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Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas)
QiOSK

Authoritarians in space? More reason to beat China in arms race.

Officials and their friends in the industry say its not a matter of 'if' but 'when' war with Beijing will take place in the outer atmosphere.

Trump space force
Military Industrial Complex

Once ridiculed Space Force ready to blast off with Trump

Air Force officials are pushing for interstellar superiority in the name of great power competition

space weapon
Global Crises

How the US made space more dangerous

Bush’s withdrawal from the Anti-Ballistic Missile Treaty led to an anti-satellite weapons proliferation boom

Not enough war on the ground, the US is taking it to space
Military Industrial Complex

Not enough war on the ground, the US is taking it to space

The military industrial complex is suiting up for a new arms race, far beyond the stratosphere

With timing of rocket blast,  Iran flexes muscles — in space
Middle East

With timing of rocket blast, Iran flexes muscles — in space

Escalation in the Middle East is coming from far above the Earth's surface

SpaceX, DoD want to send soldiers on spaceships for rapid response missions
Military Industrial Complex

SpaceX, DoD want to send soldiers on spaceships for rapid response missions

Elon Musk's space enterprise wants to transport U.S. troops to any point on Earth in less than an hour. But its sci-fi pitch doesn't hold up to scrutiny.