Special to CosmicTribune.com, June 18, 2026 Geostrategy-Direct By Richard Fisher The China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation (CASC) revealed in August 2023 that it was working to compile a 100-year plan to populate the Earth’s nearby solar system. Thus, the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) which specializes in long term plans would require large rockets to […]
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 28, 2026 Geostrategy-Direct By Richard Fisher While President Donald Trump wants to have Americans return to the Moon by 2028, there is a great deal of preparation necessary to meet that goal, and on May 26, the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) held a press conference to explain schedules and […]
Special to CosmicTribune.com, May 21, 2026 Geostrategy-Direct By Richard Fisher Elon Musk and his SpaceX Corporation have a great deal riding on the now twice-delayed May 21 (6:30pm EST) launch of their two-stage Starship V3, that at 5,300 metric tons (11.7 million pounds) fully fueled will be the largest ever space launch vehicle (SLV). A […]
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 24, 2026 Geostrategy-Direct By Richard Fisher On April 22 Pakistan’s Space and Upper Atmosphere Research Commission (SUPARCO) revealed the names of two Pakistani pilots chosen to go to China for advanced astronaut training following on a Feb. 28, 2025 agreement between SUPARCO and the China Manned Space Engineering Office (CMSEO), to […]
Special to CosmicTribune.com, April 15, 2026 Geostrategy-Direct By Richard Fisher A recent Chinese engineering journal article provides more insights into China’s “Lanyue” manned Moon landing, which uses a specific Russian-inspired design that could in some circumstances prove hazardous to future residents of the lunar South Pole. This is important because both the United States and […]
Special to CosmicTribune.com, April 9, 2026 NASA has shared images of the far side of the Moon from Artemis II and the Orion spacecraft as its astronauts head back to Earth. ‘Absolutely stunning’ were the words used by a lead NASA scientist to describe the images. Such words could also be used to describe AI […]
Special to CosmicTribune.com, March 19, 2026 Geostrategy-Direct By Richard Fisher The Chinese Communist Party (CCP) rolls out five-year plans that present national objectives, sometimes vague and much of it classified; The latest is CCP’s 15th Five Year Plan (FYP, 2026-2030) that has emerged from the annual “Two Sessions” (National People’s Political Consultative Conference and National […]
