UK security at ‘severe risk’ without reliable satellite access, MPs warn

By Clive CooksonPublished by Business Telegraph, 4 November 2022 The UK government’s failure to obtain guaranteed access to the satellite navigation systems essential to defence and critical infrastructure risks endangering national security, a cross-party group of MPs has said. The House of Commons science and technology committee on Friday criticised

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SpaceLink to wind down operations, barring last-minute investment

Rendering of SpaceLink's data relay network in space. Credit: SpaceLink By Debra Werner, Published by SpaceNews, 31 October 2022 SAN FRANCISCO – Barring last-minute offers from potential buyers or investors, SpaceLink, a startup developing a space-relay constellation, will wind down its operations. Australia’s Electro Optic Systems Holdings Ltd., SpaceLink’s parent

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Chinese military scientists simulated a nuclear blast in space to knock out satellite networks like Starlink

By Stephen Chen, Published by Business Insider, 28 October 2022 A nuclear blast in near space could create a radioactive cloud over an area as big as New York state, crippling or destroying satellites in near-Earth orbit, according to a new computer simulation conducted by a team of Chinese military

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