By Tereza Pultarova, Published by Aerosociety, 10 January 2025 Could satellite mega-constellations trigger climate change 2.0? Air pollution from rocket launches and satellites burning up in Earth’s atmosphere could bring about the world’s next big environmental emergency. The space industry is pulling together to find a solution before it gets
(Photo by: Alan Dyer/VWPics/Universal Images Group via Getty Images) By Michael Kan, Published by PC Magazine, 7 January 2025 The company has been working with an observatory and the US National Science Foundation to study the effects of lowering its satellites to 350km SpaceX has found a new way to
By Ivan Hrinko, Published by Universe Magazine, 6 January 2025 French satellite operator Eutelsat experienced an unexpected failure just after New Year’s Eve that lasted more than 48 hours. The failure occurred due to a miscalculation in accounting for leap year. This affected the operation of OneWeb satellites, which resumed Internet services
A CGI image of a OneWeb satellite. (Credit: OneWeb) By Guy Taylor, Published by City AM, 27 December 2024 The UK taxpayer faces a £200m paper loss from the government’s decision to bailout satellite-internet company Oneweb. Imperilled Oneweb was saved by the government in 2020 after filing for bankruptcy. In
The Space Force's Remote Modular Terminal is designed to jam enemy satellite signals and prevent them from targeting U.S. and allied assets. (Isaac Blancas/US Space Force) By Courtney Albon, Published by Defense News, 19 December 2024 The U.S. Space Force is on track to field its first batch of a
Northrop Grumman and Ball Aerospace will design and develop the two mission payloads for the Next Generation Overhead Persistent Infrared Polar program. By Daniel Patrascu, Published by Autoevolution, 16 December 2024 If a hostile nation from across the world would want to hit the US with a missile of some
By Gabriel Honrada, Published by Asia Times, 9 December 2024 US-Japan joint military space unit reflects evolving modern warfare as opposed Cold War 2.0 blocs increasingly reach for the stars The US Space Force (USSF) has activated a unit in Japan, marking a significant bilateral leap in countering rising threats
Illustration of the Next-Generation Overhead Persistent Infrared (Next-Gen OPIR) polar satellite. Credit: Northrop Grumman By Sandra Erwin, Published by Space News, 23 October 2024 The company is building two satellites for the Next-Generation Overhead Persistent Infrared (Next-Gen OPIR) program WASHINGTON — The U.S. Space Force awarded Northrop Grumman a $1.8
