space

Unless you have been living in a cave, by now you should be aware that the US DOD is spinning off of the USAF a new service the US Space Force. Every aspect of the new borne service is currently under critique from Military watchers to pop culture to the point of satirical TV series (Netflix...

The Centre for Strategic & International Studies (CSIS) has released the full Space Threat Assessment 2020 report. The report is released primarily to "... to raise awareness and understanding of the threats, debunk myths and misinformation, and highlight areas in which senior leaders and...

I recently wrote a petition to President Obama asking him to rapidly develop and deploy a nuclear thermal rocket (NTR) adaptable to manned and unmanned space missions. The purpose is to jump start the U.S. space program and get kids interested in STEM careers (I have no personal stake...

Wanted to know if anyone here can list and describe the different ways of communicating in space? whether the messages are say from moon to ISS or earth and ofcourse vice versa. Also is there any protocols if communications are down? Can video signals be achieved if voice communications are down?

A still grab from TV showing the launch of the ShenZhou V rocket!!

The Shenzhou V capsule is being monitored in space via 5 ships which are spread all over the world. Besides the ship there are two international monitoring stations, one is in Pakistan while the other is in Namibia in Africa.

The ShenZhou V lifts off with its human cargo of Lt. Col. Yang Liwei. The returning capsule will bring Yang Liwei back to earth early on 16th October 2003. The re-entry is due to take place over Pakistan and the capsule will land west of Beijing.

The ShenZhou IV seen here being launched from the Jiuquan desert base in the Gobi desert.

The ShenZhou V sits on its launch pad one day prior to carrying the first Chinese into orbit.

In this picture from the Xinhua news agency, first Chinese astronaut Yang Liwei waves before boarding China's first manned spacecraft Shenzhou 5 at Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in northwest China's Gansu Province Wednesday, Oct. 15, 2003. China launched its first manned space mission on...

The ShenZhou (number unknown) rocket sits on its launchpad at the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in the Gobi Desert.