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 […]
Special to CosmicTribune.com, March 12, 2026 Geostrategy-Direct By Richard Fisher On April 15, 2010, President Barak Obama traveled to Kennedy Space Center to announce his cancellation of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Constellation Moon program that was started in January 2004 by his predecessor, George W. Bush. In his speech Obama stated: “We’re […]
Special to CosmicTribune.com, March 5, 2026 Geostrategy-Direct By Richard Fisher National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Administrator Jared Isaacman’s Feb. 27 press conference explaining adjustments in President Trump’s Artemis Moon program gave no hint of the war with Iran that started the next day, but in the struggle for global domination being waged by China […]
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 19, 2026 Geostrategy-Direct By Richard Fisher On Feb. 11, 2026 China began its push to the Moon, testing an early version of the China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation (CASC) Long March-10 space launch vehicle (SLV) that is expected to take Chinese astronauts to the Moon in 2029 or 2030. This […]
Special to CosmicTribune.com, February 10, 2026 [The following was posted to LinkedIn by J. Steven Bromwich, Founder & Principle: Standard of Care Report.] When the AI is determining whether our [human] content is meaningful and worthy to be seen by others we are in trouble. Responding to: Matthew Michael/Matthew Michael Marketing Agency Founder, Adjunct Marketing […]