Long March-10B success challenges U.S. reusable SLV advantage

Long March-10B success challenges U.S. reusable SLV advantage

Special to WorldTribune, July 19, 2026 Real World News Geostrategy-Direct, July 14, 2026 By Richard Fisher The video showed the big rocket’s first stage in recovery, then a huge crowd of people erupt in cheers — it was all very SpaceX-like — but only this video was of the China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation’s […]

Is China’s updated planetary defense plans really about asteroids?

Is China’s updated planetary defense plans really about asteroids?

Special to WorldTribune, July 5, 2026 Real World News Geostrategy-Direct, June 30, 2026 By Richard Fisher While China has been considering the problems of asteroid defense since at least about 2020, there may now be real plans for the construction of a Chinese planetary defense capability — with inherit dual-use dangers. On June 30, Chinese […]

New documents fuel rumors of much larger Long March-9 reusable SLV

New documents fuel rumors of much larger Long March-9 reusable SLV

Special to WorldTribune, June 21, 2026 Real World News Geostrategy-Direct, June 16, 2026 By Richard Fisher The China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation (CASC) revealed in August 2023 that it was working to compile a 100-year plan to populate the Earth’s nearby solar system. Thus, the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) which specializes in long term […]

NASA briefing on Artemis III highlights European role, commercial collaboration

NASA briefing on Artemis III highlights European role, commercial collaboration

Special to WorldTribune, June 12, 2026 Real World News Geostrategy-Direct, June 9, 2026 By Richard Fisher The 54-year record of NASA- European Space Agency (ESA) cooperation is impressive, covering Skylab, the Hubble Space Telescope and its successor the Webb Space Telescope, and 26 individual Europeans have flown on NASA missions; 20 on Space Shuttle flights, […]

How massive New Glenn explosion impacts NASA’s Moon base plans

How massive New Glenn explosion impacts NASA’s Moon base plans

Special to WorldTribune, June 7, 2026 Real World News Geostrategy-Direct, June 2, 2026 By Richard Fisher While it appeared to be a significant setback, the May 28 spectacular explosion of Blue Origin’s New Glenn reusable space launch vehicle (SLV) may not result in a huge delay in the Moon Base building plans of the National […]

NASA outlines aggressive early Moon base objectives

NASA outlines aggressive early Moon base objectives

Special to WorldTribune, May 29, 2026 Real World News Geostrategy-Direct, May 26, 2026 By Richard Fisher While President Donald Trump wants to have Americans return to the Moon by 2028, there is a great deal of preparation necessary to meet that goal, and on May 26, the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) held a […]

High stakes indeed for SpaceX and upcoming Starship V3 launch

High stakes indeed for SpaceX and upcoming Starship V3 launch

Special to WorldTribune, May 21, 2026 Real World News Geostrategy-Direct, May 19, 2026 By Richard Fisher Elon Musk and his SpaceX Corporation have a great deal riding on the now twice-delayed May 21 (6:30pm EST) launch of their two-stage Starship V3, that at 5,300 metric tons (11.7 million pounds) fully fueled will be the largest […]

China made public its satellite imagery to reveal U.S. buildup before start of Iran War

China made public its satellite imagery to reveal U.S. buildup before start of Iran War

Special to WorldTribune, May 13, 2026 Real World News Geostrategy-Direct, May 12, 2026 By Richard Fisher An ominous new development emerged earlier this year during the build-up of United States military forces in the Persian Gulf region prior to Feb. 28, 2026 U.S. and Israeli war with Iran: China exposed that buildup with “commercial” satellite […]

China to double size of its space station as ISS prepares to go commercial

China to double size of its space station as ISS prepares to go commercial

Special to WorldTribune, May 8, 2026 Real World News By Geostrategy-Direct, May 5, 2026 By Richard Fisher While the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) is trying to extend the retirement schedule of the International Space Station (ISS) from 2030 to September 2032, China is confirming plans to double the size of its Tiangong small […]

Russia’s nuclear-armed satellites raise alarms; China targets U.S. assets in Geo orbit

Russia’s nuclear-armed satellites raise alarms; China targets U.S. assets in Geo orbit

Special to WorldTribune, May 1, 2026 Real World News By Geostrategy-Direct, April 28, 2026 By Richard Fisher Russia and China are developing weapons for use in Low Earth Orbit (LEO), with Russia suspected of developing nuclear weapons for anti-satellite warfare, while China pursues fighting satellites. For its part, the United States is finally developing space-based […]

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