As SpaceX Launches its 10,000th Satellite, A Photographer Captures the Impact on the Night Sky
‘Swamped Skies’ by Joshua Rozells. This week SpaceX passed an eye-watering milestone: it launched its 10,000th satellite into…
California Startup Wants to Send Thousands of Mirrors to Orbit For the Dumbest Reason Ever
A new startup has come up with a way to sell sunlight on demand, proposing a constellation of…
Greece Moves Closer to Launch New Fire Monitoring Satellites
Four infrared imaging Hellenic Fire System satellites dedicated to detecting and monitoring wildfires across. Credit: European Space Agency…
This SpaceX veteran says the next big thing in space is satellites that return to Earth
The reusable rocket has transformed the space industry in the last decade, and a new startup led by…
India’s Space Sector Is Booming. Its Supply Chain Is Almost Entirely Foreign.
The rockets and satellites get the funding, the magazine covers, and the minister visits.The industrial base to manufacture…
The Stupidest Glitch Imaginable Killed a $72 Million Lunar Mission in a Single Day
NASA’s Lunar Trailblazer probe didn’t exactly live up to its name after it launched from Kennedy Space Center…
Third time still not a charm: Space One cancels rocket launch
Japan’s Space One on Sunday canceled the launch of its third Kairos small rocket, putting a dent in…
DOD eyes commercial satellites that can spy on other satellites
The Pentagon is looking for cheap commercial satellites that can maintain surveillance on other satellites in orbit, including…
What Would the First Week of World War III Look Like in Space?
The idea of waging war in orbit is no longer a figment of science fiction. As satellite technologies…
This Startup Thinks It Can Make Rocket Fuel From Water. Stop Laughing
There’s been this hand-wave, this assumption, this yada yada at the core of our long-term space programs. If…
Iran to unveil its first radar satellite soon
TEHRAN – The head of the Iranian Space Agency says the aviation body will soon unveil its first…
An $88 Million Satellite Died Early—and Still Blew the Lid Off Industry Emissions
MethaneSat, an $88 million satellite designed to track methane emissions at an unprecedented scale and resolution, suddenly went…