document, the suggested measures are also aimed at Chinese …
Read More »Hackers and SPACE COMMAND: Boris pledges £16.5bn military spending spree amid cuts to foreign aid & welfare
Major media outlets reported the budget deal, citing sources at Number 10 Downing Street ahead of the official announcement in the Commons on Thursday. Johnson reportedly said that “the defence of the realm must come first,” even as Britain struggles to deal with the economic and health impact of the …
Read More »Israel to send its second astronaut into space after pioneer killed in US shuttle Columbia explosion in 2003
Stibbe is scheduled to blast off to the International Space Station (ISS) from Florida in late 2021, Israeli President Reuven Rivlin said during a ceremony at his residence in Jerusalem on Monday. “This is a day of national joy, and great pride” for Israel, Rivlin said, adding that Stibbe would …
Read More »Liftoff! SpaceX Crew Dragon launches to Space Station with crew of 4 astronauts
The rocket lifted off from Cape Canaveral at 7:27pm ET (0:27GMT on Monday) and was set for a rendezvous with the ISS some 27 hours later. The launch was originally scheduled for Saturday, but had to be postponed due to forecasts of gusty winds. NASA’s Michael Hopkins, Victor Glover and Shannon Walker, …
Read More »Manned Soyuz MS-16 crew successfully touches down in Kazakhstan after 196 days in space
NASA astronaut and Expedition 63 commander Chris Cassidy, as well as two Russian cosmonauts, Anatoly Ivanishin and Ivan Vagner, touched down some 150km (90 miles) southeast of Zhezqazghan, a city in Karaganda Region, Kazakhstan, at 2:54am GMT (around 6am Moscow time) on Thursday. The descent, which was broadcast by the …
Read More »Russian & American astronauts lift off for ‘ultrafast’ 3-hour flight to International Space Station aboard Soyuz MS-17 (VIDEO)
That means the trip is shorter than a standard Moscow to London flight. The three travelers took off from a launch site in Kazakhstan just before noon local time on Wednesday, riding aboard a Soyuz spacecraft. They are expected to dock at the ISS in record time under the new flight …
Read More »Russia prepares FASTEST-EVER crewed trip to International Space Station (PHOTOS)
Preparations for the lift-off, which is scheduled for next Wednesday, are underway at launch pad 31 at the Baikonur cosmodrome in Kazakhstan. The Soyuz-2.1a rocket and the Soyuz MS-17 crew ship were transported out of the assembly hall on Sunday morning, Russian space agency Roscosmos reported. After separating from the launch …
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