By Jacqueline Feldscher, Published by Defense One, 27 May 2021 Private industry is launching at a pace with which the military’s space-surveillance system can’t keep up. Now lawmakers say the Commerce Department’s fix is running late. It’s been nearly three years since the U.S. Commerce Department was ordered to start
By Jonathan Amos, Published by BBC News, 26 April 2021 The London-based satellite operator OneWeb has just put up its sixth batch of broadband internet spacecraft. Thirty-six new platforms were launched from Russia's Far East, bringing the total in-orbit constellation to 182. Another two batch deliveries should see OneWeb rolling
By Nicole Mortillaro, Published by CBC News, 22 April 2021 Rocket launches are a breathtaking culmination of human ingenuity as they propel us into the future, but there is a growing concern that not enough research has been done on their effect on the environment. While some may be worried
By Leonard David, Published by Scientific American, 14 April 2021 A Space Age “tragedy of the commons” is unfolding right under our nose—or, really, right over our head—and no consensus yet exists on how to stop it. For more than a half-century, humans have been hurling objects into low-Earth orbit
By Hoss Cartwright and Deborah Lee James, Published in Breaking Defense, 26 March 2021 How strategically important is space, beyond spy and communications satellites? This opinion piece by Hoss Cartwright, former Vice Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, and former Air Force Secretary Debbie Lee James, makes it pretty
By Ben Spencer, Published in the Sunday Times, 14 March 2021 A British craft pioneering efforts to clear junk from the Earth’s orbit will attempt to grab a satellite travelling at 17,000mph More than 300 miles above the Earth, a high-stakes game of catch is about to begin. A small
An artist's impression of space debris and defunct launcher stages in the geostationary ring. Aging satellites are known to release debris and explosions can occur due to residual energy sources. (Photo credit: ESA/ID&Sense/ONiRiXEL) By Nitin Sreedhar, Published in Mint Lounge - 16 January 2021 Earth's orbit has become so crowded
