By Lynda Williams, Published by Counter Punch, 12 December 2024 On April 20, 2023, SpaceX’s Starship—the largest and most powerful rocket ever built—exploded just four minutes after liftoff from its Boca Chica spaceport in Texas. While CEO Elon Musk touted the mission as a success for clearing the launch pad,
By Nqobile Dludla, Edited by Rod Nickel, Published by yahoo!finance, 28 November 2024 JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) - The Communications Regulatory Authority of Namibia said on Thursday it has issued a cease-and-desist order to Elon Musk's satellite internet provider Starlink for operating in the country without a license. Starlink, the satellite unit
Space Shuttle Discovery launch Aug. 30, 1984 (NASA) By Patricia Burke, compiled with Kate Kheel of Safe Tech InternationalPosted on Patricia's Substack for Safe Tech, 15 November 2024 Dear FCC Space Bureau Chief Julie Kearney, 'The new space race doesn’t need to create massive space waste.' The number of satellites
By Victor Tangerman, Published by yahoo!news, 13 November 2024 NASA's plagued Space Launch System rocket, which is being developed to deliver the first astronauts to the Moon in over half a century, is on thin ice. According to Ars Technica senior space reporter Eric Berger's insider sources, there's an "at least 50-50"
Artist rendering of Australia’s JP9102 communications satellites. Credit: Lockheed Martin By Sandra Erwin, Published by Space News, 4 November 2024 The Australian Department of Defence pulls the plug on the JP9102 geostationary satellite program awarded to Lockheed Martin in 2023 WASHINGTON — The Australian Department of Defence announced the cancellation
By Noor Al-SibaiPublished by The Byte, 30 October 2024 And they have good reason to worry. SpaceX just launched some reportedly "next-gen" spy satellites on behalf of the US government — and it sounds like certain officials at the Pentagon are anxious about it. In interviews with the New York Times, Pentagon
A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launched the Crew-9 mission on September 28. NASA By Mike Wall, Published by Space.com, 12 October 2024 'The FAA notified SpaceX on Oct. 11 that the Falcon 9 vehicle is authorized to return to regular flight operations.' The U.S. Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has given
A SpaceX Falcon 9 lifts off Feb. 21 carrying 46 Starlink satellites. Credit: Space Launch Delta 45 By Michael Kan, published by PC Mag, 11 October 2024 Elon Musk's conduct played a role in a California commission denying a proposal to increase Falcon 9 launches in the state from 36
