ULA’s Atlas V 511 prior to launching the Space Test Program-3 mission from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, Florida. (ULA)

China Dubs US ‘Greatest Threat’ to Space Security, ‘Biggest Instigator of Space Arms Race’

United Launch Alliance’s Atlas V 511 prior to launching the Space Test Program-3 mission from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, Florida. (ULA). STP-3 is a mission for the Department of the Air Force and the U.S. Space Force, to advance warfighting capabilities in the areas of nuclear detonation detection, space

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Space Shuttle Discovery soars away from Launch Pad 39A at the Kennedy Space Center, on Aug. 30, 1984, beginning its maiden voyage and a storied spaceflight career that spanned more than 26 years. The launch vehicle consisted of a main engine tank (orange) and two solid rocket boosters (white). (NASA)

Environmental Impacts of Satellites: Sign the Public Interest Research Group Letter to the FCC, and More

Space Shuttle Discovery launch Aug. 30, 1984 (NASA) By Patricia Burke, compiled with Kate Kheel of Safe Tech InternationalPosted on Patricia's Substack for Safe Tech, 15 November 2024 Dear FCC Space Bureau Chief Julie Kearney, 'The new space race doesn’t need to create massive space waste.' The number of satellites

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Kratos to develop ground system for U.S. missile defense satellites

Rendering of the SDA Foo Fighter constellation. Credit: Millennium Space Systems By Sandra Erwin, Published by Space News, 13 November 2024 The Space Development Agency awarded Kratos a $116.7 million contract to build ground system for missile defense operations WASHINGTON — The technology company Kratos Defense & Security Solutions has

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Starlink satellite falls to Earth, burns up as stunning fireball over US

European Space Agency simulation shows the number of spacecraft orbiting the Earth By Brett Tingley, Published by Space.com, 11 November 2024 The bright object was likely a Starlink satellite burning up in Earth's atmosphere as it fell back toward our planet. A brilliant fireball that lit up the skies over

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Spaceport moves to mountain summit despite objections from Scotland’s richest man

The proposed Sutherland Spaceport design on the A’ Mhoine peninsula. By Alison Campsie, Published by The Scotsman, 10 November 2024 The Sutherland Spaceport gets ready for liftoff. Amountain summit will become a rocket surveillance site for the country’s latest spaceport after objections from Scotland’s richest man were sidelined. An ‘antenna park’ will

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