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NASA’s nuclear trajectory

Published in CounterpunchNASA Gets High on its Nuclear SupplyBy Lee HallFeb. 16, 2023Full article with references: https://www.counterpunch.org/2023/02/16/nasa-gets-high-on-its-nuclear-supply/ NASA’s going nuclear. It was decreed before most of us were born. Back in 1955, the Air Force set out to design a nuclear-propelled stage for an intercontinental ballistic missile at the Los Alamos Scientific Laboratory. In 1958,Continue reading “NASA’s nuclear trajectory”

It’s an old story: Cutting Social Security to fund Mars missions

From Global Network Against Weapons & Nuclear Power in Space4-3-25 Original post:By Between The LinesJanuary 27, 2004 Interview with Bruce Gagnon, coordinator of the Global Network Against Weapons & Nuclear Power in Space, conducted by Melinda Tuhus Last week, President Bush announced his goal of sending Americans back to the moon by 2020 and thenContinue reading “It’s an old story: Cutting Social Security to fund Mars missions”

NASA to test nuclear-powered rocket engine by 2027

From Al JazeeraJanuary 24, 2023 The top official at the United States space agency NASA has said the country plans to test a spacecraft engine powered with nuclear fission by 2027, an advancement seen as key to long-haul missions including a manned journey to Mars. NASA will partner with the US military’s Defense Advanced Research ProjectsContinue reading “NASA to test nuclear-powered rocket engine by 2027”

441,449 LOW EARTH ORBIT SATELLITES — Operating, Approved, and Proposed

By Arthur FirstenbergCellphone Task ForceJanuary 5, 2022 PDF While the attention of a terrified world has been riveted on a virus, and while concern about radiation has been focused on 5G on the ground, the assault on the heavens has reached astronomical proportions. During the past two years, the number of satellites circling the earth hasContinue reading “441,449 LOW EARTH ORBIT SATELLITES — Operating, Approved, and Proposed”