Special to CosmicTribune.com, June 15, 2023 Mercury brightens this week but remains lost in the glow of sunrise. It is best seen 30 or 40 minutes before sunrise, well to the lower left of brighter Jupiter. Venus is the brilliant “Evening Star” in the west from twilight into late evening. It’s not as high in […]
Special to CosmicTribune.com, June 13, 2023 Geostrategy-Direct By Richard Fisher On May 30 the State Department issued its Strategic Framework for Space Policy, a first of its kind document intended to guide State Department diplomatic efforts in support of United States space programs. Of special concern is the National Aeronautics and Space Agency’s (NASA) Artemis […]
Special to CosmicTribune.com, June 7, 2023 Geostrategy-Direct By Richard Fisher On May 25, South Korea launched its third Korean Space Launch Vehicle-II “Nuri” (World) that successful deployed eight satellites. On May 30, North Korea’s first attempt to launch its new Chollima-1 space launch vehicle ended in failure. In addition to reflecting that the competition between […]
Special to CosmicTribune.com, June 8, 2023 SATURDAY, JUNE 3 ■ Full Moon (exact at 11:43 p.m. EDT). Look for orange Antares just 3° or 4° to the Moon’s upper right this evening. SUNDAY, JUNE 4 ■ Vega is the brightest star in the east-northeast after dark. MONDAY, JUNE 5 ■ Bright Arcturus shines pale yellow-orange […]
Special to CosmicTribune.com, May 31, 2023 Geostrategy-Direct By Richard Fisher On May 8, Chinese state media reported that China’s “reusable spacecraft” had completed its second orbital mission, this time spending 276 days in space. Xinhua also commented, “The complete success of this test marks an important breakthrough in my country’s research on reusable spacecraft technology, […]
Special to CosmicTribune.com, May 31, 2023 SATURDAY, MAY 27 First-quarter Moon (exact at 11:22 a.m. on this date EDT). Jupiter and Mercury low in the dawn, May 27, 2023 By now Jupiter is getting easier to see low in the eastern dawn. And little Mercury is barely coming into view. Bring binoculars. SUNDAY, MAY 28 […]
Special to CosmicTribune.com, May 23, 2023 Geostrategy-Direct By Richard Fisher As long as the nation can afford it, redundancy in spacecraft adds to the assurance that the United States can build a presence on the Moon sufficient to deter predations from the Chinese Communist Party’s hegemonic ambitions to control the Earth-Moon System. So, despite a […]
Special to CosmicTribune.com, May 22, 2023 MONDAY, MAY 22 ■ The waxing crescent Moon shines lower right of Venus this evening, as shown below. The widening trio of Mars, Pollux, and Castor floats above them. WEDNESDAY, MAY 24 ■ Spot Mars a little below the Moon this evening, as shown. Arcturus, which most people have surely seen […]
Special to CosmicTribune.com, May 2, 2023 Geostrategy-Direct By Richard Fisher In geosynchronous orbit (GEO) China and the United States are revealing “sharp elbows” or potential combat capabilities that reflect the very high priority both place on war-winning access to low Earth orbit (LEO) and GEO, and just as important, to deny such access to the […]
Special to CosmicTribune.com, May 13, 2023 May is the month when the Milky Way is altogether missing from the evening sky, for those of us living in the latitudes of the continental United States. That’s because the Milky Way now lies all the way around the horizon in a circle, and the North Galactic Pole […]
