Menwith Hill NSA spy base in the UK, each glof ball like radome houses a satellite receiving dish pointing at a different satellite. By Dave Webb, 9 December 2023 Every Tuesday at 6pm, rain or shine, a small group of protestors stand outside a U.S. base in North Yorkshire with
An illustration of the various elements of the overall Mars Sample Return effort. Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech By Robert Zubrin, Published by Space News, 7 December 2023 It’s time to consider alternatives to sample return NASA’s robotic Mars exploration program is in crisis. A recent review of the plan of its flagship
By Leah Crane, Published by the New Scientist, 6 December 2023 The US Space Force is launching its mysterious X-37B space plane on 10 December atop a Falcon Heavy rocket for what will probably be its highest and longest flight yet The US Space Force is preparing to launch its
Published by Defense One, 5 December 2023 Rather than simply send another lander, DARPA’s newest space program seeks to advance multiple technologies simultaneously. It’s one thing to get to the Moon and another to create a self-sustaining business there. Some 14 teams including SpaceX, Blue Origin, and Northrop Grumman will
Illustration of an astronaut floating in space. (Image credit: Devrimb via iStock / Getty Images Plus) By Elizabeth Howell, Published by Space.com, 5 December 2023 'The more people who fly in space, the higher the likelihood of something going wrong.' Rescuers on Earth can reach a lot of rugged environments: stranded
By Alice Gorman, Published by The Conversation, 4 December 2023 In 1963, six years after the first satellite was launched, editors from the Encyclopaedia Britannica posed a question to five eminent thinkers of the day: “Has man’s conquest of space increased or diminished his stature?” The respondents were philosopher Hannah Arendt,
By Michael Rogucki, Published by ts2, 4 December 2023 Summary:Satellite communication technology has experienced significant advancements in recent years, revolutionizing the way we transmit information across the globe. This review delves into the transformative developments that have taken place in satellite communication, including improvements in data transmission rates, reduction in
By Georgina Torbet, Publsihed by The Verge, 4 December 2023 If we want to go to Mars, we need a better way to reliably relay messages through space. The solution could be optical communication, or lasers. It’s easy to take communication infrastructure for granted, right up until the moment you
