By Patrick Tucker, Published by Defense One, 11 August 2023 As space debris proliferates and new weapons appear, a new market is rising to document it all. Satellite images, long used by militaries to track developments on Earth, are increasingly being used to keep tabs on the proliferating objects in space. Maxar
Geosynchronous Space Situational Awareness Satellites are designed to maneuver in space, but are limited by the amount of fuel they carry. (U.S. Air Force) By Courtney Albon, Published by DefenseNews, 11 August 2023 WASHINGTON — As U.S. Space Command eyes a future where satellites are designed to maneuver in space,
United Launch Alliance's Atlas 5 rocket, seen here in its "501" configuration without any solid rocket boosters. By Stephen Clark, Published by Ars Technica, 7 August 2023 The Kuiper test satellites were supposed to launch on ULA's first Vulcan rocket. Amazon has confirmed it now plans to launch the first
By Vilius Petkauskas, Published by cybernews, 4 August 2023 Satellites are full of exploitable vulnerabilities. Attackers could use these flaws to launch themselves into orbit, closer to more valuable targets, a satellite security researcher believes.While it takes a rocket scientist to send a satellite into orbit, apparently, it doesn’t take
The Global Network Against Weapons & Nuclear Power in Space is involved in a legal action against the FCC (Federal Communications Commission) to pressure them to create rules/guidelines for the launching of satellites in space. Lower Earth orbit (LEO) is becoming dangerously crowded and NASA scientists are concerned about growing
By Ian Sample, Published by The Guardian, 27 July 2023 European Space Agency to attempt unprecedented manoeuvre despite craft not being designed for controlled re-entry A defunct European satellite is expected to make an unprecedented return to Earth on Friday when mission controllers guide the spacecraft into a fiery dive
By Christopher Stone, Published by Defense News, 19 July 2023 Recently, the U.S. Navy thwarted Iranian Navy attempts at seizing a few merchant tankers in the Gulf of Oman. During one incident, the U.S. Navy received a distress call from the Bahamian-flagged oil tanker Richmond Voyager 20 nautical miles off
Artist’s concept shows a large satellite constellation in low Earth orbit, with the Low-Frequency Radio Array (LOFAR) telescope below. A new study shows that satellites leaking radio waves might harm radio astronomy. Image via IAU/ Daniëlle Futselaar. By Kelly Kizer Whitt, Published by EarthSky, 12 July 2023 On July 5,
