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simulating reentry velocities and conditions with a three-stage solid-fuel Lockheed X-17. A total of 26 X-17 flights were conducted until March 1957. 1958 Aug 27 -Launch Site USS Norton Sound Launch Complex Argus 1 The Argus series were the only clandestine nuclear ever conducted by the United States.The rocket-launched nuclear warheads were set off at very high altitudes over the South Atlantic,1800 km south-west of Capetown,South Africa. The purpose was to determine the effects of nuclear tests explosions on the Earth’s magnetic field and the impact to military radar, communications, sate...

Voyager 1 mission to reach interstellar space for the first time in history. These missions used radioisotope power systems—nuclear energy technology that converts heat into energy by harnessing the natural radioactive decay of plutonium-238. According to the Trump White House’s directive, although “no space nuclear propulsion systems have been launched to-date,” these systems are necessary for space exploration because they will shorten travel time to Mars. Q2: So what’s new? A2: At its core, Space Policy Directive-6 is an ode to exploring Mars. The directive is unique because it p...

With Biden’s Backing, Space Force Threatens to Accelerate the Arms Race The official flag of the United States Space Force is presented in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, D.C., on May 15, 2020. Samuel Corum-Pool / Getty Images Reading List Republicans’ recent loss of control over the federal government means it’s fake outrage season in Washington, D.C. Last week, conservative lawmakers marked the occasion by lambasting White House Press Secretary Jen Psaki for allegedly failing to show sufficient reverence for the Space Force, the new branch of the U.S. Armed ...

December 16, 2020 U.S. Space Command head Gen James Dickinson called out perceived Russian aggression in Space Dec. 16, following another Russian anti-satellite weapon test. (Lewis Carlyle / Department of Defense) WASHINGTON — Russia conducted its second test this year of a direct ascent anti-satellite missile test, according to a U.S. Space Command, yet again drawing sharp criticism from the U.S. “Russia has made space a war-fighting domain by testing space-based and ground-based weapons intended to target and destroy satellites. This fact is inconsistent with Moscow’s public cla...

Artemis Accords: A Step Toward International Cooperation or Further Competition? NASA Administrator Jim Bridenstine gives remarks on the agency’s Artemis program (NASA HQ, https://flic.kr/p/2hXcxV6; CC BY-NC-ND 2.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/2.0/). On Oct. 13, the Artemis Accords Principles for a Safe, Peaceful, and Prosperous Future, commonly referred to as the Artemis Accords, were signed by their eight founding member states: Australia, Canada, Italy, Japan, Luxembourg, the United Arab Emirates, the United Kingdom and the United States. More recently, on Nov. 13, Ukra...