By Anthony Cuthburtson, Published by The Independent, 7 September 2024 SpaceX’s Starlink network is growing by an average of three satellites per day Elon Musk now controls nearly two thirds of all active satellites orbiting Earth following the launch of the 7,000th Starlink satellite this week. The internet satellite constellation,
An illustration released in 2010 by Australia's Electro Optic Systems shows accumulated space debris in low-Earth orbit. Fast-moving debris can be a destructive hazard to satellites or spacecraft.Electro Optic Systems/AFP via Getty Images By Sophie Jenkins, Published by Space Daily, 13 August 2024 London, UK (SPX) - Airbus Defence and
A Long March 6A rocket lifts off from Taiyuan spaceport, Aug. 6, 2024, carrying the first 18 Qianfan ("Thousand Sails") satellites. Credit: Ourspace By Andrew Jones, Published by Space News, 9 August 2024 HELSINKI — A Chinese Long March 6A rocket’s upper stage has fragmented into a cloud of over
By Joey Roulette, Published by Yahoo! news, 27 June 2024 WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A defunct Russian satellite has broken up into more than 100 pieces of debris in orbit, forcing astronauts on the International Space Station to take shelter for about an hour and adding to the mass of space
The International Space Station jettisons a 2.9-ton pallet carrying used batteries on March 11, 2021. This photo was posted on Twitter by NASA astronaut Mike Hopkins. (Image credit: NASA/Mike Hopkins via Twitter) By Josh Dinner, Published by Space.com, 24 June 2024 The falling space junk crashed through two floors of their
The Haleakalā High Altitude Observatory site on the island of Maui is owned by the University of Hawaii. Tenants include the Air Force Research Laboratory’s Maui Optical Station (AMOS). Credit: KBR By Paula Dobbyn, Published by Civil Beat, 20 May 2024 The plans for the project on Haleakala's summit drew
By Alison Snyder, Published by Axios, 5 May 2024 Earth gained a record number of satellites — nearly 3,000 — last year, adding to the congestion around the planet, according to new data. Why it matters: Crowded orbits and collisions between satellites raise the risk of creating dangerous space debris and making parts of the planet's orbit
Illustration from The Times - by Julian Osbladstone By Ben Spencer, Published by The Times, 5 May 2024 Start-ups from Bromley to Rotherham are joining industry giants and boosting a sector that employs 50,000 people, launching satellites and clearing debris Visitors getting off the train in Stevenage may be surprised
