The U.S. Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency's (DARPA) Novel Orbital and Moon Manufacturing, Materials and Mass-efficient Design (NOM4D) program, geared to look at enabling large structures in orbit, such as antennas and solar arrays. (Image credit: DARPA) By Leonard David, Published by Space.com, 8 December 2023 "Something strange is happening about
Starlink is not yet commercially available for new customers in Ghana or the majority of countries in Africa. Credit: Starlink By Jason Rainbow, Published by Space News, 8 December 2023 TAMPA, Fla. — Ghana is the latest country in Africa to warn against using Starlink before it issues licenses for SpaceX’s satellite
U.S. Space Force Senior Master Sgt. Travis Demarest, U.S. Space Forces Europe & Africa senior enlisted leader, and Tech. Sgt. Saric Barcello, ceremony proffer, unfurl the USSPACEFOR-EURAF flag at Ramstein Air Base, Germany, Dec. 8, 2023. U.S. AIR FORCE / SENIOR AIRMAN MADELYN KEECH By Audrey Decker, Published by Defense One,
By Ian Sample, Published by The Guardian, 8 December 2023 Peregrine first in series involving private spacecraft as conflict between scientific and commercial lunar interests looms To the casual observer, the preparations under way at Cape Canaveral in Florida point to nothing more than a routine launch of another spacecraft
By Matthew Sparkes, Published by the New Scientist, 8 December 2023 Humans have been altering the lunar surface since the first Soviet probe in 1959. With moon missions set to ramp up, researchers say humanity is now the dominant geological force and the moon is entering its equivalent of the
By George Allison, Published by UK Defence Journal, 8 December 2023 The Ministry of Defence (MoD) has launched an ambitious initiative to advance its Hypersonic Strike Capability, as detailed in a recent contract notice on the GOV.UK ‘Find a Tender’ service. Published on December 8, 2023, under the reference 2023/S
SpaceX’s Starship rocket performs a hot stage separation during a flight test on 18 November, 2023 (SpaceX) By Anthony Cuthbertson, Published by The Independent, 7 December 2023 SpaceX could attempt first in-flight refueling for world’s biggest rocket SpaceX is planning to test a critical technique for Moon and deep space
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
