China’s Space Ambitions Just Came Crashing Back Down to Earth
China has bold plans to conquer space. But first, it will have to learn how to land rockets without scattering debris across the earth.
Space
Russia Abandons Space Station Despite Biden’s Pleading
The latest embarrassment for the Biden administration is literally out of this world.
Biden’s NASA Goes Slinking Back to Putin
The flip-flop is just the latest inconsistency demonstrating the Biden administration’s confused state.
Alan Shepard’s Mercury Flight
Astronaut Alan Shepard becomes the first American to fly in space in 1961.
Kamala Harris’s Latest Mistake: Giving Russia and China More Control over Space
Banning American anti-satellite missile testing won’t decrease space debris, but it will let our enemies do more of what they want in space.
Mercury 7 Astronauts
A look back at NASA’s first astronauts.
Biden Brings Identity Politics to the Moon
The latest Biden budget is just the latest confirmation that his administration cares more about exploiting identity politics than exploring space.
For Want of Half a Giraffe
Since when, exactly, did we measure asteroids in giraffes?
We Need New Thinking in the Economic Competition with China
We must focus on maintaining a first-class military, winning the high-tech race, and reducing our vulnerabilities in the event of a war.
Russia’s Desperate (Yet Plausible) Threat to Crash the International Space Station
Whether or not Russia’s top space official is serious, America should never have permitted Russia enough control over the ISS to make the threat plausible.