By Donna Lu, Published by the Guardian, 9 February 2022 Elon Musk’s firm says 80% of the satellites it launched last week are expected to burn up instead of reaching orbit SpaceX will lose up to 40 of the 49 Starlink satellites it launched last week as the result of
By Richard Norton-Taylor, Published by Declassified UK, 9 February 2022 The US is quietly preparing to upgrade its presence in Britain in moves with huge implications for UK security and vulnerability in an international crisis. Upgrading US air bases in the UK would enable Washington to intercept international communications and
By Ryan Morrison, Published by the Daily Mail, 8 February 2022 ISS will plummet to Point Nemo when it retires in 2030 – a remote area 2,000 miles north of Antarctica where nations have been dumping satellites and stations since the 1970s NASA plans to de-orbit the International Space Station
By Sandra Erwin, Published by SpaceNews, 7 February 2022 The nine-month contract is to process data from SBIRS sensors in highly elliptical orbit WASHINGTON — SciTec won a $5 million contract from the Space Force to develop a software application that analyzes data from U.S. missile-warning satellites, the company announced
By Will Griffin, 7 February 2022 “State surveillance has been an integral part of American political life far longer than we might imagine.” - Alfred McCoy, Tom Dispatch The modern surveillance state is now ubiquitous; it's everywhere, all the time. In 2013, Edward Snowden may have proved that the state,
By Hilary Lister & Bruce GagnonReceived 5 February 2022 LD 1923, An Act to Establish the Maine Space Corporation This new Public Private Partnership would manage Federal government contracts, issue bonds, receive tax breaks, and distribute funds for acquiring land and property for a Maine Space Complex, including developing staging
By Jeff Foust, Published by SpaceNews, 5 February 2022 WASHINGTON — The International Astronomical Union (IAU) is establishing a center to help astronomers deal with the adverse effects of satellite constellations. The IAU said Feb. 3 it selected a proposal jointly submitted by the National Optical-Infrared Astronomy Research Laboratory, or
By Colin Clark, Published by Breaking Defense, 4 February 2022 Industry sources say the tender will lead to at least two, and as many as four, military communication satellites being built for the Australian military, as well as ground stations. A decision on the winner is expected this year. CANBERRA:
