Published by Al Amyadeen, 31 March 2025 Apple and Elon Musk's SpaceX both have much to gain from satellite connectivity, putting them in one of the most intense space tech rivalries. Apple and Elon Musk, the CEO of SpaceX, are at odds over satellite technology as both companies vie to
The Pentagon is basing its future space-based architecture on optical communications technology. Credit: Steven Puetzer/Getty Images By Vivienne Machi, Published by Aviation Week, 25 March 2025 Today’s satellites collect more data than can be efficiently transmitted via traditional radio-frequency methods. As governments and companies build constellations with hundreds or even
The atmospheric reentry process generates extreme heat and mechanical loads, which lead to the satellite's disintegration at the altitude of about 45 miles. (Image credit: ESA) By Minkwan Kim and Ian Williams, Published by The Conversation, 20 March 2025 The world’s first artificial satellite, the Soviet Union’s Sputnik 1, was
(Getty Images/iStockphoto) By Matt Berman, Published by Popular Mechanics, 20 March 2025 One of DARPA’s concerns is that Russia has allegedly developed a nuclear space-based, anti-satellite weapon that may be capable of blinding hundreds of satellites. DARPA, the U.S. military’s advanced research agency, is funding space laser projects amid simmering concerns that
Image: Getty Images By Ryan Erik King, Published by Jalopnik, 10 March 2025 With Tesla's stock price floundering, Elon Musk is seemingly doing everything he can to make the federal government bolster his net worth in the most efficient way possible. SpaceX sent a request to the Federal Communications Commission
The U.S. Space Force’s X-37B Orbital Test Vehicle Mission Seven successfully landed at Vandenberg Space Force Base, Calif., March 7, 2025. (Veloz Alexander/U.S. Space Force) By Sandra Erwin, Published by Space News, 7 March 2025 WASHINGTON — The secretive X-37B military spaceplane touched down at Vandenberg Space Force Base in
Few figures in contemporary politics represent the ugliness of unleashed capitalism better than Musk. A flamboyant buffoon, in some ways, but also lethal (Granville Post) By Alan Macleod,Published by the Granville Post, 23 February 2025 Donald Trump has announced his intention to build a gigantic anti-ballistic missile system to counter
SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket debris burns up over Ingersleben, Germany on Feb. 19, 2025. (Image credit: Bennett Theile) By Julian Dossett, Published by Space.com, 20 February 2025 The Falcon 9 upper stage failed to deorbit as planned following its Feb. 1 launch. A SpaceX rocket stage fell to Earth early
