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The truth is Down Under? Gobsmacked Aussies share conspiracy theories after spectacular green fireball sighting (VIDEOS)

Posted on June 16, 2020June 16, 2020By Editor

Western Australian skies glowed an ominous green overnight, as a suspected meteorite provided an impromptu celestial pyrotechnics display visible as far as away as Victoria and South Australia. … Read More >The truth is Down Under? Gobsmacked Aussies share conspiracy theories after spectacular green fireball sighting (VIDEOS)

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Cosmos as the final (legal) frontier: How America is bending SPACE LAW as we enter new age of exploration

Posted on May 30, 2020May 30, 2020By Editor

The field of space law is in flux. While it rests on treaties drafted during the Cold War, new technology has opened a pandora’s box of new considerations as space travel, exploration, and mining are now closer than ever before. … Read More >Cosmos as the final (legal) frontier: How America is bending SPACE LAW as we enter new age of exploration

EU

Toxic vapor leak discovered at Russia’s space booster in French Guiana

Posted on May 30, 2020May 30, 2020By Editor

A toxic vapor leak was detected coming from the Russian Fregat upper-stage rocket which is stored at the space center in French Guiana. It was supposed to deliver satellites, but the operation was halted over the coronavirus. … Read More >Toxic vapor leak discovered at Russia’s space booster in French Guiana

Russia

Russia plans to build a REPLACEMENT for the International Space Station, won’t allow Moon privatization – Space Agency Chief

Posted on May 26, 2020May 26, 2020By Editor

Russia is planning to create its own orbital space station and winged, crewed spacecraft, according to Dmitry Rogozin, Director General of Russia’s space agency Roscosmos. … Read More >Russia plans to build a REPLACEMENT for the International Space Station, won’t allow Moon privatization – Space Agency Chief

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Residents joke about ALIEN INVASION as fiery UFO spotted in the skies above Victoria, Australia (VIDEOS)

Posted on May 22, 2020May 22, 2020By Editor

Emergency services were flooded with calls about a potential plane crash, residents feared 2020 may finally have unleashed alien hordes to put humanity out of its misery… but what exactly did light up the skies above Victoria? … Read More >Residents joke about ALIEN INVASION as fiery UFO spotted in the skies above Victoria, Australia (VIDEOS)

USA

Intelsat, launcher of 1st commercial communications satellite, files for bankruptcy… it’s a friend we didn’t know we had

Posted on May 17, 2020May 17, 2020By Editor

Born in the Cold War, powered by rivalry and unhindered by free-market restrictions, Intelsat linked the planet with its satellites – but hardly anyone knew about it. Now, it struggles to stay afloat. … Read More >Intelsat, launcher of 1st commercial communications satellite, files for bankruptcy… it’s a friend we didn’t know we had

Iran’s launch of military satellite DOES NOT violate UNSC resolution – Moscow

Posted on April 24, 2020By Editor

The UN Security Council’s resolution on Iran’s nuclear program does not ban it from the peaceful exploration of space, a Russian foreign ministry spokesperson has said. … Read More >Iran’s launch of military satellite DOES NOT violate UNSC resolution – Moscow

First military sat launch means SPACE CLUB membership for embattled Iran, but US may respond to it with MORE SANCTIONS

Posted on April 23, 2020April 23, 2020By Editor

Strangled by America’s maximum pressure campaign, Iran was still able to send a military satellite into orbit, spelling the start of its space era. But from the US, the achievement will be met with only one thing: more sanctions. … Read More >First military sat launch means SPACE CLUB membership for embattled Iran, but US may respond to it with MORE SANCTIONS

Iran’s Revolutionary Guards launch ‘1st military satellite’ into orbit – state media

Posted on April 22, 2020April 22, 2020By Editor

An Iranian military satellite, mounted on a domestically-built rocket, was sent into space by the air arm of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) on Wednesday. The device is said to be the first of its kind in the country. … Read More >Iran’s Revolutionary Guards launch ‘1st military satellite’ into orbit – state media

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Cold War talk: Pentagon says Moscow tested ‘anti-satellite’ weaponry & accuses it of hypocrisy… while having same toys for years

Posted on April 18, 2020April 18, 2020By Editor

Russia has tested an “anti-satellite” weapon – at least Pentagon said so, branding Moscow’s calls against militarization of space “hypocritical.” The US itself has had such weaponry for years already, however. … Read More >Cold War talk: Pentagon says Moscow tested ‘anti-satellite’ weaponry & accuses it of hypocrisy… while having same toys for years