By Theresa Hitchens, Published by Breaking Defense, 4 January 2024 SpaceX alone was responsible for 98 of the 109 launch attempts made by the US in 2023, and 1,937 of the 2,234 US satellites successfully orbited. WASHINGTON — The United States led the world, far surpassing both China and Russia,
By Shannon Hall, Published by The New York Times, 9 January 2024 FILLING UP A NEW FRONTIER The high-altitude chase started over Cape Canaveral on Feb. 17, 2023, when a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launched. Thomas Parent, a NASA research pilot, was flying a WB-57 jet when the rocket ascended
By Peggy Hollinger, Published by The Marcet, 3 January 2024 Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects one of her favourite stories. There is a battle brewing in space. In one corner you have the billionaires building giant satellite broadband constellations in low earth orbit (LEO) — Elon Musk with SpaceX’s
By Mike Wall, Published by Space.com, 3 January 2024 The company wants to launch nearly 150 missions this year. Surprise, surprise: SpaceX plans to set more spaceflight records this year. Elon Musk's company launched 96 orbital missions in 2023, a big jump from its previous high of 61, which was set
From the CSIS paper "Getting on Track Space and Airborne Sensors for Hypersonic Missile Defense" CSIS By Patrick Tucker, Published by Defense One, 18 December 2023 Tracking hypersonic missiles across oceans is like trying to “find a cup of tea that you’ve dropped into a swimming pool.” Lots of cheap satellites
Starlink is not yet commercially available for new customers in Ghana or the majority of countries in Africa. Credit: Starlink By Jason Rainbow, Published by Space News, 8 December 2023 TAMPA, Fla. — Ghana is the latest country in Africa to warn against using Starlink before it issues licenses for SpaceX’s satellite
Elon Musk (L) meets with Israeli President Isaac Herzog (R) on Nov. 27, 2023 in Jerusalem, Israel. (Image credit: Haim Zach (GPO) Handout via Getty Images) By Brett Tingley, Published by Space.com, 29 November 2023 The communications satellite constellation can be used in Gaza with approval from the Israeli government.
By Jamie Seidel, Published by Cosmos, 13 November 2023 The space race has changed. No longer is it the exclusive domain of big-budget “Formula 1” teams. Our orbital highways are now seeing the equivalent of family sedans and delivery vans. And even e-scooters. “Space is finally becoming accessible,” says Dr
