What role should industry play in military space operations? The Space Force is working on a strategy for that.

The Falcon 9 launch of Starlink satellites April 7 was the 10th Falcon 9 launch of 2021, eight of which have been dedicated to Starlink. Credit: 45th Space Wing By Audrey Decker, Published by Defense One, 18 October 2023 The service will release a plan for how to integrate commercial

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Scientific Systems to develop satellite inspection software for U.S. Space Force

Researchers analyze data at Stanford University’s Space Rendezvous Laboratory. Credit: SLAB By Sandra Erwin, Published by SpaceNews, 17 October 2023 The company, partnered with Stanford University, won a $1.5 million contract under the Orbital Prime program Researchers analyze data at Stanford University’s Space Rendezvous Laboratory. Credit: SLABWASHINGTON — Scientific Systems,

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Details emerge of near collision between Australian and Chinese satellites

Image: European Sapce Agency By Andrew Greene, Published by ABC News, 17 October 2023 Key points: Air Vice-Marshal Cath Roberts says the skies are "riskier" with "far more satellites up there"  There were worries about "the potential for creating debris", she said  Skykraft chairman Mark Skidmore says good communication is crucial to

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Chinese scientists take a step closer to 6G with optical switch

To address demands, networks need to become three-dimensional in the future By Ameya Paleja, Published by Interesting Engineering, 16 October 2023 Scientists at the Xian Institute of Optics and Precision Mechanics under the Chinese Academy of Sciences have successfully tested optical switching in space for the first time, South China Morning

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Billionaire space race: can Bezos’s Project Kuiper catch up to Musk’s Starlink?

Amazon's Project Kuiper lifted off at Cape Canaveral, Florida, on 6 October 2023, carrying the first two of a planned 3,236 satellites into space. Photograph: Terry Renna/AP By Adam Gabbatt, Published by The Guardian, 15 October 2023 As the world’s wealthiest men chest-thump in low-Earth orbit, others wonder how their mess

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G60 Starlink, which is backed by the Shanghai municipal government, will eventually comprise more than 12,000 satellites in low earth orbit. Image: Shutterstock/Nasa

Chinese scientists move a step closer to 6G network after space test of new satellite communication technology

Published by Pakistan Defence, 15 October 2023 The ‘spaceborne optical switching technology’ was tested in August when it was sent into orbit by China’s Y7 carrier rocket The new communication technology is integral in the development of satellite internet and the 6G network A milestone achievement in a crucial communication

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Starlink satellites are ‘leaking’ signals that interfere with our most sensitive radio telescopes

Starlink satellites emit bright, unintended and unexpected signals that can be detected by radio telescopes. By Steven Tingay, Published by The Conversation, 13 October 2023 When I was a child in the 1970s, seeing a satellite pass overhead in the night sky was a rare event. Now it is commonplace:

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