Space

Potential Game-Changer for Space Farming

The discovery of Unknown Bacteria Strains on International Space Station(ISS) offers hope for future Space Farming, says an article published on The Weather Channel.

Possibilities to Establish Future Human Settlements

For the success of ambitious future space explorations, it is crucial to understand how plants can be grown in stressful conditions of long spaceflights or on planets like Mars.

Towards this, ISS acts as a test-bed to explore various possibilities to establish future human...

https://mfame.guru/potential-game-changer-for-space-farming/

Navy Announces Slew of Promotions, Including New Head of Submarine Force Pacific

Gen. John Hyten, commander of U.S. Strategic Command (USSTRATCOM), center, discusses submarine maintenance with Rear Adm. Jeffrey Jablon, commander of Submarine Group 10, left, and Capt. Paul Dinius, commanding officer of the Trident Refit Facility, at Naval Submarine Base Kings Bay, Ga. US Navy photo.

The Navy this week announced a series of promotions and new assignments for flag officers, including a new head of submarine forces in the Pacific.
The service on Thursday issued a list of 25 rear...

https://news.usni.org/2021/02/26/navy-announces-slew-of-promotions-including-new-head-of-submarine-force-pacific

Panel: Many U.S. Defense Spending Trends Based on What’s Happening in China, Russia

The launch of the Type 75 big-deck amphib in Shanghai. PLAN Photo

Questions about China’s defense spending, programs and systems – and the Pentagon’s response – dominated a Wednesday House Appropriations defense subcommittee hearing on future U.S. defense spending trends.

Thomas Mahnken, chief executive officer of the Center for Strategic and Budgetary Assessments, told the subcommittee that, when it comes to Beijing’s current security spending, “the majority of their spending is actually on...

https://news.usni.org/2021/02/26/panel-many-u-s-defense-spending-trends-based-on-whats-happening-in-china-russia

Lockheed Makes $4.4B Bid to Buy Aerojet Rocketdyne

RS-25 Engines. Aerodyne Rocketdyne Photo

Lockheed Martin has made a $4.4 billion offer to acquire rocket engine maker Aerojet Rocketdyne, the companies announced on Sunday.

Speaking with investors on Monday, Lockheed CEO Jim Taiclet said the move to acquire the engine maker was rooted in the future growth of hypersonic weapons and missile defense systems the Pentagon is developing, as well as the growing space business.

In the call, Taiclet and Lockheed CFO Ken Possenriede said the merger had the...

https://news.usni.org/2020/12/21/lockheed-makes-4-4b-bid-to-buy-aerojet-rocketdyne

It’s not SpaceWaves, but an astronaut is back!

Terry Virts

Blast off (again) with a former astronaut and ISS commander

Dooner and The Dude host astronaut Terry Virts

Astronaut Terry Virts talks to Dooner and The Dude during the North American Supply Chain Summit.

We found out how excited Dooner and The Dude got when talking to astronauts during our SpaceWaves live event, and they had the opportunity to welcome another NASA great to the FreightWaves desk.

Terry Virts spent 213 days in space as commander of the International Space Station and has just...

https://s29755.pcdn.co/news/its-not-spacewaves-but-an-astronaut-is-back

SpaceWaves: What it takes to build a Martian supply chain (with video)

Sydney Do joined SpaceWaves to talk about the Martian Supply Chain.

Sydney Do, systems engineer at the NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory, hopes to send humans to orbit Mars and come back in the late 2030s. Following a successful orbit and round-trip mission to Mars and back, the next missions would send astronauts to land on the surface of Mars for progressively longer amounts of time. Even though it may be more than a decade before humans set foot on Mars, the logistical planning has already started.

In a SpaceWaves Fireside Chat on Thursday, Do and Andrew Cox,...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/spacewaves-what-it-takes-to-get-humans-to-mars

SpaceWaves: Cargo rockets and a space economy (with video)

Cowing joins for a SpaceWaves talk about the space economy.

Private companies such as SpaceX and Blue Origin are entering the space exploration industry with a bang. 

Companies are now designing reusable rockets and offshore platforms, so the costs of launching rockets into space are based more on the prices of natural gas and liquid oxygen, according to Keith Cowing, the longtime editor at NASA Watch. And using rockets to transport cargo across the world is growing in popularity as the FAA decided to ease regulations for commercial space transport in...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/spacewaves-the-race-for-space-supremacy

7 Joint Chiefs, 2 Senior Leaders in Quarantine After Meetings with COVID-19-Positive USCG Flag

First row (left to right): Gen. Mark Milley chairman of the Joint Chiefs
Gen. John Hyten, vice chairman of the Joint Chiefs
Gen. James McConville, chief of staff of the U.S. Army
Second row: Adm. Mike Gilday, chief of naval operations of the U.S. Navy
Gen. Charles Brown, chief of staff of the U.S. Air Force
Gen. John Raymond, chief of space operations of the U.S. Space Force
Third row: Gen. Daniel Hokanson, chief of National Guard Bureau
Gen. Paul Nakasone, commander of U.S. Cyber Command and...

https://news.usni.org/2020/10/06/7-joint-chiefs-2-senior-leaders-in-quarantine-after-meetings-with-covid-19-positive-uscg-flag

Bacteria That Can Travel Through Outer Space

Bacteria could survive travel between Earth and Mars when forming aggregates

According to a Phys.org article, researchers have found that bacteria can travel across space and reach one planet to another. Startling right?

The Panspermia Theory

Imagine microscopic life-forms, such as bacteria, transported through space, and landing on another planet.

The bacteria finding suitable conditions for its survival could then start multiplying again, sparking life at the other side of the universe.

This theory, called “panspermia”, support the possibility that microbes may migrate...

https://mfame.guru/bacteria-that-can-travel-through-outer-space/

Report to Congress on Emerging Military Technologies

The following is the July 17, 2020 Congressional Research Service report, Emerging Military Technologies: Background and Issues for Congress

From the report

Members of Congress and Pentagon officials are increasingly focused on developing emerging military technologies to enhance U.S. national security and keep pace with U.S. competitors. The U.S. military has long relied upon technological superiority to ensure its dominance in conflict and to underwrite U.S. national security. In recent years,...

https://news.usni.org/2020/07/21/report-to-congress-on-emerging-military-technologies

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