By Brad D. WIlliams, Published by Breaking Defense, 16 August 2021 WASHINGTON: A space race is afoot, and in this brave new interstellar world, experts say concerns remain about the cybersecurity and resiliency — or lack thereof — for constellations of space-based assets and the global networks they enable. And
By Jeff Foust, Published by Space News, 13 August 2021 WASHINGTON — Astra will introduce an upgraded version of its small launch vehicle on its next flight later this month intended to increase the vehicle’s payload capacity. In an Aug. 12 earning call, Chris Kemp, chief executive of Astra, said
By Jocelyn Timperley, Published by Science Focus, 12 August, 2021 New regulations regarding the environmental impacts of space travel must be put in place to prevent the emergence of a ‘Wild West’ attitude, experts say. Space travel made international headlines in July as both Amazon founder Jeff Bezos and Virgin
By Guy Campos, Published by AV Interactive, 11 August 2021 The display will not be viewable from Earth but images will be captured using a “selfie stick” and transmitted for use on streaming platforms. SpaceX, the space rocket company founded by Elon Musk, is to launch a satellite-based advertising display
By Tom Dunlop, Published by UK Defence Journal, 10 August 2021 The Defence Science and Technology Laboratory (Dstl) have awarded a £9.5 million contract to In-Space Missions Ltd for the build of the Titania satellite, which will undertake research on the next-generation of communications technology, according to a news release.
By Nicholas Dirks, Published by Scientific American, 10 August 2021 We need to avoid the mistakes European countries made during the age of colonization With Jeff Bezos and Richard Branson recently completing their pioneering space flights that could set the stage for future space tourism, it is worth taking a
By Jannat Un Nisa, Published by Wonderful Engineering, 9 August 2021 Elon Musk’s SpaceX is set to launch a satellite to space; however, this one is not to aid the global systems for communication; instead, it would be displaying billboard ads in space. It seems like marketing is being taken
