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Napoleon Bonaparte once said, “Amateurs talk about tactics; professionals study logistics.” He was right — for all of the military might the United States has at its disposal, it’s not the firepower, the troop count, or even the advanced technology that makes America’s military such an imposing global presence; it’s the supply lines. Now, the […]

Like SpaceX founder Elon Musk or Blue Origin owner Jeff Bezos, British billionaire Richard Branson has long had his sights set on space travel. Unlike Musk and Bezos, however, Branson believes aircraft assisted launches are the secret to making trips to the stars more affordable. It’s with that ultimate goal in mind that Branson built […]

Last week, a Russian Soyuz rocket carrying a crew made up of one American and one Russian was aborted mid-flight, forcing the capsule into what’s been called a “ballistic descent;” which is a decidedly sterile term for what amounts to careening back to earth at breakneck speeds and landing somewhere in Siberia before waiting for […]

For the most part, orbital defense isn’t nearly as sexy an endeavor as its made out to be by the media. Protecting America’s large constellation of defense, intelligence and commercial satellites relied on for everything from navigation to communications, is largely an effort that can be undertaken from a desk here on earth — including […]

In a somewhat cryptic tweet posted late last week, Elon Musk’s space faring company SpaceX announced that they had signed up their first passenger for a flight around the moon. The passenger’s identity was not revealed in the Tweet, though subsequent tweets posted by Musk himself suggest that their first customer may be from Japan. […]

Joe Rogan is no stranger to controversy. His show offers more than popular people with powerful personalities — it provides a lengthy interaction that can stretch on for the better part of two hours — which is often far longer than the polished facade maintained by most modern celebrities can last. Incorporate the use of […]

Last year, NASA announced the addition of twelve new astronaut candidates into the rigorous training program that would one day lead to space. Historically, making it into the astronaut candidate class for a certain year represents the single biggest hurdle between a qualified candidate and actually making it into orbit, as the process is so […]

Lockheed Martin has become the U.S. government’s go-to company when it comes to solving the problems of tomorrow. Whether it’s cold fusion, hypersonic missile technology or fighter jets, Lockheed has a knack for securing high-dollar, and high profile, government contracts. Now, as the federal government sets about placing a new focus on orbital defense, Lockheed […]

The first U.S. astronauts who will fly on American-made commercial spacecraft, to and from the International Space Station, wave after being announced, Friday, Aug. 3, 2018, at NASA’s Johnson Space Center in Houston, Texas. The astronauts are, from left to right: Victor Glover, Mike Hopkins, Bob Behnken, Doug Hurley, Nicole Aunapu Mann, Chris Ferguson, Eric […]

Last week, NASA made two important announcements pertaining to the future of America’s manned space travel endeavors. The first announcement, which garnered the majority of the attention, was the list of astronauts slated to be the first ever to venture into space aboard commercial rockets. The second, however, tempered the excitement — acknowledging that the […]

Although there has been talk of turning the International Space Station over to commercial parties upon the end of it’s projected service life in 2025, a recent audit of that strategy carried out and released by NASA’s Office of the Inspector General seems to indicate that such an extension of the ISS lifespan is unlikely. […]

Last week, the private space firm Blue Origin conducted a successful test launch of their capsule and suborbital booster rocket called New Shepard. The successful test not only served as another notch in Blue Origin’s belt, but it also provided the opportunity to test and demonstrate their crew capsule escape system. Unlike Elon Musk’s space […]