Image: Jumpeestudio By Sandra Erwin, Published by Space News, 22 October 2024 The Proliferated Low Earth Orbit satellite services program, launched in 2023, has already used $660 million of its allocated $900 million budget in just over a year WASHINGTON — The U.S. Space Force is likely to expand its
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
By Julia Musto, Published by The Independent, 19 September 2024 New Starlink satellites’ radiation leaks are 30 times as large as those emitted by older satellites, scientists discover Elon Musk’s Starlink satellites are wreaking havoc in Earth’s orbit and destroying astronomers’ ability to observe distant planets and stars, scientists have
Starlink satellites are usually easily seen by the naked eye in the night sky By Georgina Rannard, Published by BBC News, 18 September 2024 Radio waves from Elon Musk’s growing network of satellites are blocking scientists’ ability to peer into the universe, according to researchers in the Netherlands. The new
By Anthony Cuthburtson, Published by The Independent, 7 September 2024 SpaceX’s Starlink network is growing by an average of three satellites per day Elon Musk now controls nearly two thirds of all active satellites orbiting Earth following the launch of the 7,000th Starlink satellite this week. The internet satellite constellation,
A modified Long March-6 rocket carrying 18 Qianfen satellites takes off from the Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center in China's Shanxi province on August 6.VCG/AP By Simone McCarthy, Published by CNN, 9 August 2024 Hong Kong CNN — China has taken a major step forward in its bid to create a rival
By Sakshi Tiwari, Published by The Euroasian Times, 20 July 2024 Research recently conducted by China’s People Liberation Army (PLA) scientists has claimed that PLA submarines equipped with laser weapons would be able to destroy SpaceX’s Starlink satellites if China’s security was in jeopardy. The research states that a submarine
A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launches 20 Starlink satellites to orbit from California on July 11, 2024. The second stage failed shortly after this picture was taken. (Image credit: SpaceX) By Elizabeth Howell, published by Space.com, 15 July 2024 A Falcon 9 rocket's second stage failed during a SpaceX Starlink satellite
