Peculiar land bridge separates a pair of colorful lakes…
QUICK FACTS Where is it? Lake Pueyrredón and Lake Posadas, Argentina [-47.41961002, -71.87622200] What’s in the photo? The point where two…
Final Atlas 5 Amazon Leo mission launches
WASHINGTON — An Atlas 5 lifted off July 2 carrying a set of Amazon Leo satellites in the final launch by that vehicle to carry a satellite…
Report links Starliner problems to overconfidence and unrealistic schedules
WASHINGTON — A new report links the long-running technical problems with Boeing’s CST-100 Starliner commercial crew vehicle to a combination…
FCC to vote on satellite licensing overhaul July 22
TAMPA, Fla. — The Federal Communications Commission is set to vote July 22 on an order to overhaul its satellite application process, creating…
The SpaceX IPO tells one story. Here is the more important one.
When SpaceX publicly listed, the coverage focused on the rockets, the valuation, and the personalities. That’s understandable. But the more…
EchoStar’s satellite TV and wireless subsidiaries file for bankruptcy
TAMPA, Fla. — EchoStar subsidiaries tied to its satellite TV and abandoned 5G network businesses have filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy…
Unseen threats overhead: Drones endanger U.S. rocket launch sites
One small, errant drone can scrub a space launch at the cost of millions of dollars in delays, with further repercussions spanning across…
Scientists figured out how to shrink huge ultrafast las…
A breakthrough in photonic chips could make large, costly, ultrafast lasers dramatically smaller, leading to portable and affordable imaging,…
Vantor offers up-to-date imagery with WorldView 3D
SAN FRANCISCO – Vantor, the company previously known as Maxar Intelligence, unveiled WorldView 3D July 1, to provide customers with updated…