Chinese risk study finds space solar power stations could accidentally zap satellites
As China pushes to take the global lead in building space-based solar power stations, a new study warns…
Starlink rival Eutelsat orders 340 OneWeb satellites from Airbus
Jan 12 (Reuters) – Eutelsat, the satellite operator backed by the French and the British governments, has placed…
SpaceX wins Pentagon contract and FCC nod to turn Starlink into 5G carrier and gigabit network provider ahead of IPO
Elon Musk’s business undertakings, like Tesla and SpaceX, keep scoring points with the federal government. SpaceX has been…
China seeks approval for one of largest satellite constellations
Aa growing number of Chinese companies are laying the groundwork for an unprecedented expansion of satellite infrastructure. Recent…
Managing Carbon Stocks Requires an Integrated View of the Carbon Cycle
Editors’ Highlights are summaries of recent papers by AGU’s journal editors. Source: AGU Advances Managing carbon stocks in…
Satellite overload: astronomers look to UN to preserve the night sky
As satellite launches surge toward 1.7 million by 2030, astronomers and space companies are turning to multilateralism to…
Europe ramps up security of satellites – POLITICO
For years, satellite infrastructure was treated by policymakers as a technical utility rather than a strategic asset. That…
Starlink rival launches world’s largest commercial satellite to space
Texas firm AST SpaceMobile has successfully launched its BlueBird 6 satellite. The company is known for building large…
A Solution to Satellite Pollution? Make Them Indestructible
Each year, thousands of satellites at the end of their life fall toward Earth, burning up in the…
China’s Long March-8A rocket launches internet satellites-Xinhua
A Long March-8A carrier rocket carrying a group of internet satellites blasts off from the Hainan commercial spacecraft…
Chinese and Starlink satellites nearly collide in space
Two satellites, one Starlink and one Chinese, nearly collided this month as low Earth orbit fills up. The…
A Starlink Satellite Is Tumbling Toward Earth After a Strange Anomaly in Orbit
SpaceX has lost contact with one of its broadband satellites, which is now falling toward Earth due to…