Special to CosmicTribune.com, August 30, 2026 Excerpts from weekly Sky & Telescope.com report. SUNDAY, AUGUST 30 ■ The waning gibbous Moon rises in the east in late twilight. Saturn follows it up about 30 minutes later. Another hour and they’re nicely high free and clear. Although they look close together (about 5°), Saturn is currently 3,400 […]
Special to CosmicTribune.com, June 12, 2026 Geostrategy-Direct, June 9, 2026 President Donald Trump on June 5 signed a national-security memorandum aimed at accelerating and securing advanced artificial intelligence (AI) applications for U.S. military and intelligence purposes. The National Security Presidential Memorandum “reflects a growing view inside the White House that U.S. security agencies are moving […]
Special to CosmicTribune.com, June 3, 2026 Geostrategy-Direct By Richard Fisher While it appeared to be a significant setback, the May 28 spectacular explosion of Blue Origin’s New Glenn reusable space launch vehicle (SLV) may not result in a huge delay in the Moon Base building plans of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA). On […]
Special to CosmicTribune.com, May 6, 2026 Geostrategy-Direct By Richard Fisher While the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) is trying to extend the retirement schedule of the International Space Station (ISS) from 2030 to September 2032, China is confirming plans to double the size of its Tiangong small space station. Currently, the 450 metric ton […]
Special to CosmicTribune.com, April 30, 2026 Geostrategy-Direct By Richard Fisher Russia and China are developing weapons for use in Low Earth Orbit (LEO), with Russia suspected of developing nuclear weapons for anti-satellite warfare, while China pursues fighting satellites. For its part, the United States is finally developing space-based weapons as part of the Trump Administration’s […]
Special to CosmicTribune.com, March 26, 2026 Geostrategy-Direct By Richard Fisher At the conclusion of his opening for the National Aeronautics and Space Administration’s (NASA) epic March 24 morning brief on its Moon program simply titled “Ignition,” NASA Administrator Jared Isaacman stated: “This is the moment where we should all start believing again. When ideas become […]
Special to CosmicTribune.com, February 25, 2026 Geostrategy-Direct By Richard Fisher To expand its strategic military reach on Earth and in space, China seeks to export space related infrastructure to advance bi-lateral space relationships, but at the same time seeks military benefits from its “commercial” space sector’s activities. Africa has been especially targeted by China for […]
Special to CosmicTribune.com, February 5, 2026 Geostrategy-Direct By Richard Fisher As the Trump Administration maneuvers to block the Chinese Communist Party’s (CCP) quest for hegemony on Earth — attacking its proxies Iran and Venezuela while arming Taiwan — in January 2026 is its becoming clear that the United States and China are also locked in […]
Special to CosmicTribune.com, December 4, 2025 Geostrategy-Direct By Richard Fisher As quintillions of Artificial Intelligence (AI) processes expand the realm of the computer “Cloud,” that invisible computer ecosystem requiring burgeoning numbers of real estate, water and energy-demanding “Data Centers,” the next step envisioned is to project Data Centers from this world into outer space, a […]
Special to CosmicTribune.com, September 26, 2025 Geostrategy-Direct By Richard Fisher In 2024 China exported about 1.3 million electric vehicles (EVs) or about 40 percent of the world market for EVs. One major Chinese EV manufacturer, Geely, via its subsidiary Geespace, is populating its GEESATCOM broadband-communication satellite constellation, that in an Aug. 10, 2025 press release […]
