Archive for the 'War' Category
X-37B Space Plane’s Microwave Power Beam Experiment
May 10th, 2020Via: The Drive: The X-37B’s upcoming mission is known as both Orbital Test Vehicle-6 (OTV-6) and U.S. Space Force-7 (USSF-7). It will carry out missions that will assess the effects of cosmic radiation and other “space effects” on plant seeds and various material samples. According to a Space Force press release, which went out on […]
Pentagon Official: FCC Decision on 5G Threatens GPS, National Security
May 8th, 2020Via: The Hill: Pentagon officials on Wednesday criticized the Federal Communications Commission’s (FCC) recent decision to allow Virginia-based satellite communications company Ligado to deploy a nationwide mobile network, saying that it could have adverse effects on GPS signals that are integral to the military’s operations. “GPS has also long been a critical technology that has […]
Trump Administration Drafting ‘Artemis Accords’ Pact for Moon Mining
May 7th, 2020Via: Reuters: The Trump administration is drafting a legal blueprint for mining on the moon under a new U.S.-sponsored international agreement called the Artemis Accords, people familiar with the proposed pact told Reuters. … The Trump administration and other spacefaring countries see the moon as a key strategic asset in outer space. The moon also […]
Coronavirus Survivors Banned from Joining U.S. Military
May 7th, 2020In other news: Tanzania: A Papaya, a Quail and a Goat Test Positive for Covid19, According to President Via: Military Times: As the Defense Department negotiates its way through the coronavirus pandemic and its fallout, military entrance processing stations are working with new guidance when it comes to bringing COVID-19 survivors into the services. A […]
NASA Awards Nearly $1 Billion to SpaceX, Blue Origin and Dynetics for Moon Missions
May 2nd, 2020Via: CBS: SpaceX and teams led by Dynetics and Blue Origin won NASA contracts Thursday totaling nearly $1 billion to develop lunar landers that could carry astronauts back to the moon as early as 2024 and support sustained, long-term operations by 2028 under the space agency’s Artemis program. “With these contract awards, America is moving […]
How a ‘Private Coup’ in Venezuela Funded by U.S. Billionaires Fell Apart
May 1st, 2020Via: Daily Mail: A secret military operation to overthrow Venezuelan dictator Nicolás Maduro Moros was simple, but perilous. Some 300 heavily armed volunteers would sneak into Venezuela from the northern tip of South America. Along the way, they would raid military bases in the socialist country and ignite a popular rebellion that would end in […]
Trump Instructs U.S. Navy to Destroy Iranian Gunboats ‘If They Harass Our Ships at Sea’
April 22nd, 2020Via: Reuters: President Donald Trump said on Wednesday he had instructed the U.S. Navy to fire on any Iranian ships that harass it at sea, a week after 11 vessels from Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps Navy (IRGCN) came dangerously close to U.S. ships in the Gulf.
Spain: Military Planes To Spray Disinfectants Over Cities
April 18th, 2020Via: ZeroHedge: The Spanish government has just “authorized” the military to prepare planes for aerial spraying of disinfectants across major metro areas as confirmed COVID-19 cases and deaths continue to rise, reported La Razón News. The order was first published in the Boletín Oficial del Estado, the country’s official gazette, on Friday, that “authorizes the […]
A Robotic Spacecraft Caught an Old Satellite and Extended Its Life
April 17th, 2020Via: CNBC: Intelsat’s IS-901 satellite is nearly 20 years old, and well beyond its expected lifespan, but a small spacecraft built by Northrop Grumman succeeded in docking with the satellite and giving it another five years of service, the companies announced on Friday. The feat is a space industry first, as extending the life of […]
The Swine Flu Vaccination Fraud of 1976
April 16th, 2020Via: 60 Minutes: Related: Ron Paul: People ‘Should Be Leery About’ a Coronavirus Vaccine
