By Matthew Field, Published by The Telegraph, 14 August 2023 Project delays and war in Ukraine have led to a growing dependence on the Tesla billionaire In the tropical heat on the coast of French Guiana sits a 200ft tall rocket. Ariane 6, which was designed to carry forward the
By Patrick Tucker, Published by Defense One, 14 August 2023 As space debris proliferates and new weapons appear, a new market is rising to document it all. Satellite images, long used by militaries to track developments on Earth, are increasingly being used to keep tabs on the proliferating objects in
By Dimitris Kouimtsdis, Published by Daily Star, 11 August 2023 The Falcon 9 launched on Monday (August 7) in order to deliver 15 Starlink satellites and in the process punched a hole in the planet's ionosphere, leaving a red aurora-like glow in the sky Elon Musk's SpaceX rocket ripped a
By Patrick Tucker, Published by Defense One, 11 August 2023 As space debris proliferates and new weapons appear, a new market is rising to document it all. Satellite images, long used by militaries to track developments on Earth, are increasingly being used to keep tabs on the proliferating objects in space. Maxar
Geosynchronous Space Situational Awareness Satellites are designed to maneuver in space, but are limited by the amount of fuel they carry. (U.S. Air Force) By Courtney Albon, Published by DefenseNews, 11 August 2023 WASHINGTON — As U.S. Space Command eyes a future where satellites are designed to maneuver in space,
Anastatia (Ana) Mayers, Jon Goodwin and Keisha Schahaff, boarded the VSS Unity for a 90-minute trip into space By Thomas Mackintosh, Published by the BBC, 10 August, 2023 Virgin Galactic has taken a former Olympian, a University of Aberdeen student and her mother to the edge of space on its
By Jeff Foust, Published by SpaceNews, 10 August 2023 LOGAN, Utah — SpaceX is offering a second class of rideshare missions on its Falcon 9 rocket to serve customers seeking to go to mid-inclination orbits. During a presentation at the 37th Annual Small Satellite Conference here Aug. 9, Jarrod McLachlan,
Ameca, a robot made by the UK's Engineered Arts interacts with visitors on July 6, 2023, in Geneva, Switzerland. Johannes Simon / Getty Images By Patrick Tucker, Published by Defense One, 10 August 2023 A conversation with the leader of Task Force Lima reveals its objectives—and the main questions it's
