Artist’s depiction of OSAM-1 docking with a satellite. Image: NASA By George Dvorsky, Published by Gizmodo, 4 March 2024 The complex project was beset by technical difficulties, cost overruns, and a lackluster performance from the main contractor, Maxar. An ambitious NASA project designed to test satellite refueling in space, known as
A U.S. Space Force technician conducts GPS interference training with a GPS electromagnetic attack system at Schriever Space Force Base, Colorado. U.S. adversaries will attempt to jam GPS signals during conflicts. Credit: SpaceNews photo illustration/U.S. Space Force photo by Ethan Johnson By Sandra Erwin, Published by Space News, 4 March 2024 The
The atmospheric reentry process generates extreme heat and mechanical loads, which lead to the satellite's disintegration at the altitude of about 45 miles. (Image credit: ESA) By Marianne Guenot, Published by Business Insider, 2 March 2024 Spacecraft burning up in the atmosphere are leaving behind metal particles. Scientists are racing
By Bruce Gagnon, Posted in Organizing Notes, 1 March 2024 Yesterday was the last day of my space issues speaking tour across South Korea. I had two meetings in the afternoon before my final talk in the evening in Seoul. The first was a meeting with two representatives from SPARK
Credit: SpaceX By Ryan Whitwam, Published by Extreme Tech, 28 February 2024 The FAA report clears the way for another launch as soon as next month. SpaceX last tried to launch its Starship megarocket in November 2023, and while it made it farther than the first test, both Starship and the Super
Satellite dishes attached to a ruined home in Hostomel, Ukraine. NurPhotoGetty Images By Theodora Ogden, Anna Knack, Mélusine Lebret, James Black and Vasilios Mavroudis, Publshed by CETAS, February 2024 Introduction Since the invasion of February 2022, Russia’s war of aggression in Ukraine has become an attritional grind, inflicting heavy losses
Image: Pyeongteak Peace Center museum By Bruce Gagnon, Posted in Organizing Notes, 28 February 2024 On Tuesday we drove to Pyeongteak where the US has two military bases. One is the Army Camp Humphreys (HQ of the United Nations Command left over from the Korean war) and the other is the
Falcon 9 launches the GPS III Space Vehicle 05 mission from Space Launch Complex 40 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, Florida, June 17, 2021. U.S. SPACE FORCE / STAFF SGT. JEREMY MOSIER By Audrey Decker, Published by Defense One, 27 February 2024 This year’s spending caps will boost future costs,
