Space

A Russian spacecraft with two cosmonauts and one NASA astronaut docked successfully at the ISS, but damage to the Baikonur launch pad was reported.

The European Space Agency asks its 23 member states for over 20 billion euros to fund satellites and research programs.

The US government has asked contractor competitors to develop four versions of missile interceptors to address threats at various altitudes and speeds, but those contracts have yet to be awarded.

While the comet's precise point of origin remains unclear, the NASA scientists said they believe it hails from a solar system older than our own, which formed about 4.5 billion years ago.

The threat has prompted calls for rival space powers US and China to collaborate on space debris mitigation and satellite traffic rules, though US law largely bars NASA from working with Beijing.

Stanton T. Friedman, a Jewish nuclear physicist and highly regarded “ufologist," helped popularize the 1947 incident that led to Roswell's intergalactic infamy.

China’s space agency said that the delay was to ensure the astronauts’ safety and health and has not yet announced alternative dates for Dong, Zhongrui, and Jie’s return.

What convinced her, she said during the segment, was a video she saw online of an Aldrin interview. She said she interpreted his comments in that interview to mean the moon landing never occurred.

Indigenous launch capability is rare. A strategic decision can turn it into economic power.

The system will feature two critical early-warning components: ground-based over-the-horizon radars and a satellite constellation.