The legal considerations of stopping extinction events from space

Um, yeah. A committee. That’s just great. Another committee, but this one is different, right? It’s a committee to “SAVE THE WORLD” (can I hear me some KUMBAYA brothers and sisters?). It’s a United Nations committee. So now we’re all going to be a lot safer, okay? No–really–wait, where are you going? Why are you […]

Surprise Chinese launch places another “experimental” satellite in orbit

Yup, the Chinese decided to surprise everyone with the launch of a Long March 4b, according to this NASASpaceflight.com article. I can’t even imagine the hullabaloo this created on our SBIRS (Space Based Infrared System) operators if this rocket’s intense heat source was really not expected. Imagine seeing something emerge from a not-so-friendly country–something big that […]