By Debra Werner, Published by SpaceNews, 10 March 2023 SAN FRANCISCO – Someday, satellites may operate autonomously, dodging debris and resolving their own software issues. For now, engineers continuously monitor satellites to detect and diagnose problems. “Satellites are not ready to make decisions about what to do because they don’t
By Marcin Fracklewicz, Published by ts2.space, 10 March 2023 How LEO Military Satellites Enhance Global Communications and Data Security Recent advances in technology have allowed the military to make use of Low Earth Orbit (LEO) satellites to improve global communications and data security. LEO satellites provide a secure, wireless connection
By Sandra Erwin, Published by SpaceNews, 2 March 2023 The seven satellites will be part of the Space Development Agency’s Tracking Layer Tranche 1 WASHINGTON — The Space Development Agency awarded Raytheon Technologies a $250 million contract to build seven missile-tracking satellites for the agency’s low Earth orbit constellation, the
By Sandra Erwin, Published by SpaceNews, 1 March 2023 The Commercial Services Communications Office is working on a solicitation for direct-to-device satellite communications services to be released later this year WASHINGTON — The technology race to connect cellphones to satellite networks has not gone unnoticed by the Defense Department. “That
By Mark Johnson, Published by ISPreview, 27 February 2023 Elon Musk’s SpaceX will today attempt to launch the first batch of its second generation “V2 Mini” (Bus F9-2) ultrafast broadband satellites into Low Earth Orbit (LEO), which add a bunch of new features that should help to improve the service
By Jackie Appel, Published by Popular Mechanics, 24 February 2023 How will Elon Musk and SpaceX respond? China is aiming to send thousands of satellites into low-Earth orbit to compete with SpaceX’s Starlink. The satellites will be able to track those in the Starlink mega-constellation, and will secure China a
By Alex Christian, Published by Wired, 23 February 2023 In a factory on the outskirts of Glasgow, aerospace manufacturer Skyrora is building rockets for a space-bound taxi service for satellites. Nine engines, 50,000 liters of fuel, 7 metric tons of thrust, and a velocity of nearly 8 kilometers a second
By Jeff Froust, Published by SpaceNews, 17 February 2023 NASA's DSN Now site provided realtime information about activities on the Deep Space Network. NASA has taken it offline while performing a cybersecurity review WASHINGTON — A popular public website that tracks activities on NASA’s Deep Space Network (DSN) has been
