By Issam Ahmed, Published by Phys.org, 18 July 2021 After years of waiting, Richard Branson's journey to space this month on a Virgin Galactic vessel was supposed to be a triumphant homecoming. Instead, the jaunt attracted significant criticism—about its carbon footprint. With Jeff Bezos set to launch on a Blue
By Paul Brinkmann, Published by Space Daily, 14 July 2021 Orlando FL (SPX) - Rocket launches and spacecraft landings will be tracked and monitored along with airplane traffic to enhance safety in a new program announced Thursday by the Federal Aviation Administration. The FAA hopes the new space tracking system,
By Mark Sweney and agencies, Published by the Guardian, 2 July 2021 Virgin Galactic founder has announced he will take off on board the next test flight on 11 July Richard Branson is aiming to beat fellow billionaire Jeff Bezos into space by nine days.Branson’s Virgin Galactic company announced on
By Tereza Pultarova, Published by Space.com, 7 June 2021 When defunct satellites burn in the atmosphere, they leave behind chemicals that could damage the ozone layer and affect how much light Earth absorbs. Chemicals released as defunct satellites burn in the atmosphere could damage Earth’s protective ozone layer if plans
By Kate Kheel with Patricia Burke, Published by Natural Blaze, 26 May 2021 “What 5G means to the military 5G wireless communications is expected to move voice, video, text, and image data with bandwidth as fast as 300 GHz to create data on demand for the battlefield. 5G telecommunications technology
By Stephen Clark, Published by Spaceflight Now, 19 May 2021 A Rocket Lab Electron launcher malfunctioned about two-and-a-half minutes after liftoff from New Zealand Saturday, destroying two BlackSky Earth-imaging satellites in the launch company’s second failed flight in less than a year. Rocket Lab, a small satellite launch company headquartered
By Sandra Erwin, Published by SpaceNews, 11 May 2021 Projects will be co-funded by the government and contractors under “other transactions authority” agreements managed by the Space Enterprise Consortium WASHINGTON — The U.S. Space Force on May 11 issued three requests for industry proposals on technologies that the military will
By Murray Horton, Secretary/Organiser, Anti-Bases Campaign, Christchurch, New Zealand, 18 April 2021 Rocket Lab started life as a small New Zealand company but is now much bigger and has become the local subsidiary of a US company, with its owners including arms industry behemoths such as Lockheed Martin. It specialises
