U.S. and allied governments and contractors gamed out implications of a nuclear blast intended to take out satellites.
A Russian nuclear weapon in orbit could trigger a "space Pearl Harbor," crippling GPS, satellite internet, and military ...
The White House released a policy April 14 directing NASA, the Pentagon and DOE to develop space nuclear power systems that ...
In space no one can hear you scream, warns the memorable tagline of the sci-fi chiller Alien. However, that doesn’t mean everyone is completely deaf to what’s going on out there, as two eavesdropping ...
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The White House is moving to fast-track nuclear power development in space, laying out a detailed road map with firm agency ...
Lockheed Martin's concept for a fission surface power (FSP) system on the surface of the moon. Credit: Lockheed Martin No technology holds more transformative potential for America’s space aspirations ...
Count the chairman of the Senate Armed Services Committee among the defense-policy experts who say the National Defense Strategy is inadequate in key ways. At a Thursday hearing, Sen. Roger Wicker, ...