New satellite data showing – Urban green spaces continue to decline across the world
Husqvarna Group unveils the Urban Green Space Report 2024, highlighting a concerning decline in urban green spaces worldwide. Analyzing satellite data and AI insights from 344 cities across 62 countries, the report reveals that 75% of these cities have seen a
PLD space moonshot: company eyes lunar mission in the next decade
PLD space moonshot: From Spain to the Moon. Just one year after its MIURA 1 rocket launch, Spanish company PLD Space has announced a new roadmap and revealed two projects: the MIURA Next family of heavy-lift launch vehicles (MIURA 5) and
Balkan-1 is going to space: everything you need to know
EnduroSat, a pioneering spacecraft design and engineering company, has announced a significant milestone in its ambitious Balkan Constellation project. The integration of the Balkan-1 satellite, which marks the pilot mission for the constellation, has been successfully completed. Slated for deployment
EU-backed consortium to develop efficient sensors for satellite navigation
By Akash Sriram (Reuters) - A consortium funded by the European Union said on Thursday it was developing sensors to help satellites navigate with precision and enable drones to fly further for longer. The INPHOMIR project plans to create two new ultra-low-power
Musk’s Starlink satellites disrupted by major solar storm
By Utkarsh Shetti (Reuters) - Starlink, the satellite arm of Elon Musk's SpaceX, warned on Saturday of a "degraded service" as the Earth is battered by the biggest geomagnetic storm due to solar activity in two decades. Starlink owns around 60% of
China launch of relay satellite Queqiao-2 for lunar probe mission successful
Βy Albee Zhang and Ryan Woo BEIJING (Reuters) - China National Space Administration (CNSA) said on Friday its launch of a key signal relay satellite was a "complete success" and it would serve as the communication bridge for its future lunar
Delta rockets retired with launch of US reconnaissance satellite
By Steve Gorman (Reuters) - The U.S. Space Force and a Boeing-Lockheed joint venture sent a secret reconnaissance payload to orbit on Tuesday atop a Delta IV Heavy rocket, the last flight of a workhorse launch vehicle brand that has logged
China launches signal relay satellite for mission to moon’s hidden side
By Albee Zhang and Ryan Woo BEIJING (Reuters) - China on Wednesday launched a satellite that will act as a communications bridge between ground operations on Earth and an upcoming mission on the far side of the moon, marking a new
Musk’s SpaceX is building spy satellite network for US intelligence agency
By Joey Roulette and Marisa Taylor WASHINGTON (Reuters) - SpaceX is building a network of hundreds of spy satellites under a classified contract with a U.S. intelligence agency, five sources familiar with the program said, demonstrating deepening ties between billionaire entrepreneur