AST SpaceMobile’s BlueWalker 3 test satellite is 693 square feet in size.Image: AST Mobile via Business Wire By Justine Calma, Published by The Verge, 2 October 2023 The enormous, next-generation communications satellite BlueWalker 3 has become one of the brightest objects visible in the night sky, according to new research
By Martha Williams, Published by Daily Mail, 29 September 2023 Elon Musk's 5,000 Starlink satellites are on track to surpass the number of visible stars in the sky, around 9,000 A fascinating video showed the staggering number floating around in space Scientists fear for the future of astronomy as Musk's
By Donovan Lynch, Published by News Center Maine, 25 September 2023 While many in Steuben invite BluShift Aerospace's plans for a rocket hub, others say it will harm fisheries and pollute the Gulf of Maine. STEUBEN, Maine — Blushift Aerospace's effort to build a rocket launching point in Downeast Maine
By Singh Rahul Sunilkumar, Published by the Hindustan Times, 25 September 2023 Rocket launch may have disrupted Earth's upper atmosphere, puncturing the ionosphere and causing a faint red glow. A rocket carrying a United States Space Force satellite blasted off on Thursday night (Friday morning in India) and may have
Starship during its fatal tumble on April 20, 2023.Photo: Eric Gay (AP) By George Dvorsky, Published by Gizmodo, 8 September 2023 Elon Musk’s aerospace company must address these corrective actions to the regulator’s satisfaction should it wish to acquire its next Starship launch license. The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has officially closed its
“We saw what Greta Thunberg did for the climate change debate,” Rebecca Everden, space director in the U.K. Department for Science, Innovation and Technology, said in June at the Secure World Foundation’s Summit for Space Sustainability in New York. “We need a Greta for space sustainability. If somebody out there
By Frank Landymore, Published by The Byte, 26 August 2023 "The explosion was so extensive it sent concrete chunks flying into the surf." Local Carnage When SpaceX's Starship exploded midair just minutes into its first orbital flight attempt in April, the real impact was felt on the ground before it
By Frank Landymore, Published by The Byte, 23 August 2023 Nothing to sneeze at! Gassed Up Things are getting kind of gassy at Blue Origin, Jeff Bezos' space tourism firm. Case in point, Bloomberg reports that a Blue Origin facility in West Texas is regularly emitting so much methane during
