By Jeff Foust, Published by SpaceNews, 22 March 2023 WASHINGTON — The first set of larger second-generation Starlink satellites is experiencing problems that could require SpaceX to deorbit at least some of them. In a March 22 tweet, SpaceX Chief Executive Elon Musk said there were “some issues” with the
By Samantha Johnson, Published by Space is the Limit, 20 March 2023 Have you ever looked up at the night sky and marveled at the beauty of the stars, only to be interrupted by a trail of bright lights moving across the sky? That’s probably the Starlink project by SpaceX,
By Sandra Erwin, Published by SpaceNews, 9 March 2023 Gen. Dickinson: “A shared understanding” is needed between commercial providers and their customers WASHINGTON — SpaceX’s decision to limit Ukrainian troops’ use of the company’s satellite internet is a cautionary tale for the U.S. military as it grows its reliance on
By Christian Davenport, Published by The Washington Post, 8 March 2023 Ukraine's use of commercial satellites to help repel the Russian invasion has bolstered the U.S. Space Force's interest in exploiting the capabilities of the private sector to develop new technologies for fighting a war in space. But the possible
By Sam Skove, Published by Defense One, 1 March 2023 Portable sat-comm gear feeds drone video to artillery batteries—and more. NEAR BAKHMUT, Ukraine—In a crowded basement just a staircase away from their sleeping quarters, the men and women of Ukraine’s 93rd Brigade “Seneca” drone unit waited for video feed of
By Mark Johnson, Published by ISPreview, 27 February 2023 Elon Musk’s SpaceX will today attempt to launch the first batch of its second generation “V2 Mini” (Bus F9-2) ultrafast broadband satellites into Low Earth Orbit (LEO), which add a bunch of new features that should help to improve the service
By Tereza Pultarova, Published by Space.com, 27 February 2023 "It's going to be like an interstate highway in a rush hour in a snowstorm with everyone driving much too fast." Just 10 years ago, a mere thousand or so operational satellites may have orbited our planet, but there will be
By Jackie Appel, Published by Popular Mechanics, 24 February 2023 How will Elon Musk and SpaceX respond? China is aiming to send thousands of satellites into low-Earth orbit to compete with SpaceX’s Starlink. The satellites will be able to track those in the Starlink mega-constellation, and will secure China a
