By Theresa Hitchens, Published by Breaking Defense, 15 April 2022 The Army, in particular, is looking for a "magic bullet" — one antenna that can receive SATCOM signals from constellations in LEO, MEO and GEO. But it may be disappointed due to the laws of physics, says Rick Lober, VP
By Jason Rainbow, Published by SpaceNews, 22 March 2022 WASHINGTON — Changes in the geopolitical landscape following Russia’s war in Ukraine are pushing space companies to tighten international supply chains amid a renewed focus on security. “We’re having to scrutinize our supply chain even more,” Tina Ghataore, chief commercial officer
By Steve McCaskill, Published by techradar, 22 March 2022 Satellite firm had suspended activities with Russian partners OneWeb, the satellite firm part-owned by the UK government, has reached a deal with Elon Musk's SpaceX venture to continue its launch programme after suspending its relationship with the Russian space agency Roscomos.
By Mike Wall, Published by space.com, 3 March 2022 An Arianespace Soyuz rocket launches 36 OneWeb internet satellites into orbit from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan on Dec. 27, 2021. OneWeb has halted launches from Baikonur in the wake of Russia's invasion of Ukraine and demands that Russia placed on
By Jonathan Amos, Published by BBC, 2 March 2022 The UK has rejected Russian demands for it to sell its share in internet firm OneWeb to allow a satellite launch. A Soyuz rocket carrying 36 OneWeb satellites is on the launch pad at Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan. Russia's space agency
By Jeff Foust, Published by SpaceNews, 5 February 2022 WASHINGTON — The International Astronomical Union (IAU) is establishing a center to help astronomers deal with the adverse effects of satellite constellations. The IAU said Feb. 3 it selected a proposal jointly submitted by the National Optical-Infrared Astronomy Research Laboratory, or
By E&T editorial staff, Published by E&T Engineering and Technology, 6 December 2021 The new head of the European Space Agency (ESA) has urged European leaders to intervene and co-ordinate to prevent SpaceX CEO Elon Musk making the space economy his personal playground. ESA director-general Josef Aschbacher expressed his views
By Adam Smith, Published by The Independent, 20 August 2021 Once Starlink launches its full 12,000 satellite network it will be involved in 90 per cent of all close approaches, which experts say is ‘getting out of control’ SpaceX’s Starlink satellites are responsible for over half of all near-collisions in
