Image: Mars Daily stock illustration By Sarah Knapton, Published by The Telegraph, 27 March 2024 Prof Lord Martin Rees suggests it is easier to solve climate change on Earth than escape to another planet Elon Musk is harbouring a “dangerous illusion” that a colony can be established on Mars, the Astronomer Royal
By Nick Paton Walsh, Alex Marquardt, Florence Davey-Attlee and Kosta Gak Published by CNN, 26 March 2024 CNN — Ukrainian front-line troops say they are experiencing connection problems with the vital Starlink internet service, owned by Elon Musk and used to run Kyiv’s fleet of attack drones, while also reporting an
By Darren Orf, Published by Popular Mechanics, 22 March 2024 SpaceX has been hard at work creating a satellite reconnaissance system for the U.S. government. This collaboration was first reported back in 2021, when Reuters revealed new details about the $1.8 billion Starshield project, saying that SpaceX was creating a
SpaceX's Flight 3 Starship rocket glows red as it heats up during reentry during a test flight on March 14, 2024. (Image credit: SpaceX) By Tereza Pultarova, Published by Space.com, 21 March 2024 "Starship, because it's the biggest rocket ever built, is also one of the dirtiest." When the 165-foot-tall (50
Chinese military and state-run media on Sunday accused the United States of threatening global security, days after a Reuters report which found Elon Musk’s SpaceX was building hundreds of spy satellites for a U.S. intelligence agency. Orlando Sentinel | Tribune News Service | Getty Images By Reuters, 18 March 2024Published
The space company will reportedly build hundreds of satellites bearing Earth-imaging capabilities that can operate as a swarm in low orbits Credit: Cheney Orr/ReutersPublished by The Telegraph, 16 March 2024 SpaceX is reportedly building a network of hundreds of spy satellites under a classified contract with a US intelligence agency
The Cygnus re-supply vehicle, which delivers cargo to the International Space Station, burning up in the atmosphere during its reentry. (Image credit: ESA/Alexander Gerst) By Tereza Pultarova, Published by Space.com, 15 March 2024 The environmental impacts of spaceflight are becoming increasingly clear as more and more spacecraft are launched into
SpaceX's Starship rocket launches on its third test flight, on March 14, 2024. (Image credit: SpaceX via X) By Mike Wall, Published by Space.com, 15 March 2024 The March 14 mission notched some big milestones but ended in the destruction of both Starship stages. For the third time in 11 months,
