by dankeelan | Oct 17, 2024 | Mobility, Satellites, Space
The satellite industry has been transformed in recent years from one with a few, mostly government-controlled, high-orbit vehicles into one with a proliferation of smaller, low-orbit constellations of multiple satellites dominated by commercial enterprises. All that...
by dankeelan | Oct 10, 2024 | Climate, Featured, Satellites, Space
Since 1972, the U.S Geological Survey Landsat Earth Observation satellites have been providing scientists and policy makers with up to date data on a range of features of Earth’s surface, and the picture being painted is a grim one. Earth’s...
by dankeelan | Oct 3, 2024 | Space
NASA engineers have turned off one of Voyager 2’s science instruments due to dwindling power supplies on the spacecraft as it explores interstellar space. Voyager 2 launched into space on Aug. 20, 1977 and left the solar system on Nov....
by dankeelan | Sep 26, 2024 | Satellites, Space
The U.S. Space Force is moving forward with plans to augment its aging Satellite Control Network (SCN) by leveraging commercial satellite antennas. Shannon Pallone, program executive for battle management, command control and communications at the Space Systems...
by dankeelan | Sep 19, 2024 | Featured, Internet of Things, Satellites, Space
The company’s Electron rocket was scheduled to launch five “Internet of Things” satellites for the French company Kinéis today at 7 p.m. EDT (2300 GMT) from New Zealand. The countdown clock reached zero, and Electron appeared to fire up its...
by dankeelan | Sep 12, 2024 | Featured, Space
Polaris Dawn just made history again. SpaceX’s private crew of four astronauts performed the world’s first commercial spacewalk while soaring high above Earth on Thursday (Sept. 12) during the third day of a five-day trip to Earth orbit. ...
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