By Jonathan Josephs, Published by the BBC, 25 September 2023 The US is "in a space race with China to go back to the moon", says Nasa chief Bill Nelson. In a BBC interview, Mr Nelson says he wants to make sure "we get there first". His comments revive memories
By Roman Perkowski, Published by ts2.space, 21 September 2023 The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has approved SpaceX’s application for two new models of antennas for its satellite communication system, Starlink. According to the application submitted by SpaceX, the new mini antennas measure 29 × 25 cm. These antennas are designed
By Justinas Vainilavičius, Published bycybernews, 19 September 2023 There’s been an uptick in burned Starlink satellites over the summer, according to satellite tracking data. Starlink, a satellite constellation operated by aerospace company SpaceX, lost 212 satellites in the period spanning July 18th and September 18th, data compiled by satellitemap.space shows.
By Trevor Sesnic, Published by NASA Spaceflight, 11 September 2023 SpaceX is set to launch two back-to-back Starlink missions this week. The first mission, Starlink Group 7-2, will launch 21 satellites to low-Earth orbit from Space Launch Complex (SLC) 4 East at the Vandenberg Space Force Base in California. The
From Reuters, Published by ABC, 9 September 2023 Elon Musk says he refused a Ukrainian request to activate his Starlink satellite network in Crimea's port city of Sevastopol to aid an attack on Russia's fleet there, saying he feared complicity in a "major" act of war. The billionaire businessman made
By Brian Wang, Published by nextBIGfuture, 8 September 2023 The FAA has closed the investigation into the problems with the last SpaceX Super Heavy Starship orbital test launch attempt on April 20, 2023. the FAA cites multiple root causes of the April 20, 2023, mishap and 63 corrective actions SpaceX
Part of the Chandrayaan-3 mission's Vikram lander can be seen in this image shared by ISRO. (ISRO via X) By Sethu Pradeep, Published by Indian Express, 29 August 2023 This was a big week for both ISRO and SpaceX, albeit for completely different reasons. The week that went by bore
By Ronan Farrow, Published by The New Yorker, 28 August 2023 How the U.S. government came to rely on the tech billionaire—and is now struggling to rein him in. Last October, Colin Kahl, then the Under-Secretary of Defense for Policy at the Pentagon, sat in a hotel in Paris and
