The Hill

Iran’s space program is a problem and an opportunity

Recently, Iran launched three Earth observation satellites as part of a ride-share arrangement on a Russian Soyuz rocket. The mission was the latest for the Iranian space program, ostensibly civilian ...
The Diplomat

How Did Japan’s Space Program Evolve?

Japan’s national space agency – the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) – was established in 2003, but the history of Japan’s space programs dates all the way back to early developments in ...
Ars Technica

US House takes first step toward creating “commercial” deep space program

A US House committee with oversight of NASA unanimously passed a “reauthorization” act for the space agency on Wednesday. The legislation must still be approved by the full House before being sent to ...
National Review

We Need a Private-Sector Overhaul of U.S. Space Exploration

What Is a ‘Conservative Movie’? Jack Hughes or Eileen Gu? Don’t Prosecute Women for Abortion The Hypocrisy of Jon Meacham Everything I Learned About Show Biz Came from The Muppet Show The scrubbed ...
Washington Examiner

What is the NASA Artemis program?

NASA said Tuesday that it has postponed the second mission of its Artemis program, pushing the highly anticipated launch from Feb. 8 into March. During a wet dress rehearsal of the rocket-towering ...
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The ZX Spectrum can gently land on the Mun in Kerbal Space Program better than I can and I'm completely furious about it

Here's a list of things the ZX Spectrum is better at than me. One, maths. Two, being an iconic retro computer. And three, landing on the Mun in Kerbal Space Program, apparently. YouTuber and KSP ...
PBS

Artemis II highlights a shift in U.S. space strategy since Apollo and contrasts with China's closed program

This article originally appeared on The Conversation. When Apollo 13 looped around the Moon in April 1970, more than 40 million people around the world watched the United States recover from a ...
Ars Technica

Lawmakers ask what it would take to “store” the International Space Station

Members of the House Science, Space, and Technology Committee voted to approve a NASA authorization bill this week, advancing legislation chock full of policy guidelines meant to give lawmakers a ...
SpaceNews

Space Force may be done with R-GPS, but Congress isn’t

U.S. Space Force Guardians monitor workstations at Vandenberg Space Force Base, home of the Combined Space Operations Center. These operators ensure satellite services, including GPS and missile ...
CNN

We asked retired astronauts about their favorite space movies, and this is what they shared with us

NASA’s Artemis II mission is set to launch as early as February 8, putting human spaceflight to the moon back in the spotlight after a 50-plus year hiatus. In celebration of our IRL return to the ...
The Diplomat

Singapore Goes to Space

The city-state is seeking to capitalize on one of its comparative advantages as a regional center of STEM education and research. Singapore recently announced the creation of a national space agency, ...