The mission’s goals include tests of “high-bandwidth inter-satellite laser communications technologies.” “OTV-8’s laser communications demonstration will mark an important step in the […]
Category: Space
Ars spoke with the military’s chief orbital traffic cop—here’s what we learned
“We have some 2,000 or 2,200 objects that I call the ‘red order of battle.’” Col. Raj Agrawal participates in […]
Starlink kept me connected to the Internet without fail—until Thursday
A rare global interruption in the Starlink satellite Internet network knocked subscribers offline for more than two hours on Thursday, […]
Rocket Report: Channeling the future at Wallops; SpaceX recovers rocket wreckage
China’s Space Pioneer seems to be back on track a year after an accidental launch. A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket […]
Lawmakers writing NASA’s budget want a cheaper upper stage for the SLS rocket
Eliminating the Block 1B upgrade now would save NASA at least $500 million per year. Artist’s illustration of the Boeing-developed […]
SpaceX launches a pair of NASA satellites to probe the origins of space weather
“This is going to really help us understand how to predict space weather in the magnetosphere.” This artist’s illustration of […]
What exactly is Golden Dome? This Space Force general owes Trump an answer.
“Basically, I’ve been given 60 days to come up with the objective architecture.” Gen. Michael Guetlein, overseeing the development of […]
Trump wants to “eliminate or expedite” environmental rules for rocket launches
Who cares about environmental impacts? SpaceX, other commercial launch firms, have been seeking this change in policy. In the background, […]
Nearly 3,000 people are leaving NASA, and this director is one of them
You can add another name to the thousands of employees leaving NASA as the Trump administration primes the space agency […]
As White House talks about impounding NASA funding, Congress takes the threat seriously
This year, given the recent action on the budget measures, it is possible that Congress could pass Appropriations legislation for […]