Alan Shepard’s Mercury Flight
Astronaut Alan Shepard becomes the first American to fly in space in 1961.
Space
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.
Russia Just Showed How Vulnerable America Is to ‘Scorched Earth’ Space War
A war in space would be devastating for the American people, the military, and the economy.
Prince William Is Wrong to Hate the Private Space Race
He represents an anti-innovation environmentalism that is blind to the benefits our new space age will bring.
A Tale of Two Spaceflights
It’s SpaceX vs. Boeing, and so far, the private sector is outpacing the government-backed aerospace behemoth.