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Can you name these new space trash constellations? 10 new signs highlight consequences of space garbage
Each of these ten "trash constellations" represent a different consequence of space pollution. "The…
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Robinhood's cofounder has joined the rapidly growing commercial space race, and wants to beam solar power from satellites to earth
A report from McKinsey earlier in 2024 estimated that the global space economy will be worth $1.8 t…
Polly Thompson
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A Chinese firm's answer to Elon Musk's Starlink just launched its first satellites for the thousands-strong network Beijing plans to build
The Thousand Sails Constellation is planned to bring 15,000 satellites into orbit, and is one of th…
Matthew Loh
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Satellite images show the difficult mission to save a stricken oil tanker in the Red Sea
The Houthis attacked the MV Sounion multiple times in August, leaving the oil tanker stranded in th…
Jake Epstein
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Elon Musk: SpaceX to launch first Starships to Mars in two years
Elon Musk stated that these will be uncrewed to test the reliability of landing intact on Mars.
ANI
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Govt eases FDI norms in space sector; 100% in making components for satellites
The government on Wednesday eased Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) norms in the space sector by allo…
PTI
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The doomed US moon lander is on a collision course with Earth and will be destroyed to protect other satellites
Astrobotic's lander set off last week with hope of becoming the first US spacecraft to make it to t…
Marianne Guenot
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Nano-satellites built by startups augurs well for private sector's future endeavours: IN-SPACe
IN-SPACe is an autonomous body under the Department of Space. "One of the private firms t…
PTI
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Elon Musk says he's testing out SpaceX's Starlink internet on his private jet
Elon Musk said Starlink was working "quite well" on his plane but needed "polishing" following the …
Kate Duffy
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ISRO to chalk out plans to increase number of launches, satellite manufacturing
He also said the regulator for private space sector players Indian National Space Promotion and …
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The time in 1978 when a Soviet nuclear-powered satellite crashed into Canada and scattered radioactive debris everywhere
Almost 50 years ago, a nuclear-powered satellite crashed, leading to an extensive cleanup effort. I…
Chris Panella
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A dead Russian spacecraft almost collided with a NASA satellite. The crash could have sent 7,500 bits of debris rocketing around Earth.
A dead Russian spacecraft almost crashed into a NASA satellite. The collision would have sent debri…
Morgan McFall-Johnsen,Ellyn L…
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Elon Musk’s Starlink satellites are leaving tracks that affect twilight observations
The ZTF’s camera has a large 47 square degree field of view which often results in having a …
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ISRO outlook 2020: Indian private sector eyes $30 billion space launch pie
ISRO budget has a multiplier effect on the economy where the benefits of working on rockets an…
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A Chinese firm's answer to SpaceX's Falcon 9 blew up in a giant fireball after it accidentally launched during a test
Tianbing Aerospace Technology said it was testing its rocket engine when the Tianlong-3 left the la…
Matthew Loh
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Indian space startup Pixxel won’t be launching its satellite on February 28
“It did not make sense to rush a satellite to launch in which we do not have complete confiden…
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ISRO to launch satellite for Bhutan next year and train four Bhutanese space engineers
Launching the second phase of RuPay card, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday announced that Ind…