Category: Science & Tech

FAMERICA is bracing itself for war in space and has begun training U.S. air force personnel for science fiction-style cosmic conflicts, it has been revealed. Defence chiefs fear Russia and China are developing space weapons which would give them a potentially catastrophic edge over the U.S. in any future conflict. To counter this threat, the air force has launched a program called the “Space Mission Force” which is dedicated to “developing space warfighters for tomorrow”. In a white paper, General John Hyten, commander of air force Space Command, wrote: “Despite…

Lab mice that spent just two weeks in orbit showed early signs of liver damage upon returning to Earth, raising concern about what long-duration spaceflight might do to humans, researchers said Wednesday. The findings could interest the US space agency, which plans to send people to deep space destinations such as an asteroid or Mars by the 2030s — missions that will require long stays in space. NASA is already studying the effects of long-term spaceflight on the human body, and recently sent one of its veteran astronauts, Scott Kelly,…

WASHINGTON: Amid the US’ push to expand cooperation with India in the space sector, the country’s nascent private space industry has expressed its opposition to the large scale use of low cost ISRO launch vehicles for putting American satellites into orbits. Such a move, corporate leaders and officials of the fast- emerging American private space industry told lawmakers this week, would be detrimental to the future health of the private sector US space companies. They feel it would be tough for them to compete against low-cost Indian Space Research Organisation…