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Billionaire brawl: Musk blasts Bezos’ Amazon over effort to ‘hamstring’ SpaceX Starlink satellite internet project

Posted on January 28, 2021January 28, 2021By Editor

The world’s wealthiest men Elon Musk and Jeff Bezos are embroiled in a battle in front of US regulators over rival satellite internet projects. On Tuesday SpaceX CEO Musk accused Bezos’ Amazon of trying to “hamstring” his system. … Read More >Billionaire brawl: Musk blasts Bezos’ Amazon over effort to ‘hamstring’ SpaceX Starlink satellite internet project

WATCH China’s Long March 8 rocket carrying 5 satellites make maiden flight

Posted on December 23, 2020December 23, 2020By Editor

A new Chinese medium-lift carrier rocket has made its first flight as the country works to develop reusable rockets under the Long March 8 series. … Read More >WATCH China’s Long March 8 rocket carrying 5 satellites make maiden flight

Iranian scientist assassinated with help of SATELLITE-CONTROLLED hardware – IRGC

Posted on December 6, 2020December 6, 2020By Editor

The assassination of senior Iranian military researcher Mohsen Fakhrizadeh involved sophisticated electronic equipment controlled via satellite link, a senior official said. The scientist was gunned down in an ambush last week. … Read More >Iranian scientist assassinated with help of SATELLITE-CONTROLLED hardware – IRGC

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Close encounter: Russian, Indian satellites ‘dangerously approach’ each other in ‘crowded’ low orbit

Posted on November 29, 2020November 29, 2020By Editor

An Indian remote sensing satellite flew “dangerously close” to a Russian one on Friday, according to Russian space agency Roscosmos. The Indian authorities, however, denied there was any risk of collision. … Read More >Close encounter: Russian, Indian satellites ‘dangerously approach’ each other in ‘crowded’ low orbit

China successfully sends world’s first 6G satellite into orbit to test technology

Posted on November 8, 2020November 8, 2020By Editor

The rollout of 5G networks is nowhere near complete, but China is already looking ahead to what comes next. The Asian power this week successfully launched the world’s first 6G satellite into space to test the technology. … Read More >China successfully sends world’s first 6G satellite into orbit to test technology

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New satellite survey reveals Africa’s deserts actually filled with BILLIONS of trees

Posted on October 18, 2020October 18, 2020By Editor

A groundbreaking new study of high resolution satellite imagery using a deep-learning algorithm has found that, contrary to popular opinion, there are at least 1.8 billion trees in the Sahel and Sahara deserts. … Read More >New satellite survey reveals Africa’s deserts actually filled with BILLIONS of trees

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Space X launch aborted TWO SECONDS before launch, days after Starlink mission failure

Posted on October 4, 2020October 4, 2020By Editor

Friday’s Space X launch of a Falcon 9 rocket, which was supposed to deliver into orbit an advanced GPS satellite for the US military, was aborted just two seconds before lift-off. … Read More >Space X launch aborted TWO SECONDS before launch, days after Starlink mission failure

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Night sky ‘no longer the norm’: Scientists say Elon Musk’s satellite network will permanently mar our view of the stars

Posted on August 26, 2020By Editor

Clear, unobstructed images of the stars above will “no longer be the norm,” a group of US scientists warned, thanks to Elon Musk’s network of Starlink satellites. But Musk is not the only businessman who may blot out the sky. … Read More >Night sky ‘no longer the norm’: Scientists say Elon Musk’s satellite network will permanently mar our view of the stars

Before and after: Russian space agency satellite images capture shocking destruction caused by Beirut explosion

Posted on August 6, 2020August 6, 2020By Editor

Never has the trite cliche about a picture painting a thousand words been more true than stunning before-and-after satellite images, snapped by Roscosmos, which capture the utter devastation caused by the Beirut port blast. … Read More >Before and after: Russian space agency satellite images capture shocking destruction caused by Beirut explosion

China completes its global satellite navigation system rivaling GPS, GLONASS & Galileo

Posted on August 1, 2020August 1, 2020By Editor

China said that its BeiDou-3 global satellite navigation system is now fully operational and ready to provide high-precision positioning services across the globe. The system is set to compete with GPS. … Read More >China completes its global satellite navigation system rivaling GPS, GLONASS & Galileo