SpaceX founder points out that space is “extremely enormous,” satellites “very tiny.”
China upset about needing to dodge SpaceX Starlink satellites
A formal complaint to the UN under space treaties says the US is responsible.
in 2021, space investors watched stars form in real time
“Carl Sagan had it right, with Voyager and the pale blue dot: If you’re anywhere else in the known universe, Earth is the most interesting place to study and be part of.”
ESA head says Europe needs to stop facilitating Elon Musk’s ambitions in space
Musk’s thousands of satellites risk crowding others out of low Earth orbits.
Here’s why Elon Musk asked his SpaceX employees to work Thanksgiving
A fully operational Starship solves many of SpaceX’s problems.
DevOps transformation: Taking edge computing and continuous updates to space
With the “final frontier” now open to private companies, how do we transform the way we continually update the software that runs in space?
New space walks
A space exploration update for November 2021. In Earth orbit news, one crew returned from the International Space Station, while a new crew rode a SpaceX flight to board the ISS. The ISS altered its orbit by a mile to avoid incoming debris from an old…
Starlink’s new Dishy McFlatface is smaller and lighter, still costs $499
New dish is a rectangle; new router lacks Ethernet port but has some upgrades.
Starlink gives mixed signals on whether some preorders are delayed until 2023
SpaceX provides encouraging update, but preorderers still see 2023 delivery dates.
To continue exploring space sustainably, we must act now
We’re at the start of a gold rush in outer space — and our track record for the sustainable development of any environment during gold rushes hasn’t been particularly noteworthy.