Image Credit: US Space Force By Alyssa Lafleur, Published by Space Impulse, 7 August 2024 Insider Brief The U.S. Space Force is calling on the commercial space industry to weigh in on its draft plan for a Commercial Augmentation Space Reserve. Released through a request for information, the Space Force’s
A US Marine Corps troposcatter transmissions system operator, and a satellite transmissions system operator, both with Marine Wing Communications Squadron 18, 1st Marine Aircraft Wing, receive communications through the multi-mission terminal satellite dishes in a field training exercise in Okinawa, Japan, Oct. 10, 2023. Photo Credit: Cpl. Samantha Rodriguez By
A solar storm - Jurik Peter/Shutterstock By Vishwam Sankaran, Published by MSN, 24 July 2024 Solar storms that led to dazzling auroras worldwide in May caused many satellites to lose altitude, putting them at risk of collision, a new study said. The research, accepted for publication in the Journal of Spacecraft and Rockets, calls for
By Shubhangi Palve, Published by The Eurasian Times, 22 July 2024 The United States Space Force is poised to introduce a new ground-based jamming system designed to disrupt adversary satellite communications during conflicts. According to the Space Force, the US is preparing to deploy a new ground-based jammer known as
By Sakshi Tiwari, Published by The Euroasian Times, 20 July 2024 Research recently conducted by China’s People Liberation Army (PLA) scientists has claimed that PLA submarines equipped with laser weapons would be able to destroy SpaceX’s Starlink satellites if China’s security was in jeopardy. The research states that a submarine
By Michael Kan, Published by PC Magazine, 12 July 2024 The satellites will fall back to Earth and burn up in the atmosphere, but the glitch may delay upcoming Falcon 9 flights and possibly the fall launch of a cellular Starlink service with T-Mobile. SpaceX expects all 20 Starlink satellites
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Directed-energy weapon. [Source: exonews.org] By Brian Berletic, Published by New Eastern Outlook, 12 July 2024 The Battlefield Above The United States had throughout the Cold War and within the first decade of the 21st century established dominance in terms of space-based military capabilities, including satellite navigation through its Global Positioning
By Michael Kan, Published by PC Magazine,12 July 2024 SpaceX is trying to use the satellites’ onboard ion thrusters to propel them into the correct orbit. Otherwise, they might plunge back to Earth and burn up in the atmosphere. On Thursday night, SpaceX sent up another batch of Starlink satellites into
