Taiwan floats shared satcom constellation amid calls for more space collaboration
Taiwan’s space agency chief has called on other countries to band together on a shared communications constellation to match the ...
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How space weather forecasting keeps astronauts (and satellites) safe
BOULDER, Colorado – The sun’s volatile outbursts, such as storms, flares and other space weather, can cause serious harm to ...
SES and Boeing move toward factory-installed multi-orbit inflight connectivity
SES announced an agreement with Boeing April 14 to start integrating multi-orbit hardware during aircraft production, marking a key step ...
Amazon buys Globalstar to catapult into direct-to-device race
Amazon plans to buy satellite operator Globalstar in a deal valued at around $11 billion, marking its entry into the ...
NASA science faces ‘very serious threat’ from new White House budget, experts say
"This is the least transparent NASA budget request I've ever seen — and I've literally looked through every single one ...
Amazon reveals aviation antenna as LEO inflight connectivity race intensifies
Amazon has unveiled the antenna its upcoming constellation would use to provide gigabit speeds to commercial aircraft, after gaining ground ...
Orbit is filling up fast. Now comes the awkward bit: pre-empting and handling a crisis.
Earth’s orbit is “on track for a catastrophe.” That was the rather alarming prediction of the authors of a recent ...
Q&A: Building a broadband constellation for a contested space era
As a wave of plans for low Earth orbit (LEO) broadband constellations enters the market, a 63-year-old former NASA Branch ...
SpaceX launches huge ‘Cygnus XL’ cargo ship carrying over 5 tons of supplies to ISS astronauts (video)
Northrop Grumman's second "Cygnus XL" cargo ship launched toward the International Space Station on Saturday morning (April 11).
China conducts pair of Long March launches for Thousand Sails and Guowang megaconstellations
China carried out separate Long March 8 and Long March 6A launches this week, adding new batches of satellites to ...