China says its space station dodged Starlink satellites twice this year
Astronomers aren’t the only ones taking issue with SpaceX’s Starlink satellites. As CNET reports, China has filed a complaint with… Read More »
NASA had a stellar 2021
Most people don’t notice when a branch of government has a very good year. What constitutes high times at the… Read More »
Launch of NASA’s James Webb space telescope delayed until Christmas Day
Liftoff of NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope, designed to peer farther than ever into the universe, has been delayed until… Read More »
SpaceX lands 100th Falcon booster
Exactly six years after its first successful recovery, SpaceX has landed a Falcon booster for the 100th time. On December… Read More »
US court approvals Intelsat financial restructuring process
The US Bankruptcy Court for the Eastern District of Virginia, Richmond Division, has approved Intelsat’s Plan of Reorganization, marking the… Read More »
Inmarsat ORCHESTRA reaches first milestone
Inmarsat ORCHESTRA has activated a low earth orbit (LEO) satellite payload. While details of the in-orbit testing remain confidential, Inmarsat… Read More »
SpaceX’s Starship aims to get humans to Mars
It’s been an eventful month for Elon Musk. The world’s richest man and founder of Tesla and SpaceX was, controversially,… Read More »
NASA craft ‘touches’ sun for 1st time and dives into atmosphere
A NASA spacecraft has officially “touched” the sun, plunging through the unexplored solar atmosphere known as the corona. Scientists announced… Read More »