SpaceX
Troy Meink: Elon Musk’s Man in the Pentagon?
President Trump’s nominee for Secretary of the Air Force deserves scrutiny for his close ties to Elon Musk—one of the Pentagon’s largest contractors.
Lucky Seven: X-37B Completed its Latest Mission
Many details about the X-37B are classified. Still, it is critical to the U.S. Space Force’s ability to conduct space operations in the increasingly contested space environment. The United States...
Explaining SpaceX’s Success
Yesterday marked the sixth test launch of SpaceX’s “Starship” shuttle, following a fifth successful test in October. If you want to know how this was possible, you should read this...
SpaceX Made History Today
This morning, Elon Musk’s SpaceX successfully launched a rocket dubbed “Starship” from a site near Brownsville, Texas. SpaceX planned to bring the huge first-stage booster of “Starship,” called the “Super...
Boeing’s Starliner Fiasco: SpaceX to the Rescue
Summary and Key Points: Boeing’s struggles continue as its Starliner spacecraft, meant to ferry astronauts to and from the International Space Station (ISS), has failed to perform reliably, leaving a...
SpaceX’s Polaris Dawn Mission Could Be a Real Game Changer
Summary and Key Points: SpaceX’s Polaris Dawn mission, set to launch on August 28, aims to push the boundaries of human space travel and contribute vital scientific data for future...
How to Win the Second Space Race
Greg Autry and Peter Navarro, Red Moon Rising: How America Will Beat China on the Final Frontier (Nashville, Post Hill Press). 260 pp., $19.99. The first space race was between...
For Space Force to Succeed, It Needs Starships from SpaceX
Summary: SpaceX’s recent test launch of the Starship marked a pivotal moment in space exploration and geopolitics, as it became the largest spacecraft ever to reach orbital velocity despite ending...
Private Enterprise is America’s Key to the Modern Space Race
A new space race is developing between the United States and China. The future of this strategic competition will reshape space exploration and the industries that make it possible. As...
‘Too Much on My Plate’: Musk Puts Twitter Blue on Hold
After a week of chaos in which several fake accounts with the verified names of real people and brands tweeted shocking things, Twitter owner Elon Musk announced that the Twitter...
Russia Threatens to Shoot Down Starlink Satellites
The Russian government warned on Wednesday that it could attempt to retaliate against civilian satellites being used to aid the Ukrainian military during the two countries’ ongoing war—an apparent reference...
China Virtually Tested Launching Nuclear Weapons at Satellites
Chinese physicists are experimenting with disabling satellites in space to disrupt the communications and surveillance capabilities of other countries—namely, the United States. According to a recent South China Morning Post report,...