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An attack against a spacecraft could usher in the next global war, Dmitry Rogozin, the head of Russia’s national space agency Roscosmos, said on Saturday. “One must keep in mind that the destruction of a foreign spacecraft means World War III. It’s a casus belli, and there’s no doubt about …

China has invited foreign astronauts to join the mission aboard Beijing’s Tiangong space station and conduct research alongside its crew. Speaking on Monday, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Wang Wenbin said that Beijing was “ready to cooperate with all nations.” The diplomat added that the “Chinese space station is inviting foreign …

Three Chinese astronauts have returned home following a months-long stay on the Tiangong space station, where the crew carried out a number of experiments and construction projects on orbital modules during their mission. The astronauts landed in China’s Inner Mongolia region on Saturday morning after a nine-hour journey, during which …

Competition from rival nations Russia and China that the US and its allies face in the space domain has increased “dramatically,” the Defense Intelligence Agency (DIA) said on Tuesday. Moscow and Beijing are also cooperating in space exploration and may soon start exploiting the Moon’s natural resources, US military officials …

The head of the Russian space agency says he will propose a plan on ending the partnership with the West on the International Space Station (ISS). Saturday’s statement comes in response to sanctions imposed on Moscow following its attack on Ukraine, which was launched in late February. Dmitry Rogozin said …

Australia’s defense minister Peter Dutton is expected to announce that his government will pursue the development of a US-style Space Force in the future, as the country’s new Space Command begins operations. On Tuesday, Dutton will warn the Air and Space Power Conference that “space is becoming more congested and …

The US may unplug Russia from the GPS satellite navigation system as part of sanctions over the Ukrainian conflict, the head of Russia’s space agency Roscosmos, Dmitry Rogozin, has said. “Do you know that, now, within the framework of sanctions, the US is considering the possibility of disconnecting Russia from …

Legendary cosmonaut Yuri Gagarin has been caught up in the global push to punish all things Russian amid the Ukraine crisis, despite having died more than half a century ago. A major US space industry conference has censored Gagarin’s name, essentially canceling the first human to travel into outer space. …

The Chinese government is offering companies involved in the manufacture of spacecraft, rockets and satellites a hefty financial incentive to relocate to Wuhan, seeking to reinvent the city as a “valley of satellites” by 2025.  Wuhan announced the official launch of its plans to turn the city into a $15.7 …

Roscosmos will prioritize the development of satellites for defense purposes in light of Western sanctions, Russia’s space agency chief revealed on Thursday. Speaking to Russia’s Rossiya 24 TV channel, Dmitry Rogozin said that Roscosmos’ operations would have to be adjusted in response to new challenges posed by Western sanctions. The …