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Scientists Develop Plan to Destroy Starlink Satellites
A team of Chinese researchers has reportedly published a study calling for anti-satellite capabilities that could disable Elon Musk’s Starlink satellites if deemed necessary. The study was led by Ren Yuanzhen, a researcher with the Beijing Institute of Tracking and Telecommunications, and co-authored by scientists within China’s defense industry according to the South China Morning …
SpaceX delays Starlink launch as ocean outmatches drone ship upgrades
SpaceX’s 13th Starlink launch has been indefinitely delayed by “severe weather in the recovery area, later explained by CEO Elon Musk as case of the drone ship losing its battle with the ocean. Originally scheduled to launch as early as September 17th, Starlink-12 – the 12th Starlink v1.0 mission – was pushed to September 18th …
SpaceX set to launch 240th Starlink satellite as space internet nears prime time
SpaceX is just hours away from a Monday launch that should leave the company with almost 250 Starlink satellites in orbit — the latest in several recent steps towards prime time for the fledgling space internet constellation. Scheduled to lift off no earlier than (NET) 9:49 am EST (14:49 UTC) on January 27th, a twice-flown …
Elon Musk’s Starlink satellites are interfering with astronomy. It’s just the beginning.
In the predawn hours of November 18, 2019, Northwestern University astronomer Cliff Johnson noticed a huge swarm of unfamiliar objects streaking across the sky. That night, Johnson was surveying the Magellanic Clouds — two very dim dwarf galaxies that orbit our own Milky Way galaxy — with the telescopes at the Cerro Tololo Inter-American Observatory …
SpaceX Starlink mega-constellation: ‘Limited time’ to fix brightness issue
Media playback is unsupported on your device Media captionA time-lapse of the Starlink satellites taken from the Peak District California’s SpaceX company says it will work constructively with the scientific community to fix the brightness of its satellites. The firm has come under fire for the brilliance of its Starlink spacecraft, which are being launched …
Elon Musk: ‘UFO on a stick’ will connect people to Starlink internet
On Monday evening, SpaceX, the rocket company founded by tech mogul Elon Musk, blasted a fresh batch of Starlink internet satellites into orbit. The mission added 60 new versions of the spacecraft to a network of 120 already circling Earth — a total of 180 launched into space. Though several experimental Starlink satellites launched in …
SpaceX sends 60 more Starlink satellites into orbit
Image copyright SPACEX Image caption Starlink satellites are stacked for the ride to orbit California’s SpaceX company has launched another 60 satellites in its Starlink network. It brings to 182 the number of spacecraft the firm has now put in the sky as part of its plan to provide a global broadband internet service. The …