As the US military readies for two 2027 missions to test spacecraft maneuvering, a new challenge with orbital warehouses aims to beef up space infrastructure.
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SpaceX CEO Elon Musk outlined more details for his company’s planned data centers in space ahead of a widely anticipated IPO on Friday (June 12) expected to make him a trillionaire.
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The U.S Space Force has awarded SpaceX $4.16 billion to help the military track airborne targets using satellites.
Direct-to-cell technology uses LEO satellites as spaceborne cell towers. It delivers LTE services to existing smartphones without hardware changes, bridging global coverage gaps.What Attendees will LearnHow DTC works as a spaceborne cell tower — LEO s…
A new report stresses the strategic and security implications of placing mass drivers on the moon by arguing that these launchers could serve as valuable first strike weapons systems.
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DARPA has a plan to keep geosynchronous satellites going for years beyond their expiration date. The agency aims to test it with a mission launching as soon as this summer.
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Satellites forced to avoid space debris appear to have lost some of their data due to the movement. They’ve also lost precious fuel.
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The California startup Vast, which is best known for its space station plans, announced today (May 19) that it’s launching a new line of high-power satellites.
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The space industry’s plans to launch millions of satellites worry scientists as the rise in high-altitude air pollution threatens to alter Earth’s climate.
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ViaSat’s ViaSat-3 F2 satellite has bloomed.