Major Asian powers are currently engaged in a quiet space race of sorts, which is going by largely unnoticed by other countries. It's only now that analysts are beginning to put things into perspective.
The major actors in this race are China, India and Japan, all of which are currently ramping up their space ... |
8 December 2011
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Sputnik 1 is undoubtedly one of the most important spacecraft in human history, as it represents the first artificial satellite to be placed in low-Earth orbit. The maneuver took place on October 4, 1957, which yesterday had its 54th anniversary.
The satellite was launched aboard a Sputnik rocket, from Site No.1/5... |
5 October 2011
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Whereas the first Space Race was a direct competition between the world's two largest superpowers, the United States and the Soviet Union, the second one, currently just beginning, will be a confrontation of private entities. Mirroring the international system, where the role of states is dwindling, and that of ... |
11 April 2011
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Top officials in the Russian Federation announced on Thursday that they gave their acceptance to a proposal stating that the country should pursue the development of a nuclear-powered spacecraft, which is currently set to fly as early as 2012. This would essentially leave the former Communist nation in charge of the ... |
5 November 2009
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The race to the Moon starts to look more as an obligation rather than a competition, with Korea adding up to the increasing number of the countries which turn their face to our natural satellite. It feels like it's the normal thing to do if you want to get noticed as an important nation. Recently, South Korea ha... |
2 December 2008
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Surely, the field of physics is far from being the first thing that presidents concern themselves with when it comes to the skills they require for the job. However, having a more solid knowledge of the way things happen around the world and in nature in general, as well as in space, might make the difference at some... |
3 November 2008
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