By Alice Gorman, Published by The Conversation, 4 December 2023 In 1963, six years after the first satellite was launched, editors from the Encyclopaedia Britannica posed a question to five eminent thinkers of the day: “Has man’s conquest of space increased or diminished his stature?” The respondents were philosopher Hannah Arendt,
A rendering of space debris generated by a Russian anti-satellite missile test in November 2021. (Image credit: Hugh Lewis/University of Southampton) By Mike Wall, Published by Space.com, 15 November 2023 The goal is to help foster a safer and more sustainable space environment. An attempt to make the space environment safer
Lee Berger discovered the bones of Homo naledi in the Rising Star caves system in 2013. He has been called ‘irresponsible’ for allowing the space event. Photograph: Luca Sola/AFP/Getty Images By Robin McKie, Published by The Guardian, 22 October 2023 ‘Grand gesture’ condemned as an unethical publicity stunt that risked the
By Michael Kan, Published by PC Magazine, 13 October 2023 The International Telecommunication Union filing may be an effort to seize more radio spectrum ahead of a future Starlink upgrade. SpaceX has made a mysterious new regulatory filing for 29,888 satellites, possibly in an attempt to secure more radio spectrum
Protesters say spaceports could cause environmental harm in Scotland (Image: NQ) By Ross Hunter, Published by The National, 3 October 2023 CAMPAIGNERS are calling on the Scottish Government to withdraw support for new spaceports in Scotland. Protesters from the Campaign for Nuclear Disarmament (CND) and Drone Wars UK appeared outside Holyrood
Published by FCC News, 2 October 2023 Settles Investigation of DISH for Failing to Comply with Deorbiting Plan WASHINGTON — The FCC’s Enforcement Bureau today announced asettlement of its investigation into DISH for failure to properly deorbit its EchoStar-7 satellite.This marks a first in space debris enforcement by the Commission,
An image of the BlueWalker 3 satellite. (Image credit: Michael Tzukran) By Monisha Ravisetti, Published by Space.com, 2 October 2023 "It is unacceptably bright for many sky observers around the world." On Monday (Oct. 2), scientists with the International Astronomical Union announced that one of the brightest objects visible in
A new LeoLabs’ software tool allows insurers to visualize collision risks to client satellites. (Image: LeoLabs) By Theresa Hitchens, Published by Breaking Defense, 16 June 2023 Russian and Chinese anti-satellite tests are responsible for "pretty much 20 percent" of "conjunction" warnings, that is predictions that two space objects are likely
