A 360-degree panorama of the night sky and prairie landscape from the Visitor Centre and farmyard at the Old Man on His Back Prairie & Heritage Conservation Area in southwest Saskatchewan. (Alan Dyer/NCC)

Planned launch of thousands of satellites could obliterate our view of night skies, says astronomy prof

By Janani Whitfield, Published by CBC Canada, 14 September 2021 If the launch of thousands of artificial satellites goes ahead as planned, future generations may have to start singing 'Twinkle Twinkle Little StarLink,' a possibility that has one astronomy professor chilled.  Humans have long turned to the night sky to see natural

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Blow for billionaire as Scottish spaceport clears second legal challenge

Sutherland spaceport plans pass further legal hurdle as Anders Holch Povlsen fails yet again

By Victoria Weldon, Published by The Herald, 14 September 2021 Plans for the construction of Scotland’s first spaceport have passed yet another legal hurdle after receiving permission from the Scottish Land Court.  Highlands and Islands Enterprise (HIE) have been given the go-ahead to use land owned by crofters as part

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DARPA believes that nuclear-powered propulsion could enable rapid maneuver in space — a capability that is difficult to achieve with current electric and chemical propulsion systems. (Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency)

Pentagon taps industry for nuclear-powered propulsion for its satellites

By Nathan Strout, Published by C4ISRNET, 10 September 2021 WASHINGTON — The Department of Defense is looking to industry for nuclear-powered propulsion technology to drive its spacecraft, freeing them from the low-energy limitations of current electric and solar-based propulsion systems. Those traditional systems have largely served government space systems well.

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