Artist's impression of the 5km diameter central core of Square Kilometre Array (SKA) antennas. Credit: SPDO/TDP/DRAO/Swinburne Astronomy Productions By Brian Koberlein, Published by Universe Today, 7 October 2023 Radio astronomy and satellite communication have a long common history. Advances made in one field have benefitted the other, and our modern
A file photo of Miura-1. Spanish company PLD Space has carried out Europe’s first private rocket launch. Photograph: Pld Space/Reuters Published by The Guardian, 7 October 2023 Startup PLD Space says launch of Miura-1 is ‘just the beginning’ amid European drive to send satellites into orbit Spanish company PLD Space
By Sandra Erwin, Published by SpaceNews, 6 October 2023 The company recently detected unusual maneuvers by Russia’s Luch Olymp-K-2 inspector satellite WASHINGTON — When Russia launched the Luch Olymp K-2 geostationary spy satellite in March, analysts expected it would carry out signals intelligence-gathering missions much like its predecessor Luch Olymp-K-1
A SpaceX Falcon 9 launches Inmarsat-6 F2 Feb. 17 from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, Florida. Credit: Inmarsat / SpaceX By Jason Rainbow, Published by SpaceNews, 6 October 2023 An issue with the Inmarsat-6 (I6) F6 2 satellite could send the space insurance market deep into the red, pushing up
By Katyanna Quach, Published by The Register, 6 October 2023 The European Space Agency has funded a mission to launch a fleet of satellites that will help scientists study space weather and how it can increase debris orbiting our home world. The project, dubbed ROARS - Revealing the Orbital and
A United Launch Alliance Atlas V rocket lifts off carrying Amazon's two satellites for its space-based internet service on Friday. (Joe Skipper/Reuters) By Christian Davenport, Published by The Washington Post, 6 October 2023 Amazon stretched its reach to space on Friday, sending its first two internet satellites to orbit, a
Xi Xiangyu of DSEL presents the Queqiao constellation concept in Baku, Azerbaijan, Oct. 2, 2023. Credit: Andrew Jones/SpaceNews By Andrew Jones, Published by Space News, 5 October 2023 BAKU, Azerbaijan — China’s space authorities want to build an expansive, three-stage communication, navigation and remote sensing network to facilitate deep space
By Christopher Plain, Published by The Debrief, 5 October 2023 NASA has partnered with West Virginia University to develop a multi-platform system of space lasers, which the space agency says will be capable of defending the country’s space assets from catastrophic collisions and other potential spaceborne threats. By using advanced
