The Second Space Race primarily concerns economic and national security, and although many nations hope to contribute to the development of this space economy as well as to the establishment…
In the wake of the fiftieth anniversary of the moon landing, attention has returned to the National Air and Space Administration (NASA) and its current efforts to place humans on…
On January 18th, former NASA astronaut Mary Cleave joined the Georgetown University Astronomical Society for the annual Heyden Distinguished Lecture Series, to discuss her insights on the role of women…
With the launch of Tianhe-1 – the core module of its planned space station – China will bring to fruition its human spaceflight plans that have been in motion since 1992.
In January 2013, President Obama signed the 2013 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) that included a provision to return authority to the President to determine proper export…
In the wake of major launch successes for emerging spacefaring nations such as Iran, North Korea, and South Korea, the international community must consider what it means…
