Thousands of satellites are due to burn up in the atmosphere every year – damaging the ozone layer and changing the climate
Operators follow a 25-year rule: at this point, a satellite’s mission is deemed to have ended and it is lowered into the atmosphere where gravity and friction kicks in. While this helps clear space, ...
Highlights From Suni Williams and Butch Wilmore’s Return to Earth
The NASA astronauts splashed down on Tuesday in a SpaceX capsule after problems with a Boeing vehicle set in motion a ...
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Cleaning up space: how satellites and telescopes can live together
Satellites connect people around the world but they also interfere with astronomers’ views of the cosmos. There are ways to ...
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Swarms of satellites are harming astronomy. Here’s how researchers are fighting back
SpaceX and other companies plan to launch tens of thousands of satellites, which could mar astronomical observations and pollute the atmosphere.
NASA's EZIE launches on mission to study Earth's electrojets
Under the nighttime California sky, NASA's EZIE (Electrojet Zeeman Imaging Explorer) mission launched aboard a SpaceX Falcon ...
Alphabet’s Starlink competitor Taara is spinning off into an independent company
Taara is a startup that uses light beams to transmit phone and internet service. It has been spun out by Alphabet to become ...
Cracking advertising’s final frontier: how Viasat is taking ads to 30,000 feet
At SXSW, Kelsey Goodman and Matt Miller talk us through the biggest shift ever in how advertising is done in-flight.
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SpaceX Starship explosion delays Florida flights at Orlando, Miami airports, startles witnesses
About 7:30 p.m. Thursday, Orlando International Airport officials announced they were under a Federal Aviation Administration "ground stop" because of space ... Airport flights were not impacted ...
Young local entrepreneur makes flight computer software to be sent to space for STEM research
Tate Schrock’s curiosity is a common theme that has guided him throughout his life and career, along with his passion for solving problems and making science and technology accessible. Schrock prides ...
Space Coast launch schedule
The Space Coast set a new record in 2024 with 93 launches from all providers, building off the 72 orbital missions flown in 2023. With SpaceX’s continued pace, more launches from United Launch ...