Kevin Holden Platt

I cover world-leading breakthroughs in science and hyper-technology, with stories reported across three continents, published in National Geographic, the Italian magazine DomusNew York TimesFinancial TimesTimes of London, and Germany’s Spiegel.

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Russia’s Space Station Launch Could Rule Out Exploding Nuke In Orbit

Russia’s plans to launch a new space station to host cosmonauts and space tourists could prevent its Strategic Rocket Force from detonating a nuclear warhead in orbit.

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19,550 viewsAug 10, 2024

Starlab Set To Orbit Above Moscow’s Missiles, If Space Truce Holds

Russian threats to escalate Space War I - by shooting down SpaceX spacecraft aiding Ukraine - are imperilling plans to loft independent space stations into orbit.

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10,625 viewsJul 31, 2024

Mark Kelly Could Halt Plans To Crash The International Space Station

If Space Shuttle pilot Mark Kelly, who helped build the International Space Station, becomes U.S. Vice President, he could save the ISS from NASA's plan to crash it.

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5,164 viewsJul 29, 2024

Russian Rockets Lit Trial By Fire For Space Commandant Kamala Harris

While leading the Space Council Kamala Harris has averted a space arms race with Moscow. Here's what it shows about her managing ties between the nuclear superpowers.

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6,780 viewsJul 21, 2024

Russia’s Nuclear-Armed Spacecraft Could Supercharge Space War I

Moscow’s race to perfect nuclear-armed spacecraft could presage a rapidly expanding new phase of Space War I - with escalating clashes between the nuclear superpowers.

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21,115 viewsJul 13, 2024

U.S. Plan To Crash Space Station Is Criticized By Space Agency Leaders

A U.S. plan to crash the International Space Station into the Pacific should be suspended, say ex-leaders of NASA and ESA, to save one of humanity's greatest inventions.

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9,162 viewsJun 28, 2024

Kremlin’s Nuclear Russian Roulette In Orbit Could Trigger NATO Clash

As Russia escalates its nuclear brinkmanship with a secret drive to launch a nuclear-armed spacecraft into orbit it could spark a clash with the 32-nation NATO alliance.

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42,521 viewsJun 26, 2024

Russia’s Losing In Long-Predicted Space War I To The West

A Space War I now being waged between Russia's dictatorship and democratic Ukraine, aided by its Free-World allies, could presage superpower space clashes of the future.

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1,980 viewsJun 7, 2024

Above The Earth’s Wars, Starlab Aims To Be Orbital Beacon Of Peace

As the Kremlin develops nuclear-armed spacecraft to challenge the allied space powers, Starlab's founders say their space station will be an icon of international peace.

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10,697 viewsMay 28, 2024

Elon Musk’s Starship Ark Aimed At Helping Humanity Survive Nuclear War

SpaceX Starship is Elon Musk's Titan-size "space ark" designed to shuttle settlers to Mars, a new world sanctuary enabling humanity to survive a nuclear war across Earth.