In contrast to LeoLabs' West Australian Space Radar shaped like a halfpipe, the new S-band 2-D Direct Radiating Array is flat and square. Credit: LeoLabs By Debra Werner, Published by Space News, 13 June 2024 SAN FRANCISCO – LeoLabs announced plans June 13 to build a new type of radar under a
By Anthony Cuthbertson, Published by The Independent, 12 June 2024 Human missions to Mars could be at risk after new research revealed that long-duration space travel can impact the structure of astronauts’ kidneys. Samples from more than 40 space missions involving humans and mice revealed that kidneys are remodelled by the conditions
The U.S. flag planted on the moon in 1969, and the Chinese flag planted in 2020. Buzz Aldrin/Chang'e-5/U.S. National Aeronautics and Space Administration/China National Space Administration/Chinese Lunar Exploration Program By Rebecca Morelle, Published by The Guardian, 9 June 2024 We’re in the midst of a Moon rush. A growing number
The Starliner spacecraft on NASA's Boeing Crew Flight Test is pictured docked to the Harmony module's forward port as the International Space Station orbited 262 miles above Egypt's Mediterranean coast: NASA By Jackie Wattles and Kirstein Fisher, Published by CNN, 6 August, 2024 CNN — The launch of SpaceX’s Crew-9 mission, an
(Image credit: U.S. Space Force) By Sandra Erwin, Published by Space News, 6 June 2024 ‘In the coming years, the Space Force will likely take additional steps toward a more distributed and proliferated approach for defense space capabilities’ WASHINGTON — An analysis of the U.S. Space Force’s budget proposed for
Through a DARPA project, Slingshot Aerospace created an AI tool to spot nefarious satellites that could be hiding in large constellations. (Northrop Grumman) By Courtney Albon,Published by Defense News, 5 June 2024 As more governments and commercial companies look to proliferated satellite constellations for increased capacity, some defense experts are
Satellite Dishes (Defense One) By Matthew Heiderman, Published by Space News, 4 June 2024 The escalating trends of commercial and defense collaboration in space, and the increasing usage of remote access, are opening up new risks and avenues for cyberattacks against space-based critical infrastructure. While major strides are being made
By Tory Shepherd, Published by The Guardian, 31 May 2024 If satellites get taken out during war, defence forces will need personnel trained to switch from digital back to analog tools What would happen if satellite communications were taken down by enemy action during a war? It’s a question governments
