Someone’s really got to start thinking seriously about how we rein in the space junk empire.
https://www.techspot.com/news/113068-fcc-approves-giant-mirror-satellite-designed-beam-sunlight.html
Researchers from the University of Warwick in the U.K. found that the geostationary orbit
— a region of space at the altitude of 22,000 miles (36,000 kilometers)
— is full of dangerous, previously unseen bits of space junk that could destroy satellites.
The geostationary orbit is quite unique.
Satellites at this altitude circle Earth in sync with the planet's rotation, appearing permanently suspended above a fixed spot on the equator.
A single satellite in t…
AVFTCN 042 – How Many Satellites Are Planned for LEO? (Also… Australia travel)
How many satellites are currently planned for low Earth orbit (LEO)? 10,000? 100,000? 500,000? 1,000,000? 10,000,000? The answer is higher than you might expect in terms of filings with the International Telecommunication Union (ITU)... the real question is: how many will actually launch into orbit? I gave a presentation about all of this at the SPACE Research Group session at the recent…
Rocket Lab stellt mobile Raketenstartrampe vor
Rocket Lab hat eine modulare und transportable Raketenstartrampe entwickelt. Zudem kommt das Raumfahrtunternehmen nach Deutschland.
https://www.hei…