Friday, April 18, 2025

Tag: space

“The new space race is going nuclear”

“The space nuclear industry is flying blind—blinded by its devotion to profit and power."

Jeff ‘Space Cowboy’ Bezos

Space flights used to achieve scientific purpose. Now they're a rich man's carnival ride.

Our billionaires are blasting off. Good riddance!

We don’t need billionaires out to “conquer space.” We need to conquer inequality.

Space Force: The tragic weaponization of space

"Simply put, [fighting from space is] the American way of fighting...freedom to attack as well as freedom from attack."

Turning space into a war zone: Space Force Missile Defense review

“It is not enough to merely have an American presence in space, we must have American dominance in space.”

Trump’s Space Force

“I have not yet heard a compelling case why we need a separate force.”

American dominance in space? Why Trump’s push for Space Force is...

“This is a crucial moment where the public must stand and say ‘hell no!”

Mars breakthrough: Water discovered beneath surface

"This thrilling discovery is a highlight for planetary science and will contribute to our understanding of the evolution of Mars, the history of water on our neighbor planet and its habitability."

Could the formation of a Space Force be on Trump’s agenda?

“Space as a war fighting domain is the latest obscenity in a long list of vile actions by a vile administration."

The end of Cassini

Cassini carries with it 72.3 pounds of Plutonium-238 fuel.

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