First satellite made of wood launched into space
Made from an extremely durable wood often used for sword sheaths, the world's first satellite made from wood was launched ...
Iceland looking to add space solar power to its sources of renewable energy by 2030
The U.K. based aerospace company, Space Solar, plans to launch its space-based solar power plant by 2030 to deliver clean ...
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Flirting With Kessler: Why Space Debris Physics Make It Such An Orbital Pain
Picture in your mind a big parking lot with 131 million cars on it. Now imagine that they are spread out over the entire Earth’s inhabited areas. Although still a large number, it is ...
NRO chief: “You can’t hide” from our new swarm of SpaceX-built spy satellites
The NRO is taking advantage of SpaceX's Starlink satellite assembly line to build a network of at least 100 satellites, and ...
Wooden Satellite Reaches Space for the First Time
The satellite will be released from the space station in about one month’s time to test its durability in space, and whether wood can be used as an alternative to reduce the amount of waste littering ...
It's Election Day for four NASA astronauts too. Here's how their ballots get counted
NASA astronauts Butch Wilmore, Suni Williams, Nick Hague and Don Pettit are casting ballots from the International Space Station.
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SpaceX Scheduled to Launch Falcon 9 Rocket Tuesday Carrying Starlink Satellites from Cape Canaveral
SpaceX is targeting Tuesday, November 5 for a Falcon 9 launch of 23 Starlink satellites to low-Earth orbit from Space Launch Complex 40 (SLC-40) at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida.
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First Significant Changes in Over a Decade to US Export Controls on Space-Related Items and Activities
U.S. export controls on space-related items were last significantly revised in 2014. Since then, the industry has continued to evolve towards a ...
Gogo Galileo HDX antenna passes FAA-mandated DO-160 qualification testing
Business Aviation announced that its Gogo Galileo HDX electronically steerable antenna, or ESA, designed to provide access to Low ...
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Gogo Galileo HDX passes FAA DO-160 testing
Passing FAA-mandated DO-160 qualification testing is another milestone for the Gogo Galileo HDX. This keeps Gogo on track for ...
This hardened SSD could one day power space data centers and low-orbit CDNs — Seagate transports 2TB SSD to the ISS with AI workflows on the agenda
Seagate and BAE Systems have tested the first high-capacity data storage solution designed for use in space. The hardened SSD ...
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Pentagon's Huge Satellite Spending Boost Could Mean Funding Windfall for Starlink
The Pentagon increases its spending ceiling for proliferated low Earth orbit (pLEO) satellite services from $900 million to an eye-popping $13 billion through 2028.