May 2023

Nuclear Reactors 1211 - the UK, the US, Canada, Japan and France Are Working To Reduce Dependence On Russian Nuclear Fuel and Technology - Part 2 of 3 Parts

Part 2 of 3 Parts (Please read Part 1 first)
     Russian nuclear fuel and technology dominance is party enforced through a web of contracts that the state-owned monopoly has with nations around the world. Many of these are former Soviet bloc states which are running Russia made reactors. They were left reliant on Rosatom for parts and fuel when the Soviet Union collapsed.

Exploration - NASA Is Sending A Snake-like Robot To Explore Enceladus

     NASA has sent a series of exploratory vehicles to other celestial bodies. With a few exceptions, these were wheeled robot vehicles. Soon, there will be another robot explorer launched but it will not be a wheeled vehicle. It is built to look a lot like a snake. It is called the Exobiology Extant Life Surveyor (EELS) and it will impress the world with some fascinating science.

Exploration - NASA Carries Out A New Architectural Concepts Review For Moon to Mars Projects

     NASA is constructing a blueprint for human exploration throughout the solar system for the benefit of humanity. Last Tuesday, the agency released the results from its first Architecture Concept Review (ACR). The ACR is a robust analysis process designed to align NASA’s Moon to Mars exploration strategy and codify the support architecture.

Satellites - Starlink Satellites Fall To Earth - Part 1 of 2 Parts

Part 1 of 2 Parts
     The beautiful northern and southern auroral lights are a result of what is called space weather. The solar wind generated by the Sun is guided by the Earth’s magnetic fields to the North Pole and the South poles. This is usually a relatively harmless phenomena unlike the more powerful solar storms that can knock out satellites.

Propulsion - Two Novel Propulsion Systems For Phase 1 Funding From NASA

     The NASA Innovative Advanced Concepts (NIAC) Program nurtures visionary ideas that could transform future NASA missions with the creation of breakthroughs— radically better or entirely new aerospace concepts — while engaging America's innovators and entrepreneurs as partners in the journey.  NASA Innovative Advanced Concepts (NIAC) nurtures new ideas in space technology.

Nuclear Weapons 814 - International Arms Control Is Collapsing

     NATO Secretary Jens Stoltenberg spoke at 18th annual NATO Conference on Arms Control, Disarmament and Weapons of Mass Destruction and Non-Proliferation last Tuesday. He warned that the global arms control system is on the verge of collapse. He added, “We stand at a crossroads.

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