The Indian Space Research Organisation's (ISRO) GSAT-9 on board the Geosynchronous Satellite Launch Vehicle (GSLV-F09), launches in Sriharikota in the state of Andhra Pradesh on May 5, 2017. Credit: c4isrnet.This month, the U.S. government announced that it will not perform destructive anti-satellite weapons experiments, which dispersed hazardous "space junk" in low-Earth orbit.The prohibition...
Last month, an F-35B Joint Strike Fighter from the U.S. Marine Corps landed on the Japanese aircraft carrier Izumo.The occasion marked 76 years since Japan last operated an aircraft carrier.By 2030, Japan will run at least two carriers, all with American assistance.With a remarkable flight that resurrected Japan's carrier aviation program last month, the...
Credit: iStockDocuments pertaining to the sinking of the USS Thresher are currently being declassified by the U.S. Navy.All 129 aboard were killed when the submarine sank in April 1963 while conducting a training operation.The Navy was compelled by a lawsuit to make accident investigation files public.There was no single incident or mistake that led...
