Today while I was checking out CNN, I noticed that space has become a lot more international in recent years. After looking around a bit, I realized that we're in an all out space race, and we don't even know it. Europe, Japan, China, India, UAE, and some private companies, have started to challenge the US's and to a lesser extent, Russia's, space superiority. Although the idea may seem laughable now, what happens if the US loses its foothold in space? Anyone from NASA or involved in space exploration want to comment? Am I overreacting(wouldn't be the first time)?
A probe launched by the European Space Agency(ESA) will reach Venus this Tuesday.
China plans to launch another manned rocket in 2008. The Chinese plan to do a space walk.
NASA's Mars Orbiter has been busy taking high resolution pictures of Mars surface since it arrived in orbit last month.
Three Astronauts returned from the International Space Station early Sunday. The astronauts were Russian, American, and Brazilian.
Here is a look at the competition:
National Space Development Agency of Japan
Indian Space Research Organization
Virgin Galactic
European Space Agency
China National Space Administration