We regularly blog about the number of satellites in orbit around the Earth, and how much this has increased over the years. Our 2025 version described that around 15,000 satellites were in orbit from the almost 21,000 objects that had … Continue reading
The 1990s saw the Dot Com Bubble, the early 2000s saw the US Housing Bubble which led to the 2008 financial crash, and, according to some commentators, we are awaiting the burst of the current AI bubble. Is space next? … Continue reading
This week were looking at some of the latest news from the space sector, including the UK Space Conference, Project Kuiper satellite launches, and the extension of the agreement for the use of Europe’s spaceport! UK Space Conference As well … Continue reading
Space based broadband, also known as satellite internet and as the names suggest, provides access to broadband without needing any ground-based infrastructure. For example, in the UK, most broadband services are provided to locations via telephone or fibre cables – … Continue reading
This week we’re all about SpaceX! Firstly, there is the latest Rideshare mission and the Earth Observation (EO) satellites put into orbit, and secondly, looking at new research using SpaceX’s Starlink communication satellites to derive EO data. Space X Rideshare … Continue reading
As 2024 begins we’re looking at some of the key Earth Observation (EO) satellite that are already planned to be launched this year. 1st Quarter NASA’s Plankton, Aerosol Cloud Ocean Ecosystem (PACE) mission is due to be launched on the … Continue reading
This week constellations have been in the news, with NASA’s Starling swarm satellites being launched, and China announcing it has started construction of a Very Low Earth orbiting constellation. New Launches On Wednesday, Rocket Labs successfully launched seven satellites from … Continue reading
Looking at the latest satellite launches expected in the coming week, starting with the NASA TROPICS mission: TROPICS We’re in the calm between a pair of Tropics launches. The snappily titled Time-Resolved Observations of Precipitation structure and storm Intensity with … Continue reading
Space is a difficult environment to work in, but even getting there is also difficult. We’re looking at some of those challenges with satellite launch failures, importance of data and why the UK is no closer to participating in the … Continue reading
We’re focusing on the night sky this week, and particularly the impact satellites are having on astronomy. We’ve written before about how visible the Starlink constellations are to the naked eye, and AST SpaceMobile’s recently launched BlueWalker 3, which is … Continue reading
