European Space Agency simulation shows the number of spacecraft orbiting the Earth By Brett Tingley, Published by Space.com, 11 November 2024 The bright object was likely a Starlink satellite burning up in Earth's atmosphere as it fell back toward our planet. A brilliant fireball that lit up the skies over
The proposed Sutherland Spaceport design on the A’ Mhoine peninsula. By Alison Campsie, Published by The Scotsman, 10 November 2024 The Sutherland Spaceport gets ready for liftoff. Amountain summit will become a rocket surveillance site for the country’s latest spaceport after objections from Scotland’s richest man were sidelined. An ‘antenna park’ will
Picture Credit: Australia Daily Telegraph By Tim McGlone, Published by ABC, 4 November 2024 In short: A rocket launching base at Whalers Way on South Australia's Eyre Peninsula will go ahead after the state's planning minister approved the proposal. Long-time opponents to the project say they are disappointed and remain
Render of Orbex's Prime rocket launching from Sutherland - via Orbex By Will Angus, Published by The Press and Journal, 1 November 2024 It may have seemed like a small step for Forres firm Orbex when rejigged plans for a Sutherland spaceport were approved this week. But Highland business leaders
A SpaceX Falcon 9 lifts off carrying 46 Starlink satellites. Credit: Space Launch Delta 45 By Gary Fuller, Published by The Guardian, 1 November 2024 It is easy to understand how the flame and power of rocket launches could cause air pollution. Less obvious is the air pollution caused by
By Victor Tangerman, published by The Byte, 29 October 2024 They range from "small fragments roughly the size of a softball to larger pieces up to the size of a car door." Earlier this month, a massive satellite that belonged to multinational service provider Intelsat and was built by Boeing mysteriously
An artist's concept of a Boeing-built Intelsat EpicNG satellite. Credit: Boeing By Jason Rainbow, Publishd by Space News, 19 October 2024 TAMPA, Fla. — The Intelsat 33e satellite has broken up in geostationary orbit (GEO) and lost power, ceasing communications services for customers across Europe, Africa and parts of Asia Pacific.
By Tereza Pultarova, Published by yahoo! news, 15 October 2024 The growing number of rocket launches and satellites burning up in Earth's atmosphere could trigger the world's next big environmental emergency. Experts are racing to understand the new threat before it's too late. The space industry is booming. Over the
