Starlink terminals have been critical in allowing the Ukrainian military to coordinate on the battlefield, including in recent offensives.
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A Large Object Landed on His Sheep Farm. It Came From Space.
“It’s not something you see every day on a sheep farm,” a farmer said of the pieces of debris that wound up in rural Australia. They are thought to be from a SpaceX spacecraft.
Will Indonesia Edge Its Way into the Space Race?
An Indigenous clan fears it will lose its place in the world as the government pursues a quest to open a spaceport and lure the billionaire SpaceX founder Elon Musk.
South Korea’s First Homemade Rocket Lifts Off but Is ‘One Step Short’
The country aspires to be a leader in space technology, with plans to land an uncrewed craft on the moon by 2030. President Moon Jae-in said the initial launch was excellent “for a first try.”
What if Space Junk and Climate Change Become the Same Problem?
Changes to the atmosphere caused by carbon dioxide emissions could increase the amount of debris that stays in orbit.
4 Astronauts Float Into the International Space Station and Open Arms
The crew arrived on Saturday on the Dragon Endeavour, a spacecraft built by SpaceX, Elon Musk’s space exploration company.
Yusaku Maezawa Seeks Companions for Moon Trip
Yusaku Maezawa, who previously sought a new girlfriend for the trip, issued a call for eight people to join him on a SpaceX journey around the moon.
How Space Became the Next ‘Great Power’ Contest Between the U.S. and China
The Biden administration faces not only waves of Chinese antisatellite weapons but a history of jumbled responses to the intensifying threat.
OneWeb Launches 34 Satellites as Astronomers Fear Radio Chatter
Like SpaceX, the company aims to build a constellation of internet satellites, but its orbiters could interfere with telescopes on Earth.
After SpaceX Starlink Launch, a Fear of Satellites That Outnumber All Visible Stars
Images of the Starlink constellation in orbit have rattled astronomers around the world.