Satellites
North and South America, At Night
Along with all of their space-exploration, planet-hunting, and astronomy-based endeavours, NASA also keeps a very keen eye on Earth. In…
Using Balloons to Launch Rockets
LEO Aerospace is developing a "Rockoon" system that will provide commercial launch services for microsatellites, as well as a platforms…
New Satellites Will Tell Us Exactly how Quickly the Oceans are Rising
One of the clearest signs of global warming, unless you live next to a glacier, are rising oceans. Now a…
SpaceX Launches Another 60 Starlink Satellites
In May of 2019, Elon Musk began delivering on his promise to create a constellation of satellites (named Starlink) that…
Elon Musk Tweets with Starlink. Services Could be Available Next Year.
Starlink could be offering services by this time next year, and Musk just tested it by sending out the inaugural…
Now that Many Countries Have the Ability to Destroy Satellites, the US is Figuring Out Ways to Make Them More Armored
With all the advances made in anti-satellite technology, Sandia National Laboratories is seeking partnerships to develop satellites that can defend…
SpaceX Files a Request to Launch Another 30,000 Satellites for Starlink, on Top of the 12,000 They’re Already Planning to Launch
According to recent filings, SpaceX is hoping to send an additional 30,000 Starlink satellites to orbit in the coming years.
A Satellite Just Launched Whose Job is to Extend the Life of Geosynchronous Satellites
Space Logistics LLC, a subsidiary of Northrop Grumman, has launched a satellite that can extend the life of other satellites.…
Thanks to Trump, We’ve Got a Better Idea of the Capabilities of US Surveillance Satellites
The US President has done it again. Just when you think things can't get any more—"unusual"— in the White House,…
NASA Tests Water Powered Spacecraft in Orbit
Picture two tissue box-sized spacecraft orbiting Earth. Then picture them communicating, and using a water-powered thruster to approach each other.…