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Capturing the Sun in Orbit: How Space-Based Solar Power Could Redefine Earth’s Energy Independence
Space Solar Power Plants For millennia, the Sun has been the lifeblood of civilizations — the eternal engine driving growth, agriculture, and human progress. Yet only in the last century have we begun to grasp that this same celestial force could also become the key to solving humanity’s most pressing energy challenge. The concept that […]
China to Open Tiangong Space Station to Commercial Space Activity
China is planning to open its space station to commercial missions and activities, according to a senior human spaceflight program official. “When our space station is completed and running, we will actively encourage the private sector to engage in space through various ways,” Zhou Jianping, chief designer of China’s human spaceflight program, told China Central […]
Due to the Soyuz Embargo of Russian Sanctions Many Satellites Dont Have Launch Options Available
Due to the Soyuz Embargo of Russian Sanctions Many Satellites Dont Have Launch Options Available More than a dozen former Soyuz satellite missions scrapped need new rides after Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, raising questions over how fast the launch market can absorb the loss of the workhorse rocket. While Russia’s share of the international launch […]
October 4, 1957: The Launch of Sputnik and the Dawn of the Space Age
In space history, without a doubt, the most important date is the launch of the Soviet satellite Sputnik to space on October 4, 1957 at 7:28 PM. The launch of the first man-made object to space represents the beginning of the space age, when humanity started to conquer outer space. The Sputnik Satellite was 83.6 […]