By George Allison, Published by UK Defence Journal, 17 August 2024 According to a press release from the Ministry of Defence, the UK Space Command has successfully launched its first military satellite, Tyche. This marks a milestone in the country’s effort to boost its space-based Intelligence, Surveillance, and Reconnaissance (ISR)
Tyche, the first of MoD's new Minerva satellites was launched from the US in August 2024. Artist impression. Credit SSTL By Jonathan Amos, Published by the BBC, 16 August 2024 The UK military has launched its first ever dedicated Earth-imaging satellite. Called Tyche, the washing machine-sized spacecraft will have sufficient
SpaceX's first orbital Starship SN20 is stacked atop its massive Super Heavy Booster 4 at the company's Starbase facility near Boca Chica Village in South Texas on February 10, 2022.JIM WATSON/AFP via Getty Images By Victoria Lopez, Published by My San Antonio, 15 August 2024 SpaceX's Starbase continues to make
(Photo Credit: The Cradle) By Anis Raiss, Published by The Cradle, 14 August 2024 Israel’s once-vaunted Iron Dome defense system, now marred by technical failures and health scandals, reveals a crumbling illusion of invulnerability that cannot protect against large-scale, sophisticated missile salvos from the Resistance Axis. The Iron Dome, touted
Illustration of the Arctic Broadband Satellite Mission (Image credit: Northrop Grumman) By Clarence Oxford, Published by Space Daily, 14 August 2024 Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE: NOC) has successfully launched the Arctic Satellite Broadband Mission (ASBM), developed in partnership with Space Norway. The two-satellite constellation, deployed aboard a SpaceX Falcon 9
An illustration released in 2010 by Australia's Electro Optic Systems shows accumulated space debris in low-Earth orbit. Fast-moving debris can be a destructive hazard to satellites or spacecraft.Electro Optic Systems/AFP via Getty Images By Sophie Jenkins, Published by Space Daily, 13 August 2024 London, UK (SPX) - Airbus Defence and
By Sandra Erwin, Published by Space News, 13 August 2024 The Aerospace Corp. in a report sheds light on the complexities of arms control verification in space and offers potential solutions WASHINGTON — Amid widespread skepticism among policymakers about space arms control treaties, a fresh approach is needed to overcome
By Julian Ambrose, Published by The Guardian, 13 August 2024 BP hopes deal will help develop earth technologies such as robotics and clean energy BP’s technology could one day be used to drill on Mars or the moon after it struck a deal with US space agency Nasa. Under the terms of
