Russia warns United States: use of SpaceX for spying makes its satellites a target
MOSCOW (Reuters) – Russia said on Wednesday that it knew about U.S. intelligence efforts to use commercial satellite operators such as SpaceX and cautioned that such moves made their satellites legitimate targets.…
US spy satellites detected blast at Ukraine dam before it collapsed -NYT
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A U.S. official said American spy satellites detected an explosion at Ukraine’s Kakhovka dam just before it collapsed and unleashed a torrent of flood water into surrounding areas this week,…
Space Force Preparing To Unleash Secretive Spy Satellites To Monitor Chinese Weapons
Space Force Preparing To Unleash Secretive Spy Satellites To Monitor Chinese Weapons Micaela Burrow on June 7, 2023 The U.S. Space Force is preparing to launch a fleet of spy satellites this…
Nestle uses Airbus satellites to monitor reforestation in Thailand
By Richa Naidu LONDON (Reuters) – Nestle is piloting using Airbus satellites to monitor reforestation, amid global concerns about whether consumer goods companies are doing enough to reduce their carbon footprints. Airbus’…
Musk’s Space Company Restricts Ukraine From Using Its Satellites To Fight Russia
Musk’s Space Company Restricts Ukraine From Using Its Satellites To Fight Russia Nino Cambria on February 9, 2023 Elon Musk’s company, SpaceX, announced Wednesday it will be restricting Ukrainian military use of…
SpaceX gets U.S. approval to deploy up to 7,500 satellites
By David Shepardson WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The U.S. Federal Communications Commission (FCC) said on Thursday it approved SpaceX’s bid to deploy up to 7,500 satellites, but put on hold some other decisions. SpaceX’s…
White House vows response if Russia attacks U.S. satellites
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Any response on U.S. infrastructure will be met with a response, the White House said on Thursday after a senior Russian foreign ministry official said Western commercial satellites could…
As satellites and space junk proliferate, U.S. to revise rules
By David Shepardson WASHINGTON -With Earth’s orbit growing more crowded with satellites, a U.S. government agency on Friday said it would begin revising decades-old rules on getting rid of space junk and…
Astra’s NASA mission suffers failure, loss of weather satellites
By Joey Roulette WASHINGTON -Rocket firm Astra Space’s mission to send tiny storm-monitoring NASA satellites to orbit on Sunday failed after a second-stage booster engine shut down early in space. The failure…
OneWeb to launch satellites with rival SpaceX after suspending ties with Russian agency
– Weeks after Moscow forced the 11th-hour cancellation of a rocket launch for British satellite venture OneWeb from Russia’s Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan, the company said on Monday it has contracted with…
Wuhan aims to become China’s ‘valley of satellites’ in space initiative
BEIJING – The central Chinese city of Wuhan has vowed to create a 100 billion yuan ($15.7 billion) space industry by 2025 and become China’s “valley of satellites”, joining other cities tasked…
Elon Musk Has Launched So Many Satellites Astronomers Can’t Do Their Jobs
Ailan Evans on February 7, 2022 Elon Musk’s space exploration and aeronautics company SpaceX has launched so many satellites it’s interfering with astronomers’ ability to study the cosmos, according to a new…
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