Iran’s Islamist rulers silent on attempted assassination of Trump
– Iran’s Islamist leadership has remained silent on the attempted assassination of former US President Donald Trump at a rally in Pennsylvania. – Iran had previously threatened revenge against Trump for ordering the 2020 drone strike that killed General Qassem Soleimani. – Iranian state media covered the attack but also amplified conspiracy theories questioning if […]
Here’s the real deal with Boeing’s Starliner right now
Boeing’s Starliner spacecraft recently completed its first crewed test flight to the International Space Station, docking on June 6, 2024 with two NASA astronauts onboard. However, the crew has had an extended stay on the ISS due to issues with some of Starliner’s thrusters. While there is no danger, fixing the thrusters is important for […]
NASA hopes to send astronauts to Mars in the 2030s; here’s how they will get there
NASA recently completed a year-long simulated Mars mission at its Johnson Space Center, where 4 crew members lived in an isolated habitat to test what a real Mars mission might be like. The volunteers simulated activities astronauts would do on Mars like spacewalks, robot operations, maintenance, exercise, and crop growth. It was designed to replicate […]
Space Force launching lasers in 2025 to help pinpoint the center of Earth
The US Space Force plans to launch two GPS satellites in 2025, called SV9 and SV10, that will carry laser retroreflector arrays (LRAs) to help determine the precise location of Earth’s center. The LRAs will use a technique called Satellite Laser Ranging (SLR) where pulses of laser light are reflected between the satellites and ground […]